GCCI renders D1.6m aid to councils to fight covid-19
Apr 23, 2020, 12:02 PM
The Gambia Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday gave 1.6 million dalasis to the various area councils in the country to aid curbing the spread of covid-19 pandemic.
According to the 361st national situation report by the country’s Ministry of Health, three (3) new COVID-19-related deaths were registered, bringing the total to 314.
Twenty-six (26) cases are currently on oxygen therapy.
Six (6) cases were newly discharged from treatment centres, while 78 got discharged at least 10 days from the day they tested positive but evaded institutional isolation.
The ministry further said that as of 26th August 2021, the following number of people have been vaccinated with: Janssen & Janssen: only 1 dose:138,099; Sinopharm: dose 1: 4,457 and dose 2: 942; and AstraZeneca: dose 1: 31,254 and dose 2: 13,164 16,744.
The Gambia Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday gave 1.6 million dalasis to the various area councils in the country to aid curbing the spread of covid-19 pandemic.
In an interview with Star TV, President Adama Barrow stated that audit reports published by the National Audit Office (NAO) are based on “opinion” as he vowed to conduct findings and probe.
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NCCM, Islamic Relief Canada, and ISNA Canada have announced its first ever Foreign Affairs Conference.
“The world is changing quickly and so are our conversations around foreign policy. New voices are emerging. New challenges are looming on the horizon. What is increasingly clear, as countries navigate greater uncertainty, is the importance of taking an inclusive, human rights-based approach in foreign policy endeavours.
When Fatima went out on April 16th 2016 to protest, it was for demanding Solo Sandeng and other activists “dead or alive”. She did not realise it will kick start series of events that will see her in room in a police dormitory in Kanifing, while three ski-masked men took turns to rape her in the dark.