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MOGADISHU —  Somalia has announced closure of all learning institutions for 14-days in a bid to cub the spread of the novel corona virus. Information Minister, Osman Abukar Dubbe announced Tuesday night the closure of schools and universities, also called on all sectors of the society to unite in taming …

MOGADISHU —  The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened food scarcity in Somalia to the point that many families are only eating once a day, a UN agency said on Wednesday. “By August, nearly 850,000 children under 5 are expected to be acutely malnourished,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Wednesday imposed strict measures to stem the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, banning large public gatherings for 30 days and closing schools and universities, government offices, and sports arenas for two weeks. People must wear masks and observe a two-meter distance and other health …

MOGADISHU — The rate of new Coronavirus infection cases and deaths in Somalia is alarming, as the country continu-es to struggle with the second wave of the pandemic. No official statement has issued whether this resurgence was fueled by a new of the variant virus which was termed as highly …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Ministry of Health on Monday said it’s planning to reintroduce COVID-19 restriction measures aimed at containing the spread of the virus amid the resurgence of infections across the country. Fawziya Abikar Nur, Minister of Health and Human Services warned that the COVID-19 situation in Somalia is …

BAIDOA — Quiet and calm are rare at the Bay Regional Hospital(BRH) in the city of Baidoa. On any given day, the usual hustle and bustle associated with a major hospital feature throughout its grounds, as could be expected for the main referral hospital in Somalia’s South West State. Inside, …

MOGADISHU —  The Turkish Red Crescent has donated 10 ventilators to the Somali Health Ministry, the Turkish embassy in the capital Mogadishu said on Friday. “The machines that have been handed over to the Somali authorities will be used in intensive care units and contribute to the fight against COVID-19,” …

MOGADISHU — At around 4:00 pm last night, Somali police raided the Hamar Boarding School building located along KM4-Abdikasim road in Mogadishu. The police took away the chairman of Hamar Boarding Schools Abdirahman Dhagey as bulldozers razed down the school with nearly 3,000 students. The government-owned building has been in …

MOGADISHU — The Dar’ül Eytam Foundation, a Turkish NGO, has completed the construction of three mosques in Somalia’s central province of Galgadud, the Turkish embassy said in a statement late Thursday. It said the mosques were built in the town of Guriel and Dhusamareb, the administrative capital of Galmudug State. The …

MOGADISHU — A resurgence of COVID-19 cases is hitting Somalia hard, straining one of the world’s most fragile health systems. Meanwhile, officials are waiting for test results to show whether a more infectious variant of the coronavirus is spreading. In the lone COVID-19 isolation center in the capital, Mogadishu, 50 …