There is increased enforcement of mask-wearing and other measures across the country, Ebrima G. Sankareh, the government spokesperson told The Point.
Beginning yesterday evening, there was increased police, paramilitary, Marine and Immigration official presence across the borders as scores of Senegalese return from their Eid celebrations in Senegal.
“The Ministry of Health, stakeholders and related sectors are working out major frameworks to help mitigate the worrisome trajectory of the virus,” Mr. Sankareh said.
“Since Monday the presence of traffic police in major checkpoints in the Greater Banjul Area has helped in drawing attention to the need for face masking.”
“On Tuesday, some 16 taxicab operators were arraigned before the Brikama Magistrates’ Court and charged with face mask violations. They were all convicted and fined D1000.”
Havana, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Measures applied in Cuba to contain the Covid-19 epidemic are paying off, according to the evaluation of scientists from the island at a meeting with President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
The Kabafita United Diaspora Association (KUDA), in collaboration with Kabafita Village Development Committee, last Thursday presented 228 bags of 25kg rice to various households at Kabafita at a ceremony held at the Kindergarten Wattenschied Nursery School.
Management of Fatima Senior Secondary School in Bwiam, Foni Kansala District has appealed for donor intervention as the school is facing overwhelming constrains.
Al-Huda Foundation, a non-profit organisation in The Gambia founded in 2017 in partnership with Helping Hand for Relief Development (HHRD) based in the U.K., has recently distributed food items to 200 needy families worth D300, 000.
