Weekly Regional Covid-19 updates – 27 July 2020

South Africa:

To help slow the spread of COVID-19, the United States government has contributed $500,000 (R 8.6 million) to UNICEF to construct handwashing stations in vulnerable communities and informal settlements across South Africa.

Source: https://www.usaid.gov/south-africa/press-releases/united-states-government-supports-unicef-build

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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of approximately R5 billion ($288 million) to the government of South Africa, as the country battles one of the largest COVID-19 caseloads in the world.

Source: https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/press-releases/south-africa-african-development-bank-approves-first-ever-crisis-response-budget-support-r5-billion-fight-covid-19-36964

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South Africa’s high Covid-19 case number acts as a warning to other African countries on what happens when the virus enters vulnerable communities. Southern Africa should be vigilant to prevent this pattern of repeating itself in other countries.

Source: https://www.dailymaverickco.za/article/2020-07-23-africa-warned-about-dangers-of-pandemic-taking-root-in-vulnerable-communities/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FollowAuthor&utm_campaign=weekly-email-alert#gsc.tab=0

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Zimbabwe:

https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/zimbabwe/

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair’s weekly situation update on Zimbabwe and Covid-19 as of 24 July 2020.

http://zw.one.un.org/sites/default/files/COVID-19%20Weekly%20Update-%20UNCT%20Zimbabwe%20-%2024%20July%202020.pdf

The United Nations Zimbabwe Office’s weekly update on Covid-19 and Zimbabwe as of 24 July 2020.  This update shows that Zimbabwe has 2,296 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 514 recoveries and 32 deaths.

Angola:

https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/press-releases/african-development-bank-commits-104-million-towards-two-covid-19-research-projects-angola-36981

Funds from the African Development Bank’s ongoing Science and Technology Development Project have been committed towards two research projects to mitigate the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Angola.

Malawi:

https://malawi.un.org/sites/default/files/2020-07/Malawi%20COVID-19%20Situation%20Update%20-%2024.07.2020.pdf

This is the 19th Situation Report on the COVID-19 from the UN in Malawi as of 24th July 2020.

https://malawi.un.org/en/54109-minimum-expenditure-basket-malawi-round-6-29-june-07-july-2020-look-food-prices-and

United Nation’s Minimum Expenditure Basket in Malawi (Round 6: 29 June – 07 July 2020): A look at Food Prices and Availability in Times of COVID-19

Southern Africa:

https://www.sadc.int/files/4515/9562/4051/COVID-19_9th_Report_EN.pdf

This Bulletin No. 9 of the COVID-19 response, brings you the WHO guidelines on health financing, to guide Member States as they invest in strengthening health systems during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis.

https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/southern-eastern-africa/

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair’s Situation report on Covid-19 in Southern and Eastern Africa portrays a larger overview of the trends in the SADC and other African countries.