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Tigray first to get regional testing center across Ethiopia
Northern Tigray region has become the first regional state in Ethiopia to have a COVID-19 testing lab. This development comes at a time when the state has no confirmed case of the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.africanews.com/2020/04/02/e ... tials-etc/

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6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week.
That shatters the record of 3.3 million...which was set the previous week.
50% of Americans get their health insurance through work.
50 percent.
Millions will lose their health insurance in the middle of a pandemic.

Ethiopia - COVId19 testing will start today at Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) & National Animal Health Diagnosis and Investigation Center(NAHDIC) using 4 RT-PCR machines. Both the Institute & the Center are equipped with two machines each & are expected to conduct up to 400 tests per day.

Testing is considered to be a critical element in identifying and containing the spread of the virus. So far Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) has conducted only 1148 tests. Twenty nine of these were tested positive.

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U.S. emergency agency FEMA has requested 100,000 body bags from the Defense Department.

የፕሬስ ሰክረታሪያት ሃላፊ ንጉሱ ጥላሁን ኮቪድ19ን አስመልክቶ የሰጡት መግልጫ - መጋቢት 24, 2012

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Netherlands reports 1,083 new cases of coronavirus and 166 new deaths.
A total of 14,697 cases and 1,339 deaths.

U.S. emergency agency FEMA has requested 100,000 body bags from the Defense Department.

Michigan orders schools to remain closed for rest of school year.

Israel's health minister tested positive for coronavirus.

Belgium reports 1,384 new cases of coronavirus and 183 new deaths.
A total of 15,348 cases and 1,011 deaths.

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Gloves: Who should use them & when?
"People are seen driving cars, counting money notes, & conducting other tasks, but also touching faces & even eating all while wearing gloves. Let's ditch gloves," - Addis Standard
Read Full Article - https://addisstandard.com/covid19-glove ... -and-when/

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President Putin extends Russia's "non-working" period until April 30.

The Embassy of Ethiopia in Sweden & Nordic countries in collaboration with Ethiopian medical doctors and scholars have established a steering committee in order to support the fight against COVID-19 virus.


Egypt's airlines to lose $1.6 billion owing to coronavirus: IATA

Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency has begun distribution of COVID19 medical equipment donated by China to regional states. The equipment include infrared thermometer, protective face mask for medical use, medical protective goggles and disposable protective clothing

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South Korean officials said coronavirus patients receiving treatment can cast their vote by mail or as absentees in the parliamentary elections on April 15 https://reut.rs/2X1oGgI

Coronavirus outbreak hinders run-up to Ethiopia elections
The polls, originally scheduled for August, were to be a key test for reformist PM Abiy Ahmed. His critics say the Abiy's new party is pursuing a return to the days of the former repressive regime. - https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-outbr ... a-52856329

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Rwanda - The Extraordinary Virtual Cabinet Meeting on COVID19 chaired by President Kagame earlier today extended the existing measures for an additional 15 days to further contain the outbreak.



Coronavirus in Africa: 6,400 cases; 229 deaths, 505 recoveries - http://www.africanews.com/2020/04/02/co ... countries/

UN agency says humanitarian corridor keeps Africa aid flowing amid coronavirus - http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/366484.aspx

Russia reports 771 new cases of coronavirus, 3,548 cases in total.
Russia's largest single increase by far.

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የኮሮና ቫይረስ ስርጭትን ለመግታት እየተካሄደ ያለዉን ዘመቻ አስመልክቶ ከፌደራል ፖሊስ የተሰጠ ጋዜጣዊ መግለጫ፡፡

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Djibouti
7 new cases
The first two patients in the country left the Arta hospital cured.
Total in the country: 40 cases , without any death.

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Kenya
Today, we lost two patients who had tested positive for the disease, one in Nairobi and another in Mombasa.
This now brings to three the number of deaths of those who have tested positive for the virus in the country.
29 more people test positive for Covid-19 bringing the total number to 110 in Kenya. - Mutahi Kagwe


Burkina Faso
6 new confirmed cases (5 in Ouaga and 1 in Bobo) and 4 new healings.
Total: 288 confirmed cases, 16 deaths and 50 cures.

Guinea Conakry
21 new confirmed cases out of 82 people tested. Total: 52 cases and 1 cure.
21 new confirmed cases of 82 tests.
Total: 52 cases, 1 recovered patient.

Italy reports 4,668 new cases of coronavirus and 760 new deaths.
Total of 115,242 cases and 13,915 deaths.
Italy's update:
- Number of new cases down by 2%
- Number of new deaths up by 5%
- Fatality rate at all-time high
12.1% fatality rate in Italy.

New York reports 8,669 new cases of coronavirus and 432 new deaths.
A total of 92,381 cases and 2,373 deaths.
New York alone reported more cases of coronavirus in 5 weeks than China reported in 20 weeks.
China: 81,589 cases
New York: 92,381 cases

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The number of confirmed cases of the respiratory disease Covid-19 in Mozambique has risen from eight to ten, according to the National Director of Public Health, Rosa Marlene.

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Number of confirmed deaths from coronavirus reached 50,000 worldwide.



COVID-19: 6,075 cases, 214 deaths recorded in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, said on Thursday there are now 6,075 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Africa with 214 deaths.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/04/cov ... frica-who/

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African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Press Statement on humanrights based effective response to the novel COVID19 in Africa

https://www.achpr.org/pressrelease/detail?id=483

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Coronavirus outbreak, Italy:

April 2: 115,242 cases
March 28: 92,472 cases
March 23: 63,927 cases
March 18: 35,713 cases
March 13: 17,660 cases
March 8: 7,375 cases
March 3: 2,502 cases

Number of confirmed deaths from coronavirus reached 50,000 worldwide.

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Governments are trying out controversial new technology to keep people from spreading COVID19. Once the crisis calms down, it’s unlikely they will just stop using it. That has huge implications for people who might want to meet and organize for dissent. https://qz.com/1828468/coronavirus-has- ... movements/

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Eritrea: Announcement from the MInistry of Health

*Four quarantined patients tested positive today for COVID-19
*Three of the patients are female; all of them had returned home prior to ban on Flights;
*Total number of confirmed cases to-date is 22

በኤርትራ ዛሬ (መጋቢት 24) በተካሄደ ምርመራ አራት ሰዎች በCOVID19 ቫይረስ የተያዙ መሆናቸው መረጋገጡን የሀገሪቱ የጤና ሚኒስቴር ተናገረ።
ከሕሙማኑ ሦስቱ ሴቶች ናቸው። ሁሉም ሀገሪቱ በመንገደኛ በረራዎች ላይ እግድ ከመጣሏ በፊት ከባህር ማዶ ወደ ኤርትራ የገቡ መሆናቸውን ሚኒስቴሩ ባወጣው መግለጫ ጠቅሷል።
ይህም በኤርትራ እስከዛሬዋ ዕለት በቫይረሱ መያዛቸው የተረጋገጡትን ሰዎች ጠቅላላ ቁጥር 22 አድርሶታል።
ሁሉም ሕሙማን አስፈላጊ ሕክምና እየተደረገላቸው መሆኑን የጤና ሚኒስቴሩ መግለጫ ጠቁሟል።

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United States

- Coronavirus Cases: 235,281

- Deaths: 5,603

- Recovered: 10,324

China

- Coronavirus Cases: 81,589

- Deaths: 3,318

- Recovered: 76,408

India

- Coronavirus Cases: 2,341

- Deaths: 68

- Recovered: 177

Pakistan

- Coronavirus Cases: 2,386

- Deaths: 33

- Recovered: 107

Italy

- Coronavirus Cases: 115,242

- Deaths: 13,915

- Recovered: 18,278

Spain

- Coronavirus Cases: 110,238

- Deaths: 10,096

- Recovered: 26,743

Iran

- Coronavirus Cases: 50,468

- Deaths: 3,160

- Recovered: 16,711

Coronavirus outbreak, New York: April 2: 92,381 cases
62 of New York's 62 counties reporting cases of coronavirus. Entire state of New York.

U.S. Democratic Party postpones presidential convention until August 17.