2020 in Namibia

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Hage Geingob President of Namibia

Hage Gottfried Geingob is the third and current president of Namibia, in office since 21 March 2015. Geingob was the first Prime Minister of Namibia from 21 March 1990 to 28 August 2002, and served as Prime Minister again from 4 December 2012 to 21 March 2015. Between 2008 and 2012 Geingob served as Minister of Trade and Industry. He is also the current president of the ruling SWAPO Party since his election to the position in November 2017.

Cabinet of Namibia

The Cabinet of Namibia is an appointed body that was established by the Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Namibia. It is mandated to include the following positions: the President of Namibia, the Prime Minister of Namibia and any positions that the President so appoints.

Kalumbi Shangula is a Namibian doctor and politician from the SWAPO Party who, since 19 December 2018, has been serving as Minister of Health and Social Services after replacing Bernard Haufiku following his appointment by president Hage Geingob.

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The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Zimbabwe in March 2020. Some of Zimbabwe's provinces, especially Manicaland, Masvingo and Mashonaland East, also struggled with a malaria outbreak at the same time. Though malaria is treatable, the healthcare system faces drug shortages and increased strain with the spread of COVID-19.

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Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2020

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Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020

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Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2020

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National responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa Internal responses of African nations

Africa's first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced in Egypt on 14 February Many preventive measures have been implemented in different countries in Africa, including travel restrictions, flight cancellations, event cancellations, school closures, and border closures. Other measures to contain and limit the spread of the virus has included curfews, lockdowns, and enforcing the wearing of face masks. The virus has spread throughout the continent. Lesotho, the last African sovereign state to have remained free of the virus, reported a case on 13 May.

References

  1. @newsonnbc (1 June 2020). "COVID-19 UPDATE | Minister of Health Dr Kalumbi Shangula said Namibia now has 25 cases with 16 recoveries and nine active cases. He announced the recoveries of cases one and two, the Romanian couple, 79 days since their diagnosis" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-06-19 via Twitter.
  2. "Namibia declares State of Emergency due to COVID-19 | United Nations in Namibia". namibia.un.org. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. "Namibia extends partial coronavirus lockdown until May 4". Reuters. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-06-19.