Coronavirus: Africa facing the pandemic on Monday, August 31

A mural promotes social distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Kibera, Nairobi, July 15, 2020. Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP

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Africa counted this Monday, August 31, more than 1.2 million confirmed cases of coronavirus for 29,000 deaths.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for Africa, the countries most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic are South Africa with more than 625,000 cases including 14,000 deaths, l Egypt with more than 98,000 cases including nearly 5,400 deaths, and Morocco with more than 61,000 cases including a little more than a thousand deaths.

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• Ghana: resumption of international flights

Kokota International Airport, located outside the capital Accra, reopens and resumes operations on Tuesday, September 1.

It had been closed since March to fight the spread of the pandemic.

It was the Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, who announced it on Sunday evening in a speech.

The Head of State specified that passengers arriving on Ghanaian soil will have to present a negative PCR test, carried out less than 72 hours before their departure.

They will also have to undergo a new test on arrival at the airport terminal, and at their own expense.

In the event of a positive result, the person will be taken care of by the health authorities.

The land borders will remain closed until further notice.

Ghana has so far recorded more than 44,000 cases of coronavirus, including 276 deaths.

Nigerian students had been requesting it for several weeks.

Universities and higher education institutions in Nigeria's economic capital will reopen on September 14.

On his Twitter account, the governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, explains that this decision was taken because of the progress made in the fight against the virus, and the authorities' desire to gradually revive economic life.

However, he specifies that this reopening does not mean that the pandemic is over.

The authorities are also advancing the date of September 21 for a possible reopening of primary and secondary schools.

This date could however change “ 

 ”.

Following the progress we have made in the management of # COVID19 and in line with our desire to gradually open the economy and critical sectors, today I announced that tertiary institutions will re-open from September 14th 2020. pic.twitter.com/QxDcHLUUoM

  Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) August 29, 2020

• Zimbabwe

The ambassadors of seven Western countries stationed in Zimbabwe, including that of the United States and the United Kingdom, believe that the Covid-19 "

 ".

They write it in a joint statement, issued to express their "

" after a wave of repression.

Several

in recent weeks for calling for demonstrations against corruption and the crisis the country is going through.

A demonstration banned due to the coronavirus.

• Algeria

The Algerian authorities are changing the partial home confinement measures.

19 wilayas (prefectures) whose health situation has improved significantly, according to a press release from the Prime Minister, see these measures lifted.

However, 18 prefectures will have to observe these measures throughout the month of September.

They provide for partial confinement at home which extends from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The ban on family gatherings and events is also being renewed.

Finally, by decision of the Ministry of Justice, family visits to detainees, suspended due to the pandemic, will be able to resume from Tuesday, September 1.

• Tunisia

The Tunisian authorities presented, at the end of last week, the health protocol relating to the start of the school year and university.

To fight against the spread of the virus, wearing a mask will be compulsory in all establishments, for staff as well as for pupils and students.

Children under 12 are exempt.

The protocol also provides for disinfection of the rooms at least twice a day, and a psychological guide has been drawn up, in order to prepare the pupils for its application.

The number of coronavirus cases in Tunisia has

since the opening of the borders on June 27.

With just over 3,800 confirmed cases, however, the country remains the least affected in North Africa.

• Libya

His death was announced by the Government of National Unity (GNA) on social networks.

Moustafa Kerwade, who was infected with Covid-19, has died.

The municipal elections, scheduled for this week in Misrata, are being held “in 

”, after a three-day mourning, according to the town hall's Facebook page.

For several weeks, Covid-19 cases have been progressing rapidly in Libya.

The latest report, released Sunday by the authorities, reports 13,966 confirmed cases, including 237 deaths.

An increase of which the WHO was alarmed last week, especially since the health system is " 

", notes the World Health Organization.

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