Ethiopia’s COVID-19 cases rise to 69
Addis Ababa, April 11, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopia has registers four more cases of cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), out of the 345 samples that were tested over the past 24 hours.
This brings…
PM holds discussion with Tesla head
Addis Ababa, April 11, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed has held phone talks with Elon Musk, the co-founder and CEO at Tesla, on COVID19 mitigation efforts in Africa.
Tesla is an…
FM Gedu, heads of Ethiopian missions hold virtual summit over COVID-19
Addis Ababa, April 11, 2020 (FBC) -Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedu Andargachew, today held a video teleconference with Ethiopian heads of missions in Europe, the Middle…
City admin. to begin door-to-door survey to identify COVID-19 infections
Addis Ababa, April 11, 2020 (FBC) – The Addis Ababa city administration has announced plans to begin door-to-door survey to identify coronavirus (COVID-19) infected patients.
Engineer…
US death toll from COVID-19 passes 2,000 in a single day
Addis Ababa, April 11, 2020 (FBC) -The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day.
Figures from Johns Hopkins University…
PM holds talks with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, WHO Chief
Addis Ababa, April 11, 2020 (FBC) –Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces have…
President presides over Commission on Futures of Education meeting
Addis Ababa, April 11, 2020 (FBC) - President Sahle-Work Zewde has presided over a virtual emergency meeting of the Commission on the Futures of Education which was established by the…
Prosperity Party calls on Ethiopians to stand united in COVID19 battle
Addis Ababa, April 10, 2020 (FBC) – The Executive Committee of Prosperity Party has called on all Ethiopians to join hands to beat coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic.
In a statement issued…
Ethiopia reports third death from COVID-19
Addis Ababa, April 10, 2020 (FBC) - A third patient has died in Ethiopia from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, said the Ministry of Health.
According to Lia Tadesse, Minister of Health,…
How China has largely contained COVID-19 outbreak
China's response to the novel coronavirus outbreak has been remarkable at several levels.
First, the authorities took the timely and decisive decision of locking down Wuhan, the epicenter…