Africa’s Covid-19 death toll rises
Ghana's finance ministry slashes its 2020 GDP growth forecast from 6.8% to 1.5% due to the coronavirus pandemic
31 March 2020 - 22:49
Gaborone — Three African states reported their first deaths from the Covid-19 virus on Tuesday, as the continent takes unprecedented measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Botswana's Vice-President Slumber Tsogwane said the country's first death was a 79-year-old woman who had arrived from SA on March 15 and died on March 25th. ..
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