Update COVID-19 02 April 2020

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

02 April 2020 — Two (2) new COVID_19 cases were identified today, bringing the total to eighty-four (84).
•    Two (2) frequent travelers who had visited multiple countries 


All new cases have been isolated and the tracing of all contacts has been conducted for further management. All patients are under treatment in stable condition in designated health facilities. The majority are asymptomatic, and no patient is in critical condition. 

Tackling Malaria in the context of COVID-19 outbreak in Northeast Nigeria

Nursing mother sleeping with her baby under an Insecticide treated netsith
“My fears were many when my five-year old child developed high fever in the early hours of this morning. The nearest health facility is kilometers away from my house. Besides, I have no money to provide food for my family talk more of medication, a situation  compounded by  restriction on movement as part of COVID-19 control measures”, says  Malama Aisha a 35 year old internally displaced person (IDP) in Maiduguri.

State of Public Emergency starts at midnight - a COVID-19 Response

Gaborone, Botswana - 02 April 2020: After recording 4 cases of COVID-19 including 1 (one) death, His Excellency the President Dr Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi declared a State of Public Emergency which curtails non-essential services and unnecessary movement. The State of Public Emergency starts at midnight on Thursday 2nd April 2020. His Excellency, the President, has also summoned an urgent sitting of parliament on COVID-19.

WHO concerned as COVID-19 cases accelerate in Africa

WHO concerned as COVID-19 cases accelerate in Africa
With more than 6000 COVID-19 cases reported in Africa, the virus is threatening fragile health systems on the continent. Infections are increasingly spreading not only between African countries but within different localities in the hardest-hit countries.

Update COVID-19 01 April 2020

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

01 April 2020 — Seven (7) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, bringing the total to eighty-two (82).
•    One (4) traveler who had arrived from Dubai   
•    One (4) traveler who had arrived from UK  
•    Two (2) travelers with frequent travel in the region 
•    Three (3) contacts of previously confirmed positive cases 

Update COVID-19 31 March 2020

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

31 March 2020 — Five (5) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, bringing the total to seventy-five (75).

•    Four (4) travelers who arrived from Dubai and who have been isolated 
•    One (1) contact of a previously confirmed positive case, and who has been isolated 


All patients are under treatment in stable condition in designated health facilities. The majority are asymptomatic, and no patient is in critical condition. The tracing of all contacts has been conducted for further management. 

Update COVID-19 30 March 2020

COVID_19 Update Rwanda

30 March 2020 — No new CoVID_19 cases were identified today. The total remains seventy (70).


All patients are under treatment in stable condition in an isolated health facility. The majority are asymptomatic, and no patient is in critical condition. The tracing of all contacts has been conducted for further management. 

Sierra Leone confirms first case of COVID-19

Ongoing COVID-19 response activities
Freetown, 31 March 2020 - The Ministry of Health and Sanitation of the Republic of Sierra Leone has reported the country’s first case of COVID-19. Samples tested at the Military 34 Hospital, and two other accredited laboratories to detect the virus, in the capital Freetown turned out positive on the evening of 30 March 2020.

WHO-EU partnership targets 600,000 people with integrated healthcare in Borno State  

Reconstructed health facility with funding support from EU. Photo_WHO_C. Onuekwe_0

Maiduguri, 28 March, 2020 - “The pains of the death of my first baby is still fresh in my nerve,” says Malam Shawulu, a 29-year old farmer in Gwoza. “Or can I ever forget the pains that my wife experienced at home even before delivering the baby who died few hours later? Although, it was her first experience, it was terrifying.