Update COVID-19 11 July 2020
11 July 2020 — Forty-seven (47) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4060 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, two hundred and ninety-nine (1299). To date, six hundred and sixty-three (663) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twenty-eight (28) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is six hundred and thirty-two (632) and four (4) deaths. The new death is a man of 78 years old.
Minister of Foreign Affairs receives new Country Representative, says, ‘Nigeria is behind WHO’
Abuja, 10 July 2020 – Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama says “In this critical moment of a global fight against the COVID-19, Nigeria is behind the World Health Organization and urges you to remain focused in addressing not just the pandemic but other health challenges.”
Update COVID-19 10 July 2020
10 July 2020 — Forty-two (42) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3898 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, two hundred and fifty-two (1252). To date, six hundred and thirty-five (635) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twelve (12) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is six hundred and fourteen (614) and three (3) deaths.
WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
Update COVID-19 09 July 2020
09 July 2020 — Sixteen (16) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3463 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, two hundred and ten (1210). To date, six hundred and twenty-three (623) patients have recovered and been discharged, including thirteen (13) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five hundred and eighty-four (584) and three (3) deaths.
Amidst coronavirus pandemic, WHO and partners vaccinated 94 019 children aged 6 to 59 months against measles in Aweil East County of South Sudan
8 July 2020, Juba – Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and other partners have vaccinated over 94 019 children aged 6 to 59 months against measles in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State to interrupt the transmission.
EU and WHO support accreditation of Maiduguri College of Nursing and Midwifery
Maiduguri, 9 July, 2020 - The College of Nursing and Midwifery, Maiduguri in Borno state, has secured full accreditation from the regulatory body, the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
The accreditation comes 40 years after inception and made possible with recent donation of modern equipment and tools by WHO with funding support from the European Union.
Update COVID-19 08 July 2020
08 July 2020 — Twenty-two (22) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2644 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, one hundred and ninety-four (1194). To date, six hundred and ten (610) patients have recovered and been discharged, including fifteen (15) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five hundred and eighty-one (581) and three (3) deaths.
WHO donates equipment and transport facilities to MOH in its continued effort to help the country curb the spread of COVID-19
The WHO Country Office in Zambia has continued working jointly with other United Nations Agencies and other partners to strengthen on-going interventions to respond and prevent further spread of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. These efforts include coordination, surveillance, infection prevention and control, laboratory, case management, risk communication, logistics and human resource capacity. On 3 July 2020 the WHO Representative, Dr.
Africa records over 500 000 COVID-19 cases
