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- Warns against unnecessary arrests/detention of suspectsThe Nigeria Inspector-General of Police, M.A. Adamu, NPM, mni has urged all Nigerians to voluntarily adhere to the social restriction orders.He further directed all Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Commissioners of Police...

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa rose to 38 on Saturday from 24 a day earlier, the Health Ministry said, as the government weighs new measures to contain the outbreak.Seven of the new cases were registered...

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered schools and universities to close until April 5 to slow the spread of the coronavirus, state media reported on Thursday, after the country’s first registered death from the disease.Algeria has confirmed 24 cases...

Algeria has registered its first death from the coronavirus and Africa's second after death of a tourist in Egypt, the health ministry announced on Thursday.No further details on the death were provided in the ministry statement, cited by the...

Still puzzled by relatively low cases of coronavirus some international experts and observers have speculated that it might simply be the result of poor reporting and low testing rates.Citing the Nigeria instance where out of more than 200 people...

The Nigerian health officials has confirmed another case of coronavirus in Ogun state, the case is a Nigerian who had been in contact with the Italian who tested positive for coronavirus two weeks ago.Health officials in South Africa on...

A Nigerian has tested positive to Covid-19 (coronavirus) in Washington, US, the Mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, said on Saturday according to a report on Premium Times.Today News Africa reported that Ms Bowser said the Nigerian man spent...

Senegal's president Macky Sall ordered his cabinet ministers not to leave the country in a measure to control risks from coronavirus, the presidency said on Thursday.Senegal has registered four cases of COVID-19 since the virus first emerged in China...

A group of Italian tourists tried to escape coronavirus confinement in Mauritania but were caught and sent back to their home country, the West African country said on Wednesday.The 15 tourists arrived in the capital Nouakchott on Saturday planning...

Africa's largest carrier Ethiopian Airlines has once again refused to cancel flights to China despite rising pressure following the coronavirus outbreak.By contrast, South African Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Air Tanzania, Air Mauritius, EgyptAir, RwandAir and Kenya Airways have all...