Escapee delays countdown to Ebola epidemic in the DR Congo

BENI (DRCongo), April 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The latest Ebola patient was discharged from hospital on Sunday in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where authorities are searching for another patient who has escaped, delaying the end of the epidemic. A seven-year-old girl was discharged on Sunday from the Ebola Treatment…

Covid-19: Germans don compulsory masks as lockdown eases

BERLIN, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germans have started wearing facemasks outside the home as new rules come into force to curb the spread of coronavirus. The use of cloth masks is now mandatory on public transport and, in most regions, within shops. The rules vary among the 16 German states…

Covid-19: British PM Boris Johnson says this is moment of maximum risk

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson LONDON, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK is at the moment of maximum risk in the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, as he urged people not to lose patience with the lockdown. Speaking outside No 10 for the first time since recovering from…

Brexit talks can still be done within agreed timescale, UK minister says

British Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove LONDON, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Talks to strike a deal on a post-Brexit relationship between Britain and the European Union can still be concluded within the agreed timescale, British Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said. Last week, EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said discussions…

Covid-19: Russia overtakes China with cases at 87,000

MOSCOW, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia overtook China in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases when its tally climbed above 87,000. Russia, the world’s largest country by territory, has been on lockdown since President Vladimir Putin announced the closure of most public spaces on March 25. These measures are due…

Covid-19: 44 oilmen test positive in Equatorial Guinea and Congo Republic

MALABO/BRAZZAVILLE, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty workers at an offshore oil platform in Equatorial Guinea, operated by ExxonMobil, and another 14 at oil giant Total in Congo Republic have tested positive for the new coronavirus. It highlights the risk coronavirus poses to offshore oil installations, where people typically work, sleep…

Campaigning starts in Burundi ahead of May 20 polls

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza BUJUMBURA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The campaign for the May 20 presidential, legislative and municipal elections in Burundi began on Monday amid the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign will last until May 17, according to a presidential decree. It begins at 6 am and ends at 6 pm…

Covid-18: Liberia’s justice minister tests positive

MONROVIA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The health authorities in Liberia have announced that Justice Minister Frank Musa Dean has tested positive for Covid-19 and was receiving treatment at a hospital outside the capital, Monrovia.Late Sunday night, he had been informed by Dr Musoko Fallah, head of the National Public Health…

Covid-19: South Africa police apologise for remarks in mosque raid

Muslims have been urged to pray at home during Ramadan PRETORIA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s police spokesperson has apologised for remarks made by an officer during the arrest of Muslims who had congregated in a mosque against orders banning gatherings. The incident, on Saturday in the Mpumalanga province…

South Africa Airways liquidation postponed

PRETORIA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The “immediate threat” of the liquidation of South African Airways (SAA) has been averted, the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) announced. Employees of SAA have also been granted an extension of the deadline by which they have to sign a section 189 termination of employment…