On 9 April 2020, a new case of Ebola was confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.), over one month after the last confirmed Ebola patient had been discharged from a treatment centre on 3 March 2020. The case was reported in the eastern city of Beni two days
On 9 April 2020, Singapore reported 287 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily rise in the country thus far. Over half of these new cases are linked to the dormitory clusters, which house tens of thousands of low-wage migrant workers, most of whom are nationals of Bangladesh and India.
On 3 April 2020, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed the nation in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Malay, through a livestream on his social media platforms. In his address, Prime Minister Lee commended Singaporeans for their calm and responsible behaviour thus far, but also expressed concern regarding the escalation
On Monday 16 March 2020, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced the enforcement of a movement control order from 18 March 2020 until the end of the month in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 across the nation. It entails bans on religious, sports, social and cultural gatherings,
Just weeks ago, the global community observed the Wuhan virus from a distance, watching as Chinese authorities locked down entire cities, and as neighbouring areas and countries enforced travel restrictions and encouraged social distancing. On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO), declared the virus a public health emergency
On 1 March 2020, Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as Malaysia’s 8th Prime Minister, having defected from his 2018 election-winning alliance Pakatan Harapan (PH) with Mahathir Mohammad and Anwar Ibrahim’s parties, and instead backed by members of his old party, United Malays National Organization (UMNO). UMNO is also the party
On Friday 13 February 2020, a violent incident in Ntumbo, the north-west Anglophone region of Cameroon, claimed 22 lives. The victims included 14 children and one pregnant woman. Though separatist opposition groups have pointed fingers at the army, a military official has told the AFP that such allegations are “false”,
Early on 7 February 2020 at Wuhan Central Hospital, Dr. Li Wenliang, aged 34, lost his battle to the novel coronavirus he had warned of just over a month before. On 30 December 2019, Li, an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital, notified medical school classmates on a private WeChat group,
On 31 January 2020, Nyatura Domi rebels plundered a village in North Kivu’s Walikale territory and claimed five civilian lives. A day earlier, seven independent incidents across North and South Kivu took 20 civilian lives. For inhabitants of eastern DRC, these events do not come as a surprise. With over
