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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 03 Aug 2020 : 10:54:47
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Finance Minister Mambureh Njie and two other Cabinet Ministers tested positive for Covid-19
The Office of the President informs the public that three Cabinet Ministers, Honourable Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Mambureh Njie and Honourable Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Fafa Sanyang, and Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Amie Fabureh have tested positive for COVID-19.
The public is reminded that ‘Regulation No. 6’ of the Public Health (Dangerous Infectious Diseases) Protection Regulations, 2020 is in force, thus the compulsory wearing of face masks, temporary closure of non-essential public places and the prohibition of public and social gatherings.
Stay Safe, COVID 19 is Real. |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 03 Aug 2020 : 23:06:42
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BREAKING:The Gambia registers 4 new deaths and 173 new confirmed cases of covid19 over the weekend.
The Health ministry calls for calm as they continue to monitor developments. |
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2020 : 20:20:49
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President Barrow tested Negative for COVID -19
The public is hereby informed that H.E Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia has tested negative for the Coronavirus. The President’s sample was taken on Thursday, 30th July 2020 and the results came out last night, Monday, 3rd August 2020.
The Office of the President seizes this opportunity to wish all those infected a speedy recovery and pray for the departed souls to rest in eternal peace.
Stay Safe; join the fight to contain and stop the spread of COVID-19. |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2020 : 11:19:17
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COVID-19 UPDATE
The Gambia registers 136 new cases of Covid-19.The highest number recorded in a single day.
30% of the confirmed cases are health officials from the Bundung Maternal and Child Health hospital.
The Gambia now has a total number of 935 cases since March with 16 deaths,777 active cases and 136 recoveries. |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2020 : 20:22:20
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COVID-19 UPDATE
In its 113th National Report, the Ministry of Health reports that the country registers 155 new cases and 3 new deaths. 1,090 cases have been confirmed in total since March. So far 146 recoveries have been registered. |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2020 : 22:29:28
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Vice President Touray responds to treatment, second test COVID -19 is Negative
The Office of the President is pleased to inform the public that Her Excellency, the Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray has been responding to treatment and her second sample test result which was conducted 5th August 2020 came out negative for COVID 19, today, 8th August 2020.
His Excellency has been informed and he wishes the Vice President and all those infected speedy and full recovery.
The public is reminded that the Coronavirus is real and exists in The Gambia. All and sundry is advised to properly use face masks, maintain regular hand washing and social distancing in the fight against the virus.
Stay home, safe and always act with COVID-19 in mind. |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2020 : 22:21:20
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Gambia records 4 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths to 23 from 6-7th August.
Gambia records 145 new cases of Covid19, bringing the total number of cases confirmed in the country to 1,235. 36 of the cases are MRC staff. 80% of the cases are community transmission. |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2020 : 10:32:11
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9 new Covid-19 related deaths registered in a single day. 7 confirmed and the other two indeterminant.
The country also registers another 111 new cases of Covid-19 pushing the number of confirmed cases to 1,346.
The country currently has 1,087 active cases,227 recoveries and 32 Deaths.
Source:MoH |
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2020 : 13:28:12
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The country records 131 new Covid-19 cases, and 1 new Covid-19 related death.
The registered cases mounts the total number of cases to 1,477 and death to 33.
The Ministry reports that the median age of the new cases is 35.
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 13 Aug 2020 : 10:51:16
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The 117th COVID-19 situation report of The Gambia for the 11th August 2020 (published on 13th August 2020):
a) 10 new deaths making it 43;
b) 79 new positive cases adding up to 1,556;
c) Recoveries are 267;
d) 1,246 active cases (those in treatment);
e) 354 people are in quarantine.
Note that this report could be 2 days behind the 13th August 2020. |
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 14 Aug 2020 : 12:29:35
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COVID-19 UPDATE
The Country has registered 7 new Covid-19 related deaths, amounting the total number of deaths to 50.
67 new cases have been registered, bringing the total of registered cases to 1,623. A total number of 305 people have recovered so far with 37 new recoveries. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 14 Aug 2020 : 20:35:15
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By Nelson Manneh on Friday, August 14, 2020
The COVID-19 Save and Dignify Burial (SDB) team has so far buried sixty-three (63) COVID-19 related dead bodies and suspects despite challenges they faced with communities during burials.
Pickups Given to Red Cross Burial Team by the State House
Forty-eight (48) out of the sixty-three (63) COVID-19 related dead bodies and suspect’s burial were males while fifteen (15) were females.
Buba Darboe the head of Disaster Management and the coordinator of COVID-19 response at The Gambia Red Cross Society said the SDB team normally buries an average of seven to eight COVID-19 related dead bodies and suspected cases in a day.
“The challenges our Save and Dignify Burial (SDB) team was facing at the beginning was communities denials for our SDB to bury their loved ones, but through our risk communication strategy we were able to overcome most of those challenges,” he said.
Mr. Darboe said their Burial team faces these challenges mostly in Western Health Region one (West Coast Region).
Burial Team
“In Fajikunda the people from the community broke the lens of our camera, took our memory card from the camera and there was a big push and pull because they wanted us to give them the dead body.” He said.
Darboe continued: “We ended up giving them the death body for them to bury it and they also wanted to remove the rap plastic bag on the dead body in order for them to see the face of their loved one because they said they want to confirm whether the dead body belongs to them.”
Mr. Darboe said the other challenge they are facing currently is that they have only two vehicles that are used for the Burial of COVID-19 related deaths and suspected cases which is small compared to the number of burials they conduct within a single day.
“Right now as I am talking we have dead bodies in the Mortuary waiting for our SDB burial team and the only thing stopping our team to go and do the burial is lack of vehicles,” he said.
Mr. Darboe said on Wednesday 12th August 2020, one of their burial vehicles went to Numi for burial and unfortunately the vehicle could not come back because authorities at the ferry terminal in Barra asked the burial team to pay some money in order for the ferry to bring the vehicle to Banjul.
“Based on that the vehicle spent the night in Barra and we are left with only one vehicle, people are communicating to our burial team to go and help them in order for them to bury their loved ones, but they cannot go because there are no vehicles,” he said.
Darboe said the number of vehicles their burial team need in order to render their services properly, is at least five (5) pickups but they are have only two.
Mr. Darboe said they received two pickup vehivles from State House to support them in terms of picking up dead bodies from communities because they also pick death bodies from communities and take them to the health facilities.
In doing so, Darboe said they normally receive calls from individuals who do inform them that they have dead bodies.
“We first asked the family members whether the person was having the symptoms before he died, if they confirmed that to us and also tell us that they are afraid to touch the dead body, and then we go for it and take it to the health facilities,” he said.
He said some times some people find it difficult to wait for the test result of their love ones so they do agree for them to bury the person as a COVID-19 suspect.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 14 Aug 2020 : 20:40:12
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Aug 14, 2020, 11:48 AM | Article By: Arfang M.S. Camara
The Gambia recorded it highest number of death cases due to coivd-19 with 10 new casualties yesterday, bringing the total registered by the country to 43- a crude case-fatality ratio of 2.8%, health officials reveal.
The Health Ministry said seven of the new death cases are males aged 9 to 45 and above.
The Ministry of Health’s daily coronavirus update on Thursday reveals that 79 new infection cases of covid-19 were registered, taking the total number of covid-19 cases ever confirmed in the country to 1,556.
“This represents a 43% test positive rate (79 out of 184 total tests performed). A significant number of the new cases are residents of Western Health Region 1 (over 70%), health officials say.
According to the Ministry’s update, 184 new laboratory test results were received from MRCG and NPHL, adding that of these, seven new tests returned undetermined and 79 new tests were positive for covid-19.
“Twenty new discharges effected from the treatment centres, bringing the cumulative number of recoveries to date to 267 (17% recovery rate). Whereas 23 persons were newly taken into quarantine, 10 new discharges were made.”
The country currently has 354 people in quarantine, 1,246 active cases, 173 probable cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 2.8%.
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2020 : 11:46:15
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COVID-19 UPDATE
The Country records 4 new Covid-19 related deaths. The death toll now stands at 54.
66 new cases have been registered, bringing the total of registered cases to 1,689 and 1,288 active cases. |
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 16 Aug 2020 : 21:04:45
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The 120th COVID-19 situation report of The Gambia for the 14th August 2020 (published on 16th August 2020):
a) 9 new deaths making it 63;
b) 183 new positive cases adding up to 1,872;
c) Recoveries since March 401;
d) 1,408 active cases (those in treatment);
e) 332 people are in quarantine.
Note: this report is 2 days behind the 16th August 2020 date of publication. |
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COVID-19: Gambia registered its first Coronavirus
