- Deaths/Cases: South Africa- 7,257/459,761; Nigeria- 868/41,804; Ghana- 4,691/92,947; Gambia- 9/326.
- Gambia’s vice president has COVID-19, causing the president to self-isolate.
- 65 people from Morocco, Eritrea, and Sudan were rescued at sea and tested positive for COVID-19.
- Nigeria’s government is allowing secondary schools to reopen in August.
- Malian musicians cannot perform due to COVID-19 and still lack government relief.
- Seven babies in Zimbabwe were stillborn due to nurses striking over lack of PPE.
- The IMF has approved South Africa’s request for $4.3 billion to handle COVID-19.
Africa Coronavirus Updates
(07/29/2020)