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There were 7,117 cases of Covid-19 as of 25 May 2020, according to Ghanaian authorities.The World Health Organization (WHO) also keeps a tally of global confirmed Covid-19 cases, though there can be a slight lag in its numbers.You can find WHO’s numbers per country here and here.Related: FALSE: 95…

According to a release from the South African Police Service, there was a decrease. A total of 371 rapes were reported from the start of the lockdown (27 March 2020) to 20 April 2020. In the corresponding period last year (29 March to 22 April 2019), a total of 2,908 rapes were reported.

Barack Obama’s office denied a claim, contained in a WhatsApp message, that the former US president had warned Africans against the use of “toxic” Covid-19 vaccines. Obama’s office said he had not made any statements about coronavirus vaccines and that he was pro-vaccination.More: No, Barack Obama…

President Muhammadu Buhari announced a two-week extension of the lockdown on 13 April. At no point during the speech did he say Nigerians should appreciate him for the extension.More: Was President Buhari Smug Over the Two-Week Extension to the Lockdown?

According to presidential health advisor Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, Ghana had between 75 and 100 of these ventilators as of the beginning of April and had ordered more in light of the Covid-19 outbreak.More: Fact-check: Does Ghana have 307 ambulances with mobile ventilators?

As of 15 April, 56 inmates and 26 officials had tested positive for Covid-19, according to the department of correctional services.

The World Health Organization groups member states into six regions.As of 16 April, the European Region had recorded the largest number of deaths (89,317). There were 30,245 recorded deaths in the Region of the Americas; 5,532 deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region; 4,239 deaths in the Western…

As of 13 April, there were 101 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Tshwane district, which includes Pretoria.

Update (07/04/2020): On 7 April, the department issued amended directions. These allow for the movement of children in particular circumstances.According to directions issued by the department of social development on 30 March, children may not be moved between co-parents during the 21-day lockdown…