Latest CoronaVirus News & Updates from Senegal
COVID-19: Senegal reintroduces restrictive measures to combat virus as cases spike
7h | VanguardSenegal has reintroduced restrictive measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19, following a pronounced rise in cases.
Read moreSenegal's COVID-19 cases surpass 11,000
3h | The StarSenegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action reported this Saturday 116 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 11,003 cases in this West African country.
Read moreGambia Imposes Curfew as Coronavirus Cases Surge 60% in a Week
3d | U.S. News & World ReportAuthorities attributed the rise to people relaxing their guard on protective measures that had so far kept Gambia's case ...
Read moreAugust 7 coronavirus news
1d | CNNThe coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. In many places, as countries reopen, Covid-19 cases are on ...
Read moreReward offered in Denver fire that killed 5 from Senegal
19h | Washington TimesA $14,000 reward was offered Friday for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for setting a house fire that ...
Read moreU.S. COVID-19 response ranked among worse in the world: Report
2d | Washington TimesThe government response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. and China have both been placed among the worst in the world, a ...
Read moreThe Latest: Arizona tops 4,000 deaths from coronavirus
2d | Omaha.comCEO of Hurtigruten, Daniel Skjeldam during a press conference after the announcement an outbreak of coronavirus infection ...
Read moreThe Latest: Oklahoma governor contracts COVID-19 from hugs
1d | Omaha.comOklahoma governor spokesperson Charlie Hannema said Thursday that Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, the first governor in the ...
Read more27 dead after migrant boat capsizes off West African coast
1d | San Francisco ChronicleAt least 27 people died when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the West African coast between Mauritania and Western Sahara, United Nations agencies said Friday. More than 40 were initially feared ...
Read moreDozens feared dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania coast
2d | Times UnionDozens are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants sank off Mauritania’s coast, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency. Approximately 40 people were on board the vessel that sank off the coast of ...
Read moreSenegal's COVID-19 cases surpass 11,000
3h | The StarSenegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action reported this Saturday 116 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 11,003 cases in this West African country.
Read moreCoronavirus Africa news summary: Wednesday 5 August
2d | as.comCoverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in Africa: breaking news, updates and statistics as they emerged throughout Wednesday 5 ...
Read moreSenegal, Government of -- Moody's confirms Senegal's Ba3 ratings, changes outlook to negative
22h | YAHOO!Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has today confirmed the foreign and local currency issuer and senior unsecured ratings of the Government of Senegal at Ba3 and changed the outlook to negative.
Read moreCoronavirus in Africa: Nigeria has tested less than 1% of its population. Here's why.
23h | CNN on MSN.comMore than one million people in Africa have been infected with the novel coronavirus but health experts say the numbers do ...
Read moreGambia coronavirus cases surge 60% in a week
3d | Reuters on MSN.comCoronavirus cases in Gambia, mainland Africa's smallest country, have surged over 60% in the last seven days to nearly 800 ...
Read moreU.S. COVID-19 response ranked among worse in the world: Report
2d | Washington TimesThe government response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. and China have both been placed among the worst in the world, a ...
Read moreFinal days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirus
8d | Associated Press on MSN.comSmall groups of people performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj on Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the start ...
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WFP Senegal Country Brief, June 2020
9d | ReliefWebEnglish Situation Report on Senegal about Agriculture, Education, Epidemic and more; published on 30 Jul 2020 by WFP ...
Read moreThe Latest: Arizona tops 4,000 deaths from coronavirus
2d | Omaha.comCEO of Hurtigruten, Daniel Skjeldam during a press conference after the announcement an outbreak of coronavirus infection ...
Read more27 dead after migrant boat capsizes off West African coast
1d | San Francisco ChronicleAt least 27 people died when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the West African coast between Mauritania and Western Sahara, United Nations agencies said Friday. More than 40 were initially feared ...
Read moreSenegal's COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000-mark
8d | XinhuaA man walks past the salt pyramids of the Lac Rose (Pink Lake) in Dakar, Senegal, on July 29, 2020. Senegal's COVID-19 cases surpassed the 10,000-mark on Thursday after 145 new cases were confirmed, ...
Read moreAfrica’s COVID-19 Chaos Opens Door for Opportunistic Extremists
4d | Voice of AmericaAs a pandemic rages and weakens fragile societies, terrorists lie in wait to pounce on vulnerable people, especially on the African continent, says a top U.S. military commander. U.S. military ...
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WFP Senegal Country Brief, June 2020
9d | ReliefWebEnglish Situation Report on Senegal about Agriculture, Education, Epidemic and more; published on 30 Jul 2020 by WFP ...
Read moreCOVID-19 and W/Africa: 1,425 new cases, 18 new deaths in 24 hours
1h | APAnewsThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has recorded 1,425 new cases and 18 new deaths of COVID-19 in the past ...
Read moreAfrica: Covid-19 Updates in Senegal and Africa
5d | AllAfrica.comSenegalese Ministry of Health yesterday registered 60 positive cases bringing total number to 10,344 positive cases; 6,838 ...
Read moreCoronavirus: Senegal records four new deaths
7h | PanaPressThe Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action announced here Saturday four new deaths linked to coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 229 the number of patients who have died of the pandemic since ...
Read moreCoronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 8 August 6 pm EAT
2h | AfricanewsEAT African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (1,024,148), deaths (22,515), and recoveries (707,494) by ...
Read moreWhy African countries are reluctant to take up Covid-19 debt relief
4d | YAHOO!Of the 25 countries eligible for the debt relief, only four have requested assistance—Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia and Senegal.
Read moreDozens feared dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania coast
2d | Times UnionDozens are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants sank off Mauritania’s coast, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency. Approximately 40 people were on board the vessel that sank off the coast of ...
Read moreSix charged over Senegal newspaper office attack
5h | New VisionSix people have been charged with allegedly ransacking a Senegalese newspaper, an official said Saturday, after it reported that a Muslim religious and political leader fell ill with COVID-19. Les ...
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