All except three African countries have recorded cases as governments roll out measures to combat the spread. A U.N. worker who arrived in the country from Netherlands on Feb. 28 is ill with the disease, confirmed First Vice President Riek Machar and the U.N. mission in South Sudan. South Sudan, with 11 million people, currently has four ventilators and wants to increase that number, said Machar, who emphasized that people should stay three to six feet apart from others. To prevent the spread of the virus in South Sudan, President Salva Kiir last week imposed a curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for six weeks and closed borders, airports, schools, churches and mosques. AP reportMeanwhile, Chinese e-commerce mogul Jack Ma has announced a new round of donation to Africa.

Source: Ethiopian News April 06, 2020 10:30 UTC