Health Cluster

MOGADISHU —  A journalist in Mogadishu has been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. Mohamed Hassan who works for the national broadcaster Somalia National TV (SNTV), has been hospitalized at the De-martini health facility. The journalist had shown symptoms that included difficulties in breathing and his condition worsened. However, for …

MOGADISHU — Somalia has confirmed 29 more COVID-19 cases, bringing the total Coronavirus infections in the country to 164. Somalia’s Ministry of Health and Social Services has so far announced seven Coronavirus deaths in the country. The ministry reiterated its call to the public to follow the directives of the …

MOGADISHU — Turkey dispatched a planeload of medical supplies on Friday to Somalia in order to aid its fight against the novel coronavirus. The aircraft will land in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. In line with its policy of helping countries in need, Turkey has dispatched aid to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia on Friday registered 36 new coronavirus infections out 47 samples that were tested in the past 24 hours. The ministry of health said a total of 116 cases have been confirmed since mid-March when the country recorded its first case. On Tuesday this week, the country saw …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia on Wednesday announced 20 new cases of the novel Coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 80. The rising cases came as the country’s Ministry of Health reported three new fatalities, raising the death toll from COVID-19 to …

MOGADISHU — The Somalia Prime Minister  Hassan Khaire has ordered Treasury to release $1 million to all the regional states to help them fight the spread of Covid19. He said the move was part of a multi-pronged approach that the Federal Government of Somali had adopted to help fight the …

MOGADISHU — The federal government of Somalia has suspended the collection of taxes on basic commodities from traders for the next three months over the new coronavirus pandemic. Somalia’s minister of Finance Abdirahman Beileh said that the government’s revenue department will not collect taxes from traders for the next three …

ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, has dispatched an aid plane carrying approximately 27 metric tonnes of medical supplies to Somalia. The aid, which consisted of seven metric tonnes from the UAE and 20 metric tonnes from the World Health Organisation, will …

MOGADISHU — COVID-19 cases in Somalia Monday shot up dramatically with the country recording 35 cases in less than 24 hours bringing to 60 the number of cases in the Horn of Africa nation. Prime Minister Hassan Khaire said in a tweet Monday evening 35 cases were recorded in the …

MOGADISHU — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today called on the Federal Government of Somalia to classify the media as essential service and open up the operating space for the media during the impending curfew imposed on Mogadishu. In a press conference held in Mogadishu on Sunday, …