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Yola, 18 June, 2020 - After testing positive to COVID-19 and isolated for treatment, 36-year-old Mr Abubakar Jauro, who hails from Mubi in Adamawa state now has much to say about fighting and surviving the disease. 

Since the start of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Sudan, the Ministry of Health through its call centre, interactions with community resource persons, the media, and other informal sources have been receiving reports of unexplained deaths in communities.

To address the anecdotal reports of increasing mysterious community deaths that are currently not well investigated amidst concerns of safety during burial as raised by the general public, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with WHO and partners set up a COVID-19 mortality surveillance team.

17 June 2020 — Three (3) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2508 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six hundred and thirty-nine (639). To date, three hundred and forty-seven (347) patients have recovered and been discharged, including 9 in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred and ninety (290) and two (2) deaths.

All active cases are in isolation in stable condition.  

17th June 2020: - It is a public health fact that in Uganda, the war against COVID-19 will be won or lost in the community.  Presently, communities have the panacea on how the response progresses simply because COVID-19 infections are increasingly being detected in communities across the country.  

Ouagadougou, 28 mai-Vingt-cinq (25) animateurs d’émissions interactives en langues nationales (mossi, dioula, fulfulde) dans des radios ont participé ce jour à un briefing sur la riposte au COVID-19. Cette formation a été organisée par le Ministère de la santé avec l’appui technique et financier de l’OMS.

16 June 2020 — Twenty-four (24) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2742 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six hundred and thirty-six (636). To date, three hundred and thirty-eight (338) patients have recovered and been discharged. The number of active cases is two hundred and ninety-six (296) and two (2) deaths.

The new cases are from Rusizi cluster and repatriated Rwandans; heightened vigilance is required everywhere.
 All active cases are in isolation in stable condition.  

Namibia’s two COVID-19 index cases were reported on 13 March 2020 and the country has since reported 34 cases as of 16 June 2020. Approximately 87% of the cases are imported with no reported community transmission as most cases are from travellers held in quarantine facilities in different regions.

With 34 COVID-19 cases and 16 active cases, Namibia received praise from other governments and the World Health Organization for the leadership it demonstrated in containing the COVID-19 pandemic.  Although the praise is welcomed, government is cautiously optimistic and continuously improves its readiness and response to the current outbreak.   The President of the Republic of Namibia, His Excellency, Dr Hage Geingob commissioned two COVID-19 tre

 Abuja, 15 June 2020 - On June 14 2020, Nigeria commemorated the World Blood Day and stakeholders are asking for measures for the supply of safe blood, especially during emergencies and outbreaks such as COVID-19.

“We need the current blood safety bill which advocates for proper regulation of donated blood to be enacted by the legislators. Strong advocacy on a high level is also needed to see blood donation as an essential part of the health systems in Nigeria”, says Dr Omosigho Izedonmwen of National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) Abuja Center.