Weekly COVID-19 Regional updates – 24 June 2020:
Malawi:
The newest version of the update on Malawi and COVID-19 as of 19 June 2020 from the United Nations. This includes highlights, a global, regional and country summary and the preparedness and responses by humanitarian organisations.
Source: https://malawi.un.org/en/49973-malawi-covid-19-situation-update-no14-19-june-2020
The Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement calling on Malawi to have a peaceful election process whilst keeping with safety measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20135.doc.htm
Zambia:
https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/zambia
Highlights from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the COVID-19 situation in Zambia as of 15 June 2020.
Zimbabwe:
The weekly update on COVID-19 from the United Nations Country Team in Zimbabwe weekly update on COVID-19 for the week of 19 June 2020 shows that Zimbabwe has 479 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 63 recoveries and four deaths.
Namibia:
https://www.afro.who.int/news/dr-hage-geingob-commissions-covid-19-treatment-units
The President of the Reoublic of Namibia, Dr Hage Gengob has been praised for this leadership in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the government remains cautious and has commissioned two COVID-19 treatment units on 5 June 2020.
Mozambique:
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/twt/mozambique-living-coronavirus
A Mozambican citizen tells their story of living Mozambique during the coronavirus pandemic.
Southern Africa:
Tralac’s report on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the SADC Region with a Specic focus on its Impact on Fisheries and Aquaculture Value Chains.
https://www.careevaluations.org/wp-content/uploads/ECSA-RGA-_-FINAL-30042020.pdf
A rapid gender analysis of COVID-19 in the Southern and Central Eastern Regions of Africa by CARE.