March 25, 2020 Germany purportedly loses 6 million coronavirus masks at airport in Kenya Germany is investigating the loss of about 6 million masks ordered to aid health workers against the coronavirus pandemic after the protective gear purportedly went missing at an airport in Kenya last week, a strange disappearance that authorities in the African nation have labeled “fake news.”
March 24, 2020 Americans, foreigners desperately try to leave South Africa ahead of coronavirus lockdown The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has personally requested the nation’s transport minister to ease a travel ban on American visitors, as foreigners desperately try to get home ahead of a planned 21-day lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
March 23, 2020 Africa's mountain gorillas face coronavirus risk The coronavirus is putting at risk another vulnerable species, Africa’s endangered mountain gorillas, prompting the closure of a large national park that is home to a third of those gorillas in the world.
March 23, 2020 What are the 'wet markets' linked to the coronavirus outbreak? As medical professionals around the world are searching for ways to stop the coronavirus outbreak, greater scrutiny is being cast on the “wet markets” suspected to have played a role in the initial spread of the sickness.
March 23, 2020 South Africa goes on 21-day lockdown as coronavirus cases surge South Africa’s leader on Monday ordered a 21-day country-wide lockdown as the country confronted a rising surge in coronavirus cases--a number that was the most of any other African nation.
March 20, 2020 US passengers trapped on board aircraft in South Africa U.S. passengers arriving on aircraft into South Africa are not being allowed to disembark, and have been told to go back home because of the coronavirus.
March 20, 2020 China's relationship with WHO chief in wake of coronavirus outbreak under the microscope China's cozy relationship with the head of the World Health Organization.
March 19, 2020 Coronavirus in Africa: How different countries are struggling with the outbreak African nations have pointed to the number of cases confirmed in people arriving from abroad as the reason to slam shut some border posts and turn away foreigners. But the growing number of locally transmitted cases brings a new level of danger.
March 18, 2020 South Africa's coronavirus cases nearly double in ‘explosive’ rate, local transmissions diagnosed South Africa reported Wednesday that the number of coronavirus cases in the country nearly doubled in a span of just two days as the pandemic begins to grip the African continent.
March 17, 2020 Mike Bloomberg pledges $40M to fight coronavirus around the world, including Africa Former New York City mayor and former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg announced Tuesday that his organization would be committing $40 million to support “immediate action” to stop the spread of coronavirus, particularly in Africa.