At least 3000 people have been quarantined, with 194 patients having recovered, two deaths and 138 treated.
Meanwhile the Senegalese government has disbursed 145,000 tonnes of basic commodities to the populace.
President Macky Sall’s Cabinet on Wednesday asked banks and landlords to be lenient with their customers and tenants respectively during the pandemic.
No tenant should be given notice to quit his or her residence, the Cabinet declared.
The Senegalese media yesterday reported that 16 Senegalese living in New York have died from the covid-19.
State House, Banjul, 29th July, 2020 – In accordance to Section 76 (1) of the Constitution (1997), His Excellency, Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, is pleased to declare Friday, 31st July 2020, and Saturday, 1st August, 2020, as public holidays throughout The Gambia, in observance of the Muslim feast of Eid-ul-Adha.
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As we approach V-J Day it is important to recognise the heroic contribution made by Gambian soldiers serving in the 81st West African Division of the Fourteenth Army in Burma during WWII.
The Minister of Petroleum and Energy on Thursday clarified that The Gambia is not yet an oil producing country, even though the country has a significant prospect in terms of oil and gas.
As stakeholders join efforts to stem the spread of Covid-19 in the country, the Pharmaceutical Society of The Gambia on Wednesday presented locally made hand sanitizers to the Ministry of Health at a ceremony held at the Ministry’s complex in Banjul.
