French President calls upon a meeting to strategise a plan to curb COVID-19

Botswana VP Tsogwane Council heads to fight HIV

Botswana: National AIDS and Health Promotion Agency (NAHPA) Council, chaired by His Honour Slumber Tsogwane, the Vice President of the Republic of Botswana, held its meeting this morning in Gaborone.

Kenya KFS and MAMA commit to restore forests

Kenya: Kenya Forest Service and Mama Doing Good, an initiative by the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, have signed a framework of collaboration that will oversee the restoration of 200 ha of Kakamega Forest.

Minister Maudhoo unveils Informative Sign Board to mark UN World Oceans Day 2023

Mauritius: The Minister of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping, Sudheer Maudhoo, unveiled, this morning, in the context of United Nations (UN) World Oceans Day 2023, an informative sign board near the site earmarked for the construction of the Balaclava Marine Park Centre.

Dominica Housing Minister Melissa Skerrit launches DIY Hurricane Preparedness Initiative

Roseau, Dominica: Dominica Melissa Skerrit, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development and Parliamentary Representative for Dominica, has launched the Hurricane Preparedness Initiative in Dominica. 

French President Emmanuel Macron will call a COVID-19 meeting on December 27th as France grapples with many new infections. According to the presidential palace, the conference, which begins at 3 pm, will be followed immediately by a cabinet meeting.

France had its worst-ever day on December 23rd, with more than 91,000 cases recorded. The number of deaths also climbed as the country battled against the fifth spiral of COVID-19.

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On Thursday, the UK Office for National Statistics released updated figures showing that one in every 20 London citizens had COVID-19 last week. That number could have climbed to one in every ten by the start of this week, highlighting the Omicron variant’s unrelenting progress.

Impact on Industry:

The figures came after new coronavirus cases recorded by Britain as the Omicron variant dominated the country, with a daily tally of 119,789 up from 106,122 the day before.

According to the research, about one in 35 persons in England – or 1.54 million people – were infected with COVID-19 in the six days leading up to December 19th.

Early forecasting of the following days indicated that it could have climbed to more than 2 million people on Sunday, or around one in 25.

It further states that the majority raised in all parts of the UK, with Scotland leading the descending infections rate at one in 65 people.

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Many industries and transport networks face issues due to a lack of staff as workers are sick and some are in self-isolation, while hospitals in Britain have warned of the risk of impacting patient safety.

According to the data released by Government agencies, Omicron’s cases have increased in Britain in the past seven days, with the total rising by 678,165,

Botswana VP Tsogwane Council heads to fight HIV

Botswana: National AIDS and Health Promotion Agency (NAHPA) Council, chaired by His Honour Slumber Tsogwane, the Vice President of the Republic of Botswana, held its meeting this morning in Gaborone.

Kenya KFS and MAMA commit to restore forests

Kenya: Kenya Forest Service and Mama Doing Good, an initiative by the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, have signed a framework of collaboration that will oversee the restoration of 200 ha of Kakamega Forest.

Minister Maudhoo unveils Informative Sign Board to mark UN World Oceans Day 2023

Mauritius: The Minister of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping, Sudheer Maudhoo, unveiled, this morning, in the context of United Nations (UN) World Oceans Day 2023, an informative sign board near the site earmarked for the construction of the Balaclava Marine Park Centre.

Dominica Housing Minister Melissa Skerrit launches DIY Hurricane Preparedness Initiative

Roseau, Dominica: Dominica Melissa Skerrit, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development and Parliamentary Representative for Dominica, has launched the Hurricane Preparedness Initiative in Dominica. 

Temporary traffic diversion implements at Fropier Bridge Pamplemousses

Mauritius: In the context of upgrading works of Fropier Bridge at Canto Nancy Pamplemousses, a temporary traffic diversion is being implemented at the junction of Port Louis-Central Flacq Road (A2) with Camp des Embrevades Road (B168), as of 09 June 2023 at 15 00hrs.

Mauritius Finance holds post-budget 2023-24 panel discussion

Mauritius: The Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance, Mahen Kumar Seeruttun, participated yesterday in a post-budget 2023-24 panel discussion organised by Mauritius Finance, at the Royal Green Wellness Resort, in Réduit, in the presence of several stakeholders.