ANKARA — The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency [TICA] has sent humanitarian and medical aid to Djibouti and Somalia, as part of its support for the two countries to tackle the Coronavirus. In Djibouti, Kotlu Khan Yugel, Tikka coordinator, said the aid had been delivered to the Djibouti Red Crescent. …
Read More »Somalia confirms 81 new COVID-19 cases as tally hits 1,170
MOGADISHU — Somali health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 81 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total tally of infections to 1,170. Fawziya Abikar, the health minister said the majority of the latest cases were recorded in Banadir with 44, Jubaland with 24, and Puntland with six. Somaliland had five and …
Read More »Coronavirus: WHO supports accelerated response efforts for contact tracing in Somalia as cases surge
MOGADISHU — As the laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 surge in Somalia, the country has also intensified its operations response to contain the epidemic. The WHO country office in support of this intensified response operations has deployed over 4000 community health care workers, each having to visit at least 5000 households …
Read More »Somalia confirms 38 new cases of COVID-19 as total hits 873
MOGADISHU — Somali health ministry on Wednesday confirmed 38 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 873. The Health Minister Fawziya Abikar said the majority of the cases, 35, were detected in Banadir, an administration area that covers the capital Mogadishu while three others …
Read More »Somalia: Coronavirus cases rise to 835 as 79 more test positive
MOGADISHU — Somali health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 79 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 835. Fawziya Abikar, the health minister said that the majority of the cases, 38, were detected in Banadir, an administration area which covers the capital, Mogadishu, while 22 were found …
Read More »Ankara delivers Mogadishu medical aid to fight coronvirus
ANKARA — A Turkish plane carrying medical aid landed early Monday in the Somalian capital to help the country combat the novel coronavirus outbreak. “We delivered medical aid supplies to Somalia upon the directives of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the aim of combating the COVID-19 outbreak. A Turkish Armed Forces aircraft …
Read More »Amir of Qatar directs to send medical aid to Somalia
DOHA — Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has directed sending medical aid to the sisterly Federal Republic of Somalia, in support of the efforts of the brothers in Somalia to combat the pandemic of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). Somalia’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 51 additional cases …
Read More »The COVID-19 cases in Somalia rises to 722; death toll stands at 32
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 51 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 722. Fawziya Abikar, the Health Minister of Somalia said 37 cases were found in Banadir, an administration area that covers the capital Mogadishu, and 12 were detected in regional Puntland …
Read More »Somalia announces 70 new cases of COVID-19
MOGADISHU — Somalia has announced 70 new cases of the Coronavirus during the last 48 hours. This takes the national COVID-19 tally to 671. Minister for Health and Social Care Fowziya Abikar Nur announced in her daily briefing that 67 of the cases were recorded in Banadir region (Mogadishu and …
Read More »Turkey sends Somalia domestic ventilators to tackle coronavirus
MOGADISHU — Turkey on Saturday sent a shipment of medical supplies, including new Turkish-made ventilators, to Somalia to help the Horn of Africa country combat the coronavirus outbreak. The locally manufactured ventilators, made through recent technological advances, “will breathe new life into Somalia, which suffers from a severe shortage of …
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