Three staff members of the Medical Research Council at the Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital (BMCHH) are in self-isolation after coming into contact with an Islamic preacher who died of the coronavirus. The unnamed 70-year-old Islamic preacher arrived in the Gambia from Senegal on 13th March and was residing[Read More…]
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Gambia: Banjul South National Assembly Member Speaks
A Gambian National Assembly Member who was arrested on Sunday by police has issued a statement denying allegations against her. Fatoumatta Touma Njai, a People’s Progressive Party (PPP) member for Banjul South was detained at the Senegambia Police Station on Sunday after she allegedly tried to remove her mother from[Read More…]
Coronavirus: Gambia Confirms First Death
A 70-year-old Bangladeshi Tablighi Jama‘at (preacher) has become the first person to die from coronavirus in the Gambia, health officials have confirmed. The man who has not been named, arrived in the country from Senegal on 13th March 2020 and was residing at the Markaz Islamic Centre in Bundungka Kunda,[Read More…]