Covid-19: Argentina extends quarantine until May 10

People keep social distance while waiting in line to check for coronavirus disease BUENOS AIRES, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina will extend a mandatory nationwide quarantine period until May 10 in a bid to combat the advance of the coronavirus, President Alberto Fernandez said. The government-imposed shelter-in-place measure, in effect…

Covid-19: 17 police officers killed by coronavirus in Peru

Police carry out a checkpoint to enforce the quarantine during the Covid-19 outbreak, in Lima LIMA, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventeen police officers in Peru have died after contracting novel coronavirus while enforcing the nation’s pandemic lockdown, officials and state media said. Authorities admitted earlier this week that at least…

Covid-19: In 4 US state prisons, nearly 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus – 96% without symptoms

The Marion Correctional Institution where there have been positive cases of the coronavirus disease COLUMBUS, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — When the first cases of the new coronavirus surfaced in Ohio’s prisons, the director in charge felt like she was fighting a ghost. “We weren’t always able to pinpoint where all…

Lesotho PM pushes back on exit deal

Thabane was assured of a secured exit in a deal struck with the coalition government MASERU, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane says he will not be pushed out of office until he is ready to leave.Thabane told a popular newspaper that nobody had the right to…

Covid-19: US military declares virus emergency in Djibouti bases

DJIBOUTI, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military has declared a public health emergency in all its installations in Djibouti following a sharp rise of coronavirus cases in the country. Djibouti has so far recorded two deaths and 986 positive cases of the virus, with concerns that it could spread…

Covid-19: Malawi police clash with prison guards demanding protection equipment

LILONGWE, April 26 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Police in Malawi clashed with prison guards who are demanding Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) against the coronavirus. The guards went on strike Thursday, saying working without PPE in the crowded prisons puts them at risk. Police used tear gas Friday to disperse protesting guards in…

ECOWAS affirms election of Guinea-Bissau president

Umaro Sissoco Embalo ABUJA, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Months after Guinea-Bissau’s disputed presidential election, leaders in the West Africa bloc, ECOWAS, have acknowledged the victory of Umaro Sissoco Embalo. In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States said the decision followed “a thorough analysis of the political situation…

Covid-19: Spain to allow exercise, walks from next weekend – PM

MADRID, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spaniards will be allowed out for exercise and to take walks from next weekend, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, in the latest move to ease one of the world’s tightest coronavirus lockdowns. And the government will on Tuesday unveil its broader lockdown exit plan that…

Covid-19: Canada’s reopening won’t depend on immunity – prime minister Trudeau

MONTREAL, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada’s approach to reopening its economy from the coronavirus shutdown would be “cautious” and not depend on the development of widespread immunity in the population. “I don’t think there are any of the plans that hinge on certain people…

Covid-19: Global cases near 2.9 million with 200,736 deaths

PARIS, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new coronavirus has claimed at least 200,736 lives since its outbreak in China in December, according to official sources at 1900 GMT on Saturday. More than 2,864,070 cases were registered in 193 countries and territories. Of these cases, at least 772,900 are now considered…