30 June 2020 — Twenty-four (24) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3694 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand and twenty-five (1025). To date, four hundred and forty-seven (447) patients have recovered and been discharged, including four (4) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five hundred and seventy-six (576) and two (2) deaths.

Current situation 
Namibia reported its first confirmed COVID-19 cases on 13 March 2020 and the Ministry declared the COVID-19 outbreak on 14 March 2020. Since then (as of 6 July 2020) Namibia has had several hundred sporadic cases (539 confirmed) and no recorded deaths. Until recently (the last two weeks), most (approximately 87%) of the confirmed cases have been found in travelers entering the country held in routine quarantine facilities. 

29 June 2020 — A hundred and one (101) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2498 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand and one (1001). To date, four hundred and forty-three (443) patients have recovered and been discharged. The number of active cases is five hundred and fifty-six (556) and two (2) deaths.

PRESS RELEASE: JUNE 29, 2020

The EU through its Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department (ECHO) has donated KES 270 million (2,573,105 Million Euros) to WHO Kenya. This grant will be used by the WHO to support the Government of Kenya’s efforts to control the spread of the pandemic. Specifically, WHO Kenya will boost the response effort by training frontline health workers at national and county levels and strengthen the current work being done by the COVID-19 rapid response and clinical teams across all counties.

28 June 2020 — Twenty-two (22) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3002 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to nine hundred (900). To date, four hundred and forty-three (443) patients have recovered and been discharged, including thirty (30) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and fifty-five (455) and two (2) deaths.

27 June 2020 — Twenty (20) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4702 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to eight hundred and seventy-eight (878). To date, four hundred and thirteen (413) patients have recovered and been discharged, including fifteen (15) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and sixty-three (463) and two (2) deaths.

The quality of vaccines is critical for good immunization outcomes. Vaccine quality determines uptake, safety and effectiveness of vaccines. This ultimately influences capacity of health systems to reduce morbidity and mortality due to vaccine preventable diseases.

26 June 2020 — Eight (8) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3763 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to eight hundred and fifty-eight (858). To date, three hundred and ninety-eight (398) patients have recovered and been discharged, including thirteen (13) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and fifty-eight (458) and two (2) deaths.

Rwanda concluded on 19th June its biannual Integrated Mother and Child Health Week organized from 15th to 19th June 2020. This event was first postponed in March 2020, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Rwanda. The Mother and Child week is organized twice a year and serves as an opportunity to scale up health services provision, particularly to the hard-to-reach and the most vulnerable populations.