Whenever rising deaths of 60%

artappraiser — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 09:23:21 +0000

In reply to Zimbabwe to begin mass coronavirus testing (on huge backlog)

Whenever rising deaths of 60% outstrips rising cases of 51%, you know the epidemic is actually much MUCH worse than it looks. Africa is getting hit hard and we are just realizing it. #COVID19 https://t.co/5glNa64Ed7
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 17, 2020

Kenyans to be arrested for

artappraiser — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 01:48:36 +0000

In reply to Zimbabwe to begin mass coronavirus testing (on huge backlog)

Kenyans to be arrested for not wearing masks

@ BBC News Live/Africa, April 15

Kenya's police boss has said the grace period for everyone not wearing face masks has expired and arrests will now take place, starting on Wednesday.

Inspector General Hillary Mutyambai said people had been given enough time to buy the masks and enforcement will now start.

The ministry of health gazetted that anyone found in public without a mask will be fined 20,000 Kenyan shillings ($190; £150) or face a six-month jail term [....]

Ghana launches app to track suspected cases

By Thomas Naadi @ BBC News Live/Africa, April 15

Ghana has launched an application for mobile phones that is intended to help the authorities track and identify suspected cases of coronavirus.

The government says the app will be a game changer in the fight against the pandemic and that around 100 suspected cases have already been identified using the app. The app will track the movement of users via GPS, enabling authorities to identify persons who might have come into contact with a confirmed case.

It will also be used to monitor whether individuals advised to self-isolate are doing so, although it is unclear what the consequences will be for those who fail to comply [....]

Malawi declares 21-day coronavirus lockdown

By Sammy Awami @ BBC News/Live Africa, Dar es Salaam, April 15

Malawi’s Health Minister Jappie Mhango has declared a 21-day lockdown in the country to curb the spread of coronavirus.The country has to date confirmed a total of 16 coronavirus cases including two deaths.

The lockdown will commence at midnight on 18 April and end at midnight on 9 May.

With the exception of law enforcement officers and providers of essential goods and services, people will need to seek permission to leave the area around their homes. District commissioners and local chief executive officers will identify providers of essential goods and services and issue them with special permits [....]

Nigeria's mega churches adjust to empty auditoriums

By Nduka Orjinmo @ BBC News, Lagos, April

The auditoriums of Nigeria's mega churches are empty and their gates are shut as they are forced to observe a government ban on large gatherings to halt the spread of coronavirus.

But it took not only threats, but force and arrests for the message to get across.

In some cases those in charge of making the churches bolt their doors turned to the scriptures.

"May I use the words of [Prophet] Mordechai: 'For such as time as this we do what is appropriate,'" said the leader of an enforcing team in the capital, Abuja, as he arrested a pastor in front of his congregation. Dressed all in black, had he had a collar he would have passed for a preacher with his baritone voice and gesticulations.

The pastor he led out of the church, sporting a burgundy-coloured suit, shiny black shoes and with hair that glowed in the sun, looked like many of those who now lead huge congregations in the West African nation.

These preachers have changed the face of Christianity in Nigeria - with their evangelical sermons, prophecies and promises of miracles.

Conspiracy theories

One of the most famous of these is TB Joshua, who [....]

Emergency laws v individual rights

By Dickens Olewe @ BBC News, April 9, WITH PHOTOS & VIDEO

Armed variously with guns, whips and tear gas canisters, security officers in several African countries have been beating, harassing and, in some cases, killing people as they enforce measures aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19.

The actions of the police and military are at the sharp end of a debate over the balance between personal freedoms and human rights on the one hand, and the need to protect society as a whole from coronavirus on the other.

Faced with a growing health crisis, some African governments have introduced new emergency laws and digital surveillance echoing an earlier and more oppressive era.

Rights groups have warned that if they are not reversed once the crisis is over then these new measures could undermine basic freedoms [....]

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