Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty

The economic fallout from the coronavirus could increase global poverty by as much a half a billion.
Botswana is on a 28-day lockdown
Botswana quarantines all MPs amid coronavirus fears
Botswana's 57 MPs will be put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days after a parliamentary nurse tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus.
Health Minister Obadiah Moyo
Coronavirus: 15,000 Zimbabwean returnees dodge testing
Less than 200 people have gone through coronavirus testing out of 16 032 returnees who arrived in Zimbabwe after the outbreak of the world pandemic, a doctors group has said
Zororo Makamba
Coronavirus: Zimbabwean broadcaster Zororo Makamba died 'alone and scared'
Cooped up in an isolation ward, a young Zimbabwean man who had been diagnosed with Covid-19, pleaded with his family for help.
kenya
Kenya records first coronavirus death
Kenya has registered its first death from the coronavirus (Covid-19), the health ministry announced on Thursday.
Nana-Addo
Coronavirus: We’ll consider all options before announcing lockdown – Nana Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the government is holding extensive consultations on the possible measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana.
Libya battles escalate as coronavirus arrives in country
Libya battles escalate as coronavirus arrives in country
Intense bombardment shook Tripoli on Wednesday as new battles erupted around the capital hours after Libya reported its first case of coronavirus and despite United Nations calls for ceasefires around the world during the epidemic.