Cabinet discusses “shocking” prices hike
Apr 11, 2022, 12:12 PM
In a meeting held on Thursday, 7 April 2022, the Cabinet has discussed inter alia, the uprecendented hike in prices of basic goods, commodities and services in the country.
This is according to the 138th national situation report since the confirmation of the first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in The Gambia, on the 17 March 2020.
The report, however, indicated that there was no new COVID-19 related death recorded.
Meanwhile, 100 new COVID-19 patients recovered and got discharged. At least 38 new people were taken into quarantine, while 45 new discharges were made.
The country currently has 122 people in quarantine, 1,752 active cases, 399 probable cases and a crude case-fatality ratio of 3.0%.
The bulk of the active cases are asymptomatic and are as such self-isolating at home pending the manifestation of symptoms, the ministry said.
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