Professor Richard Black: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 March 2020: Whilst journalists and commentators have focused recently on lessons from Asia in relation to the current Covid-19 pandemic, with some referencing pandemics that have hit Europe and North America in the past, a less obvious question to ask is whether there [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 March 2020: A fake news report published in an online publication – ucrtv.com, claiming that Sierra Leone has recorded its first case of the coronavirus, is maliciously untrue according to government officials in Freetown. Despite the deputy minister of information earlier this week warning the media [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 March 2020: The Commonwealth has developed a coronavirus tracker that shows daily cases in member countries. The tracker collects data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and shows the total confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths in the affected member countries. The tool is designed to help [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 March 2020: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has this afternoon declared a state of public emergency in response to the growing threat of the coronavirus that has engulfed the whole world, killing tens of thousands of people. Sierra Leone is yet to record a [Read More]
Jesmed F Suma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 March 2020: I must commend the Bio Government’s Corona Virus Prevention measures. There is a greater awareness nationwide, probably stemming from the public’s past experiences with Ebola. Every building I’ve been to, offices or homes alike, one is required to wash your hands [Read More]
Dr. Asad Naveed: Sierra Leone telegraph: 19 March 2020: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc around the globe. Africa was initially thought to be a safe zone for the disease, but now has 14 countries infected. Even though Sierra Leone is yet to detect a COVID-19 case, the [Read More]
CHRDI: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 March 2020: The Campaign For Human Rights and Development International, (CHRDI) has been following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on citizen’s lives with keen interest. Country to country, large public gatherings and major events have been cancelled. Employees have been told to work from [Read More]
António Guterres: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 March 2020: The upheaval caused by the coronavirus – COVID-19 is all around us. And I know many are anxious, worried and confused. That’s absolutely natural. We are facing a health threat unlike any other in our lifetimes. Meanwhile, the virus is spreading, the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 March 2020: The government of Sierra Leone has stepped up its coronavirus 19 vigilance by introducing new travel restrictions, after an employee of the European Union delegation in Guinea yesterday tested positive for the coronavirus. According to reports, the patient had self-isolated after she felt ill [Read More]
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