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Monday, 11th May, 2020

As from today, until the 25th of May, Angola

observes a new period of state of emergency, of
15 days, so as to contain the proliferation of
new coronavirus.
This is the fourth stage of the exception regime,
which started on March 27, the last being from
April 26 to May 10.
A new phase appears at a time when the
country begins to see new cases of local
contamination, being very near to community
contamination, according to the authorities.
In order to respond to the needs of the new
period of exception, the Government relieved
some measures, in order to facilitate the gradual
return of economic activity, throughout the
country.
One of the innovations brought by the
Presidential Decree, which defines the terms of
the new State of Emergency, is the extension of
the days of informal commerce and street
vending.
Thus, in the next 15 days, public markets
(formal or informal) and street vendors will be
able to work from Tuesday to Saturday, from
6:00 am to 1:00 pm. Sunday and Monday are
reserved for cleaning spaces.
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Paediatrician, Leite Cruzeiro recently in Luanda
warned health specialists to differentiate
respiratory diseases caused by winter from
covid-19. The specialist was speaking at a
lecture on “Covid-19 and the paediatrics
community” sponsored by Aníbal de Melo
Press Centre.
According to him, in winter there will be
difficulties and criteria should be put in place to
help distinguish the symptoms of other diseases
from those of covid-19.
He also spoke of the need for epidemiologic
mechanisms that help correct diagnosis."Health
technicians must have experience on other
diseases enabling them to exclude covid-19,
because nobody has experience on this
pandemic", stated the lecturer.
According to him, social attitude must be the
same with the arrival of winter, always
complying with preventive guidelines, not
exposing children to open air in order to avoid
possible contagions.
Winter, according to the expert, will bring the
usual respiratory problems this time too. He
also warned against the use of masks by
children who still cannot walk, in order to avoid
possible suffocation.
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Air transport operators and travel agencies that
operate commercial passenger flights outside
the regime of exceptions to the rules of the
State of Emergency, enacted by the
Government, will be fined or have their
operating licenses canceled in the country,
warns the Ministry of Transport, in a statement.
Mintrans' warning comes following information
that reached the ministerial department that
entities linked to the agency and operation of
international flights would be promoting
international passenger travel, at a time when
the country entered the fourth phase of the State
of Emergency, due to Covid-19 pandemic.
In the note, the ministry warns that requests for
the promotion of commercial flights,
completely outside the regime provided for in
the State of Emergency exceptions, as they are
not legally provided for, will be rejected.
The document clarifies that passenger flights
remain suspended, following the establishment
of the national health fence, resulting from the
State of Emergency declared by the President of
the Republic on 25 March and the subsequent
extensions to it, determined by Presidential
decrees No. 97/20 of 9 April and No. 120/20 of
24 April, except for the entry and exit of
essential goods and services, humanitarian aid
and entry and exit of patients.
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Psycologist Joao Cassule praises the
government initiative on preventing Covid-19.
Joao Cassule says that the confinement will also
bring up some issues related to domestic
violence.
He therefore calls on people to be together and
avoid misunderstanding in order to prevent
domestic violence within the families.
……………….. RD ….. RD ………….. Joao Cassule 1
The also antrolopologist Joao Cassule said that
the lack of food can also contribute to mental
problems.
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That was antropologist Joao Cassule.

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And in sports,
Coach Oliveira Gonçalves said recently in
Luanda that he had given up running for the
presidency of the Angolan Football Federation,
because the sport needs more attention from the
Ministry of Youth and Sports.
The person responsible for Angola's two
appearances at world championships, in 2002,
in Argentina and 2006, in Germany, said that he
fears he will be just another president of the
institution, because he does not feel the
sensitivity of the country with the football
project.
The African U-20 champion thinks that the
supervising ministry should raise resources, in
addition to the annual funding, so that the sport
has, for example, good conditions for
preparation and participation in qualifying
events for Africans and the world.
He therefore advocates that the governing body
be given public utility status, in order to have
its own budget for carrying out development
programs.
Onto the World News, now
Analysts believe that Africa has been giving a
positive response to coronavirus pandemic.
They praise African govenments for the quick
measures they have taken to prevent thousands
of death on the continent.
To professor Lutina Santos the way african
countries are controlling the disease shows new
perspectives for the continent.
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In his turn, professor Chionga Nunes considers

that Africa will not have a catastrophe due to
the response being given.
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Chionga Nunes says that Covid Organics is a

way out for África and calls on african leaders
to support Madagascar initiative.
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That was Professor Chionga Nunes.

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At least 20 people have been killed in attacks
by gunmen on several villages in Niger, local
authorities say. Tidjani Ibrahim Katiella,
governor of Tillaberi region, said the assailants
were riding motorbikes during the incidents
recently.
The unidentified group reportedly looted shops,
stole cattle and ordered village inhabitants to
flee. Since 2017 a state of emergency has been
in place in Tillaberi, which borders Mali,
Burkina Faso and Benin.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are all struggling
to cope with a jihadist insurgency, with
numerous different militant groups moving
between the three countries.
Three UN peacekeepers were killed and four
wounded in an attack in northern Mali's Kidal
region yesterday.
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Tunisia recorded no new cases of Covid-19 for
the first time since early March, health
authorities said today, as the government
announced it will further relax restrictions on
movement and businesses.
The north African country which confirmed its
first case on 2 March has reported 1,032 cases
in total and 45 deaths. The authorities say 745
patients have recovered and only 11 are still in
hospital.
Tunisia started relaxing a nationwide lockdown
last week, reopening parts of the food,
construction and transport sectors and allowing
half of government employees to return to
work.
Shopping malls, clothing stores and
hairdressers are due to re-open on the 24 May.
The government said it expected the economy
to shrink by up to 4.3%, the steepest drop since
independence in 1956.
The key tourism sector could lose $1.4bn and
400,000 jobs this year due to the coronavirus
pandemic, Reuters reports.