On Monday the Mauritius government declared the country free of the COVID 19 virus. The government disclosed that out of the 332 confirmed cases of the virus in the country, 322 people had recovered and 10 people died.
Monday, 11th of May was the 15th consecutive day that no new cases of the COVID 19 virus was recorded in the country. Although it’s been two weeks since the last case of the virus was confirmed, the lockdown issued by the government has not yet been lifted in order to contain any new possible case of the virus.
Kenya, on the other hand, is still battling against the COVID 19 cases, with 715 confirmed cases and 420 cases still active. The number of confirmed cases in Kenya is rising every day with Nairobi and Mombasa declared as hot spots last week.
The Kenya government has now taken to ordering mass testing of individuals in these hot spots.
The borders remain shut and interstate travel is restricted around the country to curb the spread of the virus. The government has increased the security detail across all the country’s border points and truck drivers are tested at the borders before they are allowed to go through.
The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta joined a meeting of East African Community Heads of states hosted virtually by the president of Rwanda Paul Kagame. Meanwhile, the South Africa government announced that they would be receiving up to 1,000 ventilators from the US government.
The country has the highest confirmed cases of the virus on the continent with 11,350 confirmed cases, 206 deaths, 4,357 recovered and 6,787 cases still active. On Monday, the country’s number of confirmed cases passed 10,000. The minister of health, Zwelini Mkhize disclosed that over 340,000 tests have been conducted since the outbreak began in the country in March.
According to him, the Eastern and western Cape Town regions combined have comprised of 84% of all the new cases. The South African government relaxed lockdown measures installed on the 1st of May but according to Mkhize, tighter restrictions might be issued on the new hotspots of Eastern and Western Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Yesterday, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health announced that the number of confirmed cases of the virus has hit 261 with 148 cases still active. As a result of this, the president of Ethiopia, Africa’s only female president, Sahle-Work Zewde called for a global solidarity in the battle against the pandemic saying that this crisis is unlike anything the world has ever experienced.
In Ghana, the total number of confirmed cases has reached 5,127 with 22 deaths, 494 recoveries and 4,611 cases still active. According to Dr Aboagye, head of Ghana’s Health Service 427 new cases were recorded yesterday. 307 cases out of the 427 cases was confirmed in Ashanti region.
Within the Ashanti region, 272 cases of the 307 cases were confirmed in Obuasi, making Obuasi the new hotspot of the virus outbreak in the country. Dr Justice Yankson, the General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association, warned about a possible increase in the death toll from the virus within the country.
Eritrea’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday 11th of May, that 38 out of the 39 confirmed cases of the virus have recovered, leaving only one case still active. In the two months the country experienced the first case of the virus, the country did not record a single death from the virus.
Although only one active case remains in the country, the Eritrea government is still cautioning citizens and advising them to comply with the measures set in place to help curb the spread of the virus within the country.
The government mentioned that the pandemic is still a grave threat and citizens should not be compliant. Citizens are advised to continue physical distance and good hygiene.
