Health and medicine

Tunisian government announces new health restrictions to combat Covid-19. The country regrets a resumption of the spread of the virus since September, and fears are now seeing an already fragile health system completely overwhelmed. "The epidemiological situation requires firmness and urgent solutions," Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said on Saturday evening, October 3, on national television. All gatherings, all demonstrations are banned for the next two weeks. The administrations will work in shifts to limit the traffic…

Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, went on strike on Monday, September 28th. The employees of this company, which employs 5,000 people, are demanding wage increases. But several tragedies brought the case to court. Yesterday, a special court ordered the suspension of the movement. Collected by the hundreds in the courtyard of the hospital, employees ask where their money is. They demand the application of a decision by Parliament dating back to 2012, which had changed the pay categories and should lead to an…

Kenya organized a major national conference on Covid-19 on Monday, September 28th. A meeting that the head of state wants to take stock of the situation and learn from the epidemic when the curve flattens (700 dead, 38,168 sick), the number of new cases decreases and as the country opens up. At the end of the debates, President Uhuru Kenyatta spoke to the nation. He announced further easing of restrictions, but he keeps schools closed. Uhuru Kenyatta wants be alert until the end. The positivity rate fell from 13% in June…

In Senegal, many comment on Monday 28 September following a statement by the Minister of Social Development and Social Justice. Mansour Faye, also the president's brother-in-law, was responsible for purchasing and distributing emergency food aid during the Covid-19 pandemic. Support of DKK 69 billion FCFA (more than 105 million euros). Accused of mismanagement, he says he will not respond to a possible call from Ofnac, the national anti-fraud and corruption office. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idrac "Everything…