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The government has suspended training activities of the necessary unified forces for a month over coronavirus fears, the spokesperson of SSPDF has said. According to Gen. Lul Ruai, the Joint Transitional Security Committee – JTSC came up with a resolution to suspend the training of the forces to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The government […]

At least over 5 hundred people who crossed the border from Sudan have escaped quarantine center in Renk – Upper Nile state, an MP representing Renk County has said. A week ago, more than 1,000 South Sudanese living in critical condition at the border of Sudan-South Sudan were denied entry to South Sudan, this is […]

South Sudanese entering the country illegally will be tested, quarantine for 14 days and taken to court, the High-Level taskforce on coronavirus has said. This comes after reports of South Sudanese from the affected countries evading health checkpoints and disappear into communities. The committee also has resolved to establish screening points at the major crossing […]

The South Sudan Islamic Council has suspended Friday prayers and all Islamic activities as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus. The Islamic council said this order serves as a directive to all Islamic council branches in all States, Imams of mosques and all Islamic centers across the country to stop any activities […]

The South Sudan Red Cross has deployed 1, 400 volunteers, as it launches an awareness campaign on coronavirus. The volunteers who were trained by the Red Cross will be deployed in their 17 branches and units across the country. In a statement seen by Eye Radio, the Red Cross stated that the volunteers will engage […]

Kenya’s government on Thursday has confirmed the country’s first death from the coronavirus outbreak as the pandemic continues to spread across the globe. A 66-year-old Kenyan man is the first person to die of the coronavirus in the country. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said in a statement yesterday that the man died at the […]

A civil society activist has called on the government to sensitize and orient the organize forces on coronavirus as they enforce the night curfew order. Early this week, President Salva Kiir imposed a night curfew across the country for 30 days as a preventative measure against COVID-19. This is aimed at stopping the possible spread […]

The high-level task force on coronavirus has resolved to establish screening points at the major crossing border points. This comes as the number of people affected by coronavirus is increasing in the neighboring countries. According to the minister of health, there are only four screening points in the country. They include Juba International Airport, Nimule-Elegu […]

The Kenyan government has warned against the “irrational use” of drugs touted as a treatment for Covid-19. The warning comes after Kenyan medics expressed concern over a spike in demand for the drugs. They are chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, which are sold only on a prescription basis. However, citizens have managed to bypass this and access […]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that the Executive branch of the government will be taking voluntary salary cuts. Today [Thursday], the Ministry of Health, Chief Administrative Secretary told reporters that the number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has risen to 31 after three more patients tested positive for COVID-19. This week, President Kenyatta stated that […]

Parties to South Sudan's peace deal have been urged to break a deadlock on responsibility sharing at the state and local governments.

In recent days, the newly appointed minister of health Elizabeth Achuei Yol has come under intense criticism from many South Sudanese, most of whom mocked the minister on social media platforms. The minister was condemned because she incorrectly pronounced the COVID-19 or Coronavirus at a news conference in the capital, Juba. The health minister’s English […]

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has appointed a new committee to oversee implementation of the security arrangements as part of the 2018 peace agreement.

Northern Upper Nile areas have been placed in lockdown after hundreds of people escaped from a quarantine centre in Renk town this morning.

South Sudan's government has suspended training of the necessary unified forces with immediate effect in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus, military officials said.

Traffic police in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State have launched a campaign against all the unlicensed vehicles and motorcycles in the state.

Residents of Yei River County in Central Equatoria State have accused traders of hiking prices in the markets after South Sudan closed its border with Uganda.

Health workers have raised awareness among the leadership of the almost 28,000 internally displaced people staying at the UN protection site in Malakal on how to prevent an outbreak of the pandemic coronavirus among themselves.

SPLA-IO forces at a cantonment site in Western Equatoria State lack food, shelter and medicine, a senior military official said on Thursday.

Authorities in Maridi County of Western Equatoria State have warned traders against taking advantage of the novel coronavirus outbreak to increase prices of products.