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  • South Sudan: Covid-19 cases - 2,568 cases; 48 deaths

    Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...140524402.html

    South Sudan reports first case of coronavirus
    Country's vice-president says 29-year old patient showed symptoms on April 2 and is being treated in isolation.
    an hour ago
    South Sudan has confirmed its first case of COVID-19, its vice president said on Sunday.

    It became the 51st of Africa's 54 countries to have the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

    Riek Machar said a 29-year old patient arrived in the country from Ethiopia on February 28, and that she was being treated in isolation...
    Last edited by kiwibird; April 10, 2020, 01:00 PM.

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    2nd case confirmed: https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/new...70z/index.html

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    • #3
      https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/n...virus-backlash

      South Sudan reported its first three cases of coronavirus this week – all UN staff members – and the news quickly triggered a xenophobic backlash that has amped up tensions and restricted the movement of aid agencies.
      "The only security we have is our ability to adapt."

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      • #4
        4th case confirmed: https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/new...mln/index.html

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        • #5
          Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_th...t_75931972.htm

          South Sudan suspends domestic flights due to COVID-19 fears
          Xinhua, April 14, 2020

          JUBA, April 14 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan Tuesday suspended all domestic flights for two weeks as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.

          First Vice President Riek Machar said the order which will be effective on Wednesday must be followed to avoid the spread and transmission of the virus...

          ...Last month, South Sudan also suspended international flights including restricting border entering points in a bid to contain the spread of the disease.

          South Sudan, which has so far confirmed four COVID-19 cases without death, has introduced night-time curfew and banned large public gatherings among other measures to contain the spread of the deadly virus.

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          • #6
            https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2020/0...ronavirus.html

            “The presidency reaffirms the exemptions decided previously by the High-Level Taskforce. The High-Level Taskforce shall decide any new exemptions on case by case basis,” he said.

            Dr. Machar said South Sudan administration resolved to grant permission to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) aircraft DASH-8-402 for cargo transportation flight from Nairobi to Juba on Friday, April 17.

            “There shall be four security personnel in addition to five crew members on board,” he explained.

            Machar stated that the High-Level Taskforce on Coronavirus (COVID-19) remains seized of the situation in the country.

            South Sudan has recorded four cases of COVID-19 so far with zero recoveries and death.

            Meanwhile, Ezo County in Western Equatoria State is at risk of a health crisis due to lack of medical equipment to test for the novel coronavirus pandemic at its borders, a local official said.

            Ezo borders the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Central African Republic.

            Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday, Thomas Frederick Dumo, the county Executive Director said it is difficult to know who suffers from the new coronavirus in the absence of testing kits on the ground.

            He urged the national government to supply COVID-19 testing kits
            Highlighting mine.
            "The only security we have is our ability to adapt."

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            • #7
              UN staffer escapes virus quarantine, flees South Sudan
              Gov't official says it is in contravention of International Health Regulations: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/un-s...-sudan/1810809

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              • #8
                Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/south-s...-20-april-2020

                South Sudan: COVID-19 Update, 20 April 2020

                Source UNHCR
                Posted 20 Apr 2020
                Originally published 20 Apr 2020

                Key Developments

                • There are four confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Sudan, all of them UN staff, 3 in Juba and 1 in Torit.

                • On 16 April 2020, the High-level Task Force on COVID-19 directed the Ministry of Health to begin testing samples from those showcasing symptoms based on the case definition in Juba. The Government would like to test at least 500 samples per week. [LINK]...

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                • #9
                  The government of South Sudan is reportedly set to deport two Kenyan citizens back to Kenya after they tested positive for Covid-19: https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/52297...-over-covid-19

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                  • #10
                    https://www.africanews.com/2020/04/2...fricanews-hub/

                    Mauritania is one of the few African countries that have so far recorded single digit infection along with the likes of Burundi, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan with five, four and four cases respectively as of April 21
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                    "The only security we have is our ability to adapt."

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                    • #11
                      Sixth COVID-19 case confirmed in Juba: https://sudanspost.com/sixth-covid-1...irmed-in-juba/

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                      • #12
                        34 cases: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_th...t_75988238.htm

                        COVID-19 Cases Jump in South Sudan: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pan...mp-south-sudan


                        Last edited by Shiloh; April 29, 2020, 02:48 PM.

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                        • #13
                          One woman tests positive with South Sudan’s COVID-19 count rising to 35: https://www.redpepper.co.ug/2020/04/...h-south-sudan/

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                          • #14
                            45 cases: https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/05/02/s...g-total-to-45/

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                            • #15
                              46th case: https://twitter.com/SouthSudanGov/st...611714/photo/2

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