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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 …

In the wake of the global pandemic of Coronavirus or COVID-19 that has infected over 1.5 million people and killed over 100,000 people worldwide to date, Somalia takes measures to prevent the contagious disease from spreading into the conflict-affected nation whose healthcare infrastructure systems are not as strong as those …

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, …

MOGADISHU — The Somali federal government has imposed a curfew in the capital, Mogadishu as part of measures to halt the spread of the Coronavirus. While addressing the media, Police Commissioner Gen. Abdi Hassan Mohamed said the government will be implementing a night curfew between 20:00 and 05:00 starting Wednesday …

MOGADISHU — The COVID-19 pandemic possesses a critical menace to populations that can be presently dwelling in Somalia IDP websites. At the moment, IDP websites in Somalia face poor dwelling circumstances similar to restricted entry to water and sanitation merchandise, congested and overly dense settlement configuration and marginality from broader …

MOGADISHU — Somalia confirmed its second death from coronavirus on Sunday. Khalif Mumin Tohow, justice minister of Hirshabelle state, succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Mogadishu’s Martini hospital a day after he tested positive in the town of Jowhar, the administrative capital of Hirshabelle. Ali Gudlawe Hussein, vice president of …

MOGADISHU — The EU mission in Somalia said the bloc has pledged 27 million Euros to help Somalia combat COVID-19 in the Horn of Africa country. “Together against COVID-19, the European commissioner for the international partnership Jutta Urpilainen has a phone conversation with Farmajo to express EU solidarity and support,” …

MOGADISHU — The Turkish built hospital in Mogadishu known as Digfer has closed following the outbreak of COVID-19 after three doctors working in the facility tested positive for the disease. A doctor at the hospital told Goobjoog News the facility had been shut down from today after the three cases …

MOGADISHU — Somali Health Ministry on Friday confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 21. Fawziya Abikar, Health Minister of Somalia said the new cases did not have a history of travel and were thus local transmissions. “The health ministry confirms nine new …

NAIROBI —  When the coronavirus began hitting Western economies, it hurt the economies of African countries, too – not only because of a loss in trade and tourism but also due to a loss in remittances. Hundreds of thousands of African families depend on money sent home by relatives working …