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Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 18th June 2020

Active cases: 11 New cases: 2 New tests: 53 Total confirmed: 36 Recovered: 24 Death: 1 Full situation report (No. 80) available at http://moh.gov.gm/covid-19-report/Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 31st July 2020

Active cases: 414 New cases: 95 New tests: 434 Total confirmed: 498 Recovered: 68 Deaths: 9Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 15th June 2020

Active cases: 5 New cases: 2 New tests: 113 Total confirmed: 30 Recovered: 24 Death: 1 Full situation report (No. 77) available at http://moh.gov.gm/covid-19-report/Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: Livelihood, Psychosocial Support as Shipwreck Survivors Contribute to COVID-19 Response in the Gambia

Seven months after a fatal shipwreck off Mauritania claimed the lives of at least 62 Gambians, survivors and their families continue their fight to recover, now against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. “After the shipwreck, we returned home...

Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 13th June 2020

Daily Case Update as of 13th June 2020 Active cases: 3 New cases: 0 New tests: 25 Total confirmed: 28 Recovered: 24 Death: 1 Full situation report (No. 76) available at http://moh.gov.gm/covid-19-report/ Distributed by APO Group on behalf of...

Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 27th July 2020

Active cases: 246 New cases: 49 New tests: 244 Total confirmed: 326 Recovered: 66 Deaths: 8 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 11th June 2020

Active cases: 5 New cases: 0 New tests: 35 Total confirmed: 28 Recovered: 22 Death: 1 Full situation report (No. 74) available at http://moh.gov.gm/covid-19-report/ Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 25th July 2020

Active cases: 205 New cases: 61 New tests: 301 Total confirmed: 277 Recovered: 60 Deaths: 6Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 24th July 2020

Active cases: 144 New cases: 46 New tests: 194 Total confirmed: 216 Recovered: 60 Deaths: 6 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus – Gambia: COVID-19 Case Update (1 April 2020)

Gambia COVID-19 update: New cases: 0 Total cases: 4 Recovered: 2 Deaths: 1 For complete situation report, visit: https://bit.ly/3aCujGc Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus: Gambia embarks on border community sensitization activities

Download logo The International Organization for Migration in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Gambia Red Cross Society & personnel from the Gambia Police Force and Immigration Department, Saturday 9th May, 2020, embarked on border...

Coronavirus - Gambia: Dignity Kits improve wellbeing and meet hygiene needs of women and girls amid COVID-19

Download logo During emergency situations like The Gambia is experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the essential needs of women and girls are often and easily neglected. This is why, UNFPA The Gambia in partnership with the Gambia Red...

Coronavirus - Gambian Returnees Produce Protective Equipment for COVID-19 Frontline Border Officials

The rapid spread of COVID-19 in West and Central Africa, which has infected over 8,000 people and led to the deaths of over 200, has led to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). To enhance the availability of basic medical supplies in...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approves a US$21.3 million disbursement to The Gambia to address the COVID-19 Pandemic

Download logo The COVID-19 pandemic is projected to lower growth of The Gambian economy to 2.5 percent in 2020; to address the urgent balance-of-payments need, the IMF Executive Board has approved financial assistance for The Gambia in the amount...

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 case update, 9th June 2020

Active cases: 5 New cases: 0 New tests: 16 Total confirmed: 28 Recovered: 22 Death: 1Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 case update, 8th June 2020

Active cases: 6 New cases: 2 New tests: 47 Total confirmed: 28 Recovered: 21 Death: 1Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 21st July 2020

Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update 4 June 2020

Daily Case Update 4 June 2020Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 case update, 3rd June 2020

Active cases: 4 New cases: 0 New tests: 28 Total confirmed: 26 Recovered: 21 Death: 1Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update as of 20th July 2020