The Gambia has today registered 77 new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 403. At least eight people have died from the disease in the small West African nation. The latest figures were released a few hours after the country’s vice president Dr Isatou Touray[Read More…]
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Gambia United Against The Challenges Of Covid-19
President Adama Barrow has told a virtual meeting of Commonwealth leaders on Covid 19 that the pandemic presented a challenging period for the country but the population is united against it. The Gambian president further informed the meeting that the country has registered over forty confirmed COVID-19 cases so far[Read More…]
Gambia: Marabout, 80, Dies From Covid-19
(JollofNews) – A marabout, 80, has become The Gambia’s second documented Covid-19 related death since the first was recorded in March. According to the health ministry, the man recently returned from Senegal but evaded quarantine and stayed in Manjai Kunda for a week before developing symptoms. He was eventually taken[Read More…]