Coronavirus

The president of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo has suspended all public gatherings, including prayer sessions in mosques and churches, as the country's number of infected cases of the coronavirus pandemic climbed from two to six on Sunday.President Nana Akufo-Addo, in...

Rwanda announced on Saturday its first case of the new coronavirus, Covid-19.In a statement, the health ministry said the patient is an Indian citizen who arrived in the country from Mumbai on March 8."An Indian citizen who arrived from...

Kenya has banned all major public events after confirming its first case of the new coronavirus in a woman who had returned to the country from the United States, the health minister said on Friday.Kenya, the richest economy in...

Gabon and Ghana confirmed their first cases of coronavirus on Thursday, becoming the ninth and tenth countries in sub-Saharan Africa to register positive cases. The region has so far been less badly hit by coronavirus than Europe or China. Ivory...

The president of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered schools to close throughout the country in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The closure starts immediately and will continue until 5 April, according to a statement made by...

Burkina Faso's health ministry has confirmed two coronavirus cases - the first reported in the country. The patients are a Burkinabè couple who recently returned from France in February, Health Minister Claudine Lougue told reporters. The man is 73-years-old and the...

A German tourist has died from the coronavirus in Egypt, becoming the first fatality of Covid-19 to be recorded in Africa. The 60-year-old had arrived in Egypt a week ago and complained of a fever. He was taken to a hospital...

South Africa confirmed its first coronavirus case after a 38-year-old man who traveled to Italy tested positive, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said. The infected South African, who was part of a group of 10 people who traveled to Italy, returned...

Police in Lithuania intervened in a domestic dispute on Wednesday after a man locked his wife in the bathroom over fears that she may be carrying the coronavirus. "We got the report that a husband and two adult sons refused...

The coronavirus that originated in China has spread fear and anxiety around the world. But while the novel virus has largely spared one vulnerable group — children — it appears to pose a particular threat to middle-aged and older...