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Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi speaks during the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2021. Spencer Platt/Pool via REUTERS

Botswana’s president in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19

GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi is in mandatory self- isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 in routine testing, a government spokesperson said on Monday. “The president does not have any symptoms and will continue to receive close medical monitoring by

January 3, 2022

Breaking News·South Africa

Omicron variant was already in Europe before South Africa

December 1, 2021

Breaking News·United States

US Covid deaths may top 500,000 next month – Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus will probably top 500,000 next month, painting a grim picture of what he said will be a difficult battle. In a White House event, Biden said the rollout

January 21, 2021

Breaking News

Chinese President Xi Jinping sends a message of sympathy to Trump following COVID-19 diagnosis

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of sympathy Saturday to U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump following their coronavirus diagnosis, state TV reported. “My wife, Peng Liyuan, and I express our sympathies to you and your wife and

October 3, 2020

Africa

More South African learners return to school despite corona virus surge

South Africa’s education ministry has continued with its phased reopening of schools despite the surge in coronavirus cases. Grades R, 6 and 11 learners are returning to school on Monday, a month after final year students reopened. There have been coronavirus infections

July 6, 2020

Breaking News

Russia’s coronavirus cases near 675,000, death toll passes 10,000

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Saturday reported 6,632 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the nationwide tally of infections to 674,515. The authorities said that 168 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 10,027.

July 4, 2020

Africa

Zambia’s health minister tests positive for Covid-19

Zambia’s Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has tested positive for coronavirus, making him the second cabinet minister to have Covid-19. Information Minister Dora Siliya went public about her test results last weekend in order to fight the stigma associated with the virus. The

May 27, 2020

Africa·Breaking News

South African leader warns outbreak will get worse

The president of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that the country’s coronavirus outbreak is going to get much worse, while announcing that lockdown measures are to be eased. He said a third of the country’s more than 22,000 cases had been

May 25, 2020

Asia·China

China ‘open’ to international cooperation to identify coronavirus source

China is “open” to international cooperation to identify the source of the novel coronavirus but any investigation must be “free of political interference”, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi said Sunday. He blasted what he called efforts by US politicians to “fabricate rumours”

May 24, 2020

Malawi

Malawi Covid-19 cases rise to 65; health ministry worried with porous borders

Malawi- Malawi’s Covid-19 cases have risen from 63 to 65 within a space of three days following a couple that tested positive of the virus after returning from Tanzania via Lake Malawi yesterday. Numbers of those people testing positive of Coronavirus after

May 17, 2020

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