The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019. Cases have since been confirmed in over scores of countries across the globe.
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a pandemic. WHO chief Tedros Ghebereyesus said whiles China had a robust health system to detect and control, his outfit remained concerned about the virus entering country’s with weak systems.
With about 30 African countries currently with recorded cases, governments continue to roll out increasingly robust measures to halt the spread and to contain the pandemic which has claimed a number of lives.
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that range from the common cold to MERS coronavirus, which is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus and SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus.
In this article, we will share the latest developments as authorities implement measures to contain the spread of the virus, especially on the African continent. There is a flurry of restrictions across Africa as governments take measures to deal with the outbreak.
- Zimbabwe declares COVID-19 national crisis, outlines measures
- Ethiopia, Kenya record new cases
- Flurry of restrictions across the continent
- Nigeria, Rwanda, Burkina Faso record new cases
- Ethiopia – Ali Baba coronavirus support
- Ethiopia records jumbo figure in contact tracing
- Flights banned, borders closed
- Thirty African countries infected
