“The grenade was thrown by unidentified criminals… Two people were killed on the spot and eight more were evacuated to nearby hospitals,” said a local official who asked not to be named.
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“We note with concern that the Western Cape and Eastern Cape combined comprises 84 percent of the total new cases,” Health Minister, Zwelini Mkhize said.
Heath officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have already warned that COVID-19 could spread exponentially through the country in the first two weeks of May.
Anselme Amoussou, general secretary of one of the country’s largest labour organisation, said testing remained “insufficient”.
Former Communications Minister, Bereket Simon was found guilty on two counts, of corruption and mismanagement of the institution, court spokesman, Tazebachew Tassie said.
Guinea’s politics have been tense for months, with a dispute over the constitution sometimes flaring up into violent protests in which dozens of people have been killed.
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Similar scenes have also played out across East Africa as floods and landslides have killed nearly 200 people in Kenya in the past month, while Uganda’s Lake Victoria has overflown, submerging houses, a hospital and bridges and displacing thousands.
The continuous increase in the number of infections has risen due to the increased capacity for testing across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said.
South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday said Madagascar had reached out for “help” with scientific research. “Our scientists would be able to assist with this research,” Mkhize tweeted.