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Gauteng Premier David Makhura has warned that the province is burning with Covid-19 and that residents should not take the third wave lightly.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
The federal government also said wearing face masks in public places is compulsory, going by the COVID-19 regulations signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, pursuant to Quarantine Act.
In addition, the government has opened talks with Canada on the evacuation of Nigerians just as the Federal Ministry of Health has started implementing some measures to contain the health challenges posed by the virus based on the preliminary findings of the exploratory teams sent to investigate the unexplained deaths in Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Sokoto, Bauchi and Borno States.
FG Urges Govs Not to Deviate from Presidential Guidelines
Ehanire's counterpart in the Ministry of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, advised governors not to jeopardise efforts at combating the spread of the virus by undermining the guidelines rolled out by the federal government.
FG Holds Talks with Canada on Evacuation of Nigerians
In his speech, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Godfrey Onyeama, said the federal government was engaging Canada on its refusal to give landing right to a Nigerian carrier that was detailed to evacuate Nigerians from the country.
Preliminary Reports Identifies Manpower Gap in Kano
On the situation in Kano and other northern states, Ehanire said although the final report from the Kano investigation was not ready, his ministry had identified manpower gap in the state and had started acting on the preliminary findings of the exploratory teams sent to investigate the unexplained deaths in Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Sokoto, Bauchi and Borno States.
So if you take the countries, United States, Spain, the UK, France, China — these are the countries that are the largest tourism destinations in the world, and these are also the countries that have had the highest rates of infection.
So I think moving forward, with respect to tourism, countries will be very careful even as they seek to rebuild the industry, and especially in the Caribbean where tourism is critical in terms of earning foreign exchange,” he said.
According to The UWI Mona deputy principal: “I do not foresee any immediate move towards reopening these borders unless places like the United States and the United Kingdom, Germany, et cetera — where most of our tourists come from — unless they also have the pandemic under control and they have also determined what sort of protocols have to be here if their citizens need to visit other countries.”
We don't know for sure when the borders will be reopened and when these tourists will arrive, but I suspect that what I said earlier about understanding what other countries will be doing will also help to inform our decision to go forward.
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett last week indicated that Jamaica's tourism industry will be reopened in short order, with a date to be declared.
\"We cannot be friendly with people who are genocidal,\" ANC deputy secretary-general has said in a pro-Palestinian picket outside the Isreali embassy in Pretoria.
At a time when countries have imposed and are easing lockdowns in the fight against COVID-19, Tanzanian president John Magufuli insists there will be no such thing as lockdown in the east African nation.
“There is not going to be any such thing as lockdown in Tanzania, God will help us.
Magufuli said hospitals in the country showed a growing trend of recoveries and promised to open more public places such as schools and universities.
Magufuli’s government has been criticised for a lack of transparency regarding the toll that COVID-19 has taken, with the last official update on April 29 listing 480 cases.
“Following the decrease of COVID-19 reported cases, the United Republic of Tanzania has decided to relax travel restrictions to gradually allow resumption of economic activities in air transport,” the TCAA said on Twitter.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The country's COVID-19 positivity rate on Saturday maintained a surge above 10 per cent with seven virus-related fatalities reported raising the nationwide death toll since April 2020 to 1, 908 cases.
Black Panthers, U.S. African-American militant party, founded (1966) in Oakland, Calif., by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Originally aimed at armed self-defense against the local police, the party grew to espouse violent revolution as the only means of achieving black liberation. The Black Panthers called on African Americans to arm themselves for the liberation struggle. In the late 1960s party members became involved in a series of violent confrontations with the police (resulting in deaths on both sides) and in a series of court cases, some resulting from direct shoot-outs with the police and some from independent charges.
Among the most notable of the trials was that of Huey Newton for killing a policeman in 1967, which resulted in three mistrials, the last in 1971. Bobby Seale, one of the Chicago Eight convicted of conspiracy to violently disrupt the Democratic National Convention of 1968 (later overturned), was a codefendant in a Connecticut case charging murder of an alleged informer on the party. He was acquitted in 1971. A third major trial was of 13 Panthers in New York City accused of conspiring to bomb public places. They were also acquitted in 1971. The results of these trials were taken by many observers as confirmation of their suspicions that the Black Panthers were being subjected to extreme police harassment. Another incident that supported this view was the killing in a raid by Chicago police of Illinois party leader Fred Hampton and another Panther in 1969 review of this incident revealed that the two Panthers had been shot in their beds without any provocation.
While controversy raged over the civil liberties issue, the Panthers themselves were riven with internal disputes. A major split took place, with Newton and Seale (who in 1972 announced their intention of abandoning violent methods) on the one side and Eldridge Cleaver (formerly the chief publicist for the party, who continued to preach violent revolution) on the other. Cleaver headed the so-called international
Wits University's Faculty of Health Sciences is worried the continued closure of Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital may lead to the collapse of the provincial health system.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the province's Covid-19 numbers do not indicate a need for another hard lockdown yet.
[Nation] More than 10 clubs in the Coast have been shut down for flouting the Ministry of Health guidelines that seek to combat the spread of Covid-19.
The DA says the National Command Council is considering two lockdown restrictions that could have a disastrous impact on the economy.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura has expressed concern over the rate at which people in the province have been contracting COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic and the restrictive measures have taken a heavy toll on Africa's second-largest economy.
Many have suspected that President Donald Trump's large campaign events were contributing to the spread of coronavirus across the country.... View Article
The post Tens of thousands of COVID-19 infections linked to Trump rallies: study appeared first on TheGrio.
[Daily Maverick] With South Africa recording an increase of more than 7,500 new cases of coronavirus infections in a single day, and with a warning that Gauteng will be especially hard hit by the third wave, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday night that the country will move to Alert Level 3 with a curfew starting at 10am and additional restrictions on gatherings and the sale of alcohol.
Photo: Alabama A&M Athletics A SWAC East contest that held conference championship game implications will not be played. Saturday’s scheduled Alabama A&M-Mississippi Valley State game has been canceled because of…
Infirmed patients faced a horrifying situation on Friday night, as flames and smoke engulfed the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Gauteng.
Alcohol can't be sold during curfew, which now starts at midnight.
HOURS after the Prime Minister urged the police to use a heavy hand in enforcing the covid19 health regulations, police raided a recreation club in Port of Spain and charged 20 people for breaches of the regulations.
In a media release on Saturday the police said the tickets were issued by officers of the Inter-Agency Task Force, Charford Court Base, in Port of Spain.
The exercises took place between 4 pm and 8 pm. Police said the 20, who included people as young as 22 and as old as 88, were arrested at the Henry Street club and taken to the Central Police Station, Port of Spain, around 6.20 pm.
Police said the officers saw the 20 engaged in recreational activities, including drinking alcohol. Bars have been ordered closed as part of the new covid19 health regulations. Gatherings in public in more than five are disallowed and masks must be worn in public places.
The release did not specify the offences the 20 committed. Breaches of the regulations can cost between $1,000 and $250,000.
The post 20 held in Port of Spain club charged for breaching covid19 regulations appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES IS NOW 93.
Luanda — The number of covid-19 infections in Angola remains 48 since two days ago, with two deaths, 17 recoveries and 29 active patients in stable health condition.
The information was released Saturday evening in Luanda by the secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda.
According to the official, who was speaking at the daily covid-19 update briefing, the national labs have so far tested 6.803 specimens with 48 confirmed cases, 5.803 negative and 502 pending results.
Of those infected, Mufinda said, 21 are cases of local transmission involving Angolans and foreigners.
May 8: Govt to foot quarantine bills, cases at 607
\tGovernment on Thursday confirmed that it will foot bills of suspected persons quarantined for COVID-19.
May 7: 582 cases, lockdown in Eastleigh, Mombasa City
\tThe government on Wednesday announced a partial lockdown on two virus hotspots, Eastleigh in Nairobi and Mombasa City.
“All passengers must undergo a mandatory quarantine of 14-28 days at their own cost as per government of Kenya guidelines,” it added with respect to the London and Guangzhou flights.
In the case of the Mumbai flight, passengers are: “required to present a copy of covid-19 medical results at the check in counter and the results must be negative.
May 2: Case count at 435, mass testing starts
\tKenya recorded 24 new coronavirus cases bringing the total tally to 435.
\"Just because [someone is] speaking does not mean they are breathing adequately,\" Minneapolis police medical support coordinator Nicole Mackenzie testified.
[Premium Times] He said the second phase of vaccination would start soon and warned that Nigeria stood the risk of experiencing a third wave.
Press Release:- Today, Thursday, June 17, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 11 new cases of COVID-19 from the Ezra Long Laboratory. This is from a batch of 231 samples that were taken from June 14 to June 16. These samples were all processed on Wednesday, June 16. These newly diagnosed […]
This article COVID-19: Saint Lucia Records 11 New Cases appeared first on St. Lucia Times News.
South Africans thinking of taking a trip to the idyllic islands of the Maldives are warned that this may not be the best time to be holidaying there.
A fire that erupted at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital is believed to have destroyed supplies, such as personal protective equipment.
[Nation] Lake region counties are pooling together medical equipment, human resources and hospital beds to cope with rising Covid-19 infections recorded in recent weeks.
