At least 183 new cases have been registered, the biggest in a single day; bringing the country’s total number of infections to 1,872, with 401 recoveries. One thousand four-hundred and eight are currently under treatment, with 332 people in quarantine.
Meanwhile, the Senegalese Ministry of Health yesterday reported 130 new cases of covid-19, bringing the country’s total number of infections now to 12, 162. At least 7, 677 recoveries have been made and 4,231 under treatment.
Africa, has 874, 036 cases registered with 18, 498 deaths to date.
The world has so far registered 21, 628, 638 cases with 769,128 deaths.
The president of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Edi Mass Jobe, has called on government of The Gambia to waive all corporate and payroll taxes for 2 years to encourage investment and improve standards in the stated areas: hospitals and health businesses, hotels and tourism businesses and agri-businesses.
Following the general reopening of schools in the country on 28 October, the minister of Basic and Secondary Education has urged parents to help their children wear facemasks when going to school.
Defence Counsel Abdoulie Sissoho, representing Yankuba Touray in a murder case, on 6 April, 2020, told the court before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court that the TRRC has not complied with the court when the commission was subpoenaed to produce a statement made by Alagie Kanyi. He added that the report brought by Mariama Singhateh from the commission was not the proper one.
A delegation of the Gambia government that was dispatched to gather first-hand information about situation of Gambians in Niger has gone as far as the International Organisation for Migration transit center in Agadez, in the North region.
