April 13, 2020
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COVID-19 cases in Africa have risen to more than 10 000 and caused more than 500 deaths, while the virus was slow to reach the continent compared to other parts of the world.Around the globe, the United States on Saturday has passed Italy for the most confirmed covid-19 deaths in the world, with more than 20,000 fatalities, a figure experts have called ‘an underestimation.’
Melinda Gates, the wife of one of the world’s richest men Bill Gates, in a recent CNN interview warned about the crisis facing the African continent.
“Covid-19 will be horrible in the developing world”, she said, citing the failed healthcare and social systems in Africa.
“My heart is in Africa. I’m worried. The only reason why the reported cases of the coronavirus disease in Africa is low now is most likely because there have not been wide testing of people. The disease is going to bite hard on the continent. I see dead bodies in the streets of Africa,” Mrs. Gates said.
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Saudi Arabia has unbearably hot wheather. Today alone nearly four hundred persons have tested positive for Coronavirus. This dispels the myth that the pandemic couldn’t develop in hot climate conditions.
Please also note that Saudi Arabia is better prepared than most countries in the Sub-region with its advanced health infrastructure.
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WhatsApp announced on Tuesday that it will restrict forwards of highly forwarded messages so users can only send them to one chat at a time. The idea is to make it much more difficult and tedious to bulk-forward a message. WhatsApp has put other restrictions on forwarding in the past and started labeling highly forwarded messages last year with a double-arrow icon, and has been particularly focused on curbing the spread of misinformation in recent months given the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Signal Says It Will Leave the US Market If the EARN IT Act Passes Congress.
The end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal, which is respected and trusted for its transparent, open-source design, says that it will be one of the immediate casualties should the controversial EARN IT Act pass Congress. Written by South Carolina Republican senator Lindsey Graham and Connecticut Democrat Richard Blumenthal and introduced in the Senate last month, the EARN IT Act claims to be a vehicle for improving how digital platforms reduce sexual exploitation and abuse of children online. But the law would really create leverage for the government to ask that tech companies undermine their encryption schemes to enable law enforcement access. Signal developer Joshua Lund said in a blog post on Wednesday that Signal is not cool with that! More specifically, he noted that Signal would face insurmountable financial burdens as a result of the law and would therefore be forced to leave the US market rather than undermine its encryption to stay. Given that Signal is recommended and used across the Department of Defense, Congress, and other parts of the US government, this would be a seemingly problematic outcome for everyone.
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Parts of Africa, already dealing with the COVID-19 virus are again dealing with a second plague of locusts that pushes the coronavirus into second place in many areas. The second wave of locusts is 20 times larger than the outbreak in February.
Over 25 million hectares (61.8 million acres) of farmland are affected in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia – the three countries hardest hit by the voracious insects, reports Bloomberg. Gro Intelligence, a privately funded commodity data, and analysis service said in an emailed report, “Approximately 18 million hectares, or 84 percent of crop-land in Ethiopia, is now affected by locusts,” while in Kenya and Somalia, 33 percent and 85 percent of crops are at risk, it said.The second wave of locusts is 20 times larger than the first wave that hit earlier this year, one that was described as being near “biblical proportions.” Amid the coronavirus outbreak, millions of vulnerable people have been put at even greater risk as they try to battle the swarming insects, quite often, in vain.
Locust swarm on February 3, 2020. Photo: Sven Torfinn FAO / Newsroom. The threat from the coronavirus has become a topic that comes a distant second for many in rural areas. It is the locusts that “everyone is talking about,” said Yoweri Aboket, a farmer in Uganda, according to ABC News.“Once they land in your garden they do total destruction. Some people will even tell you that the locusts are more destructive than the coronavirus. There are even some who don’t believe that the virus will reach here,” he added.
People have resorted to banging cans and waving sticks to try to drive the locusts away. TONY KARUMBA, AFP, The locust swarms have also been sighted in Djibouti, Eritrea, Tanzania, and Congo. Not only are the new swarms bigger, they include “young adults,” voracious bugs “that eat more than the adult ones,” said Kenneth Mwangi, a satellite information analyst at the Nairobi-based Climate Prediction and Application Center.The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called the locust outbreak, caused in part by climate change, “an unprecedented threat” to food security and livelihoods. The FAO has raised its aid appeal from $76 million to $153 million. So far the FAO has collected $111 million in cash or pledges.“The current situation in East Africa remains extremely alarming as – an increasing number of new swarms are forming in Kenya, southern Ethiopia, and Somalia,” a new FAO assessment said.
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10 – Shona people: They are a tribe part of Bantu and a very powerful tribe known for establishing the Zimbabwe Empire that once dominated southern Africa and forced the Swahilis to submit a tribute to the great Shona rulers.
9 – Fulani people: They are the largest nomadic tribe in West Africa who are traditionally herders and traders that are scattered in 5 countries such as Nigeria, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. They are militarily known for being fierce nomadic warriors that subjected and enslaved their fellow West Africans.
8 – Massai People: They are famously known for being fierce warriors and herders that dominated plains of Kenya and Tanzania. They even fight and hunt down lions showing off their strength.
7 – Mali people: They are famously known for establishing the most powerful Empire in West Africa and with its powerful military capability they were able to colonize many tribes in West Africa. Forcing the North African Berbers to submit tribute and successfully resisting the Portuguese incursion.
6 – Oromo people: They are the largest tribe in East Africa famously known for their brutal expansion in the Horn of Africa during the 16th century where they were able to conquer vast fertile lands for their growing population and the land they’ve gained is some of the best in the region. They are militarily known for crumbling the Abyssinian Kingdom and replacing it with Yejju Dynasty. They also contributed most of the Ethiopian resistance against the Italians and Egyptians.
5 – Berbers: Strong scattered tribes ranging from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morroco and western Sahara. They were militarily known for conquering Spain, successfully resisting the ancient Persian colonizers and defeating the Roman Empire at the start. They are also known for dominating the Mediterranean sea and conquering many West African kingdoms where they converted a large population to Islam.
4 – Zulu people: Of course they are the most famous tribe by far for their fighting capability. They are the largest tribe in southern Africa and known to be a mighty fighting tribe that gave Britain a run for their money despite the fact not having advance weapons shows you truly how strong Zulus would be with their advanced weapons.
3 – Abyssinian people: They are politically and culturally a dominated group in Ethiopia and Eritrea. They are the lingua franca of both countries. Their military history dates back to the Axum period where they conquered and colonized the southern Arabians. They are a powerful mountainous people and with their perfect terrain, they were able to resist most invasions successfully and have a long history of their successful warfare skills.
2 – Nubian people: Probably the most unrated tribe on the list. They are famously known for establishing the Kush Kingdom which was the longest lasted Kingdom in Africa. The Kush Kingdom successfully resisted all foreign invaders from the middle east to Europe and successfully conquered and ruled the Egyptian Empire. They also defeated and resisted the Arab caliphate and eventually converted to Islam in peace.
1- Somali people: They are undisputedly the most powerful African tribe there can ever be. Their military warfare skills and tactics are some of the best in the continent and oldest dating back to the Land of Punt where they sent their powerful mercenaries to Egypt defeating the ancient Hittites. They occupy the largest territories in Africa scattered in 4 countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti. They are extremely fierce herders and great traders having the richest maritime culture & history in Africa. They were the first Africans to conduct in a naval warfare especially against a European superpower like the Portuguese Empire in the medieval times defeating them in a naval combat during the Ajuran-Portuguese wars and successfully resisting the Oromo expansion where they conquered their territories and forced Islam upon them. They were the first Africans to acquire modern weapons during the medieval period with their powerful Somali commander called Ahmed Gurrey who conquered and colonized Abyssinia for 14 years. They’ve established the most powerful kingdom known as the Ajuran Empire in the medieval times that established the most colonies in the entire African history across Africa to the Indian ocean and equally dominated the Indian ocean trade. They’ve conducted naval expedition as far as Southeast Asia exercising its power. They are the oldest Muslims in Africa and largest Muslims in East Africa and famously known for spreading Islam across Africa through trade or by brute force. They’ve historically forced many powerful Arab rulers to submit tribute in the most embarrassing manner and at the same time sacking many wealthy Arab ports. They are also historically the most brutal slave owners in Africa where they would establish slave colonies or raid local Bantus and Nilotic subjects”.
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وافاني الصديق الدكتور عبدالفتاح نور أحمد، وزير الإعلام في ولاية بونتلاند الصومالية، بمقطع عن تغطية التلفزيون الرسمي للولاية لوصول مساعدات طبية من دولة الإمارات لدعم الأطقم الطبية هناك على التصدي لفيروس كورونا المستجد كوفيد 19، رغم عدم تسجيل أية إصابة هناك حتى الآن -ولله الحمد- وإنما كخطوة احترازية، بما يعبر عن رؤية تنطلق منها الإمارات في مساعدة الأشقاء والأصدقاء على تحصين مجتمعاتهم من جائحة تفتك بالعالم.
احتوى المقطع على رسالة شكر من سعيد عبدالله ديني، رئيس وزراء ولاية «بونتلاند»، يعبر فيها وأعضاء حكومته عن الشكر والامتنان لدولة الإمارات، قيادة وحكومة وشعباً، على هذا الموقف الأخوي والإنساني النبيل، وهو ليس بالغريب على أبناء الإمارات تجاه شعب شقيق تربطنا به علاقات تاريخية ضاربة الجذور في القدم، كما قال وزير إعلام الولاية في التغطية المتلفزة لوصول الإمدادات الإغاثية الإماراتية.
الكثير من أبناء الجيل الحالي لا يعرفون شيئاً عن تلك الروابط التاريخية، فقد كان الميناء الرئيس للولاية «بوصاصو» يسمى «بندر قاسم»، واُستخدم محطة لأسطول القواسم. كما أن قبائل المنطقة «الدارود» يتحدرون من جنوب شرق الجزيرة العربية، تحديداً بلاد المهرة وجزيرة سقطرى.
تذكر كتب التاريخ أن قدماء الفراعنة أول من أشار لهذه المنطقة باسم «بلاد بونت»، يقول عالم الآثار المصري الشهير زاهي حواس إن «رحلة الملكة حتشبسوت إلى بلاد بونت تعتبر من أهم الأحداث التى حدثت خلال حكم الملكة لمصر وهي رحلة تجارية حدثت في العام الثامن من حكمها (القرن الرابع عشر قبل الميلاد)، وقد علمنا ذلك من الكتابات التي قامت الملكة بسردها على جدران معبدها بالدير البحري. وقد ذكرت في بداية هذه الكتابات أن الإله آمون هو من أوحى لها بالقيام بالرحلة وأمرها أن تذهب إلى بلاد بونت لكي تحضر البخور والأصباغ والعطور اللازمة لممارسة الطقوس الإلهية».
في أوقات المحن والشدائد تظهر معادن ومواقف الرجال، وفي هذا الوقت العصيب الذي تمر به البشرية سيذكر التاريخ بكل الإجلال والتقدير المواقف الناصعة لصاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، ولي عهد أبوظبي نائب القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة، ووقفة الإمارات مع الشقيق والصديق.
لأهلنا وأشقائنا وأصدقائنا في كل مكان نقول «لا شكر على واجب»، حفظ الله الإمارات.
https://www.alittihad.ae/writerarticle/21407/2020/شكر-من-بلاد-بونت-
The friend, Dr. Abdel Fattah Nour Ahmed, Minister of Information in the Somali state of Puntland, gave me a clip on the state’s official television coverage of medical aid arriving from the UAE to support medical teams there to tackle the new Corona virus as a benefit of 19, although no infection has been recorded there yet – praise be to God – Rather, as a precautionary step, in a way that reflects the vision of the Emirates in helping brothers and friends fortify their societies from a pandemic that kills the world.
The passage contained a letter of thanks from Saeed Abdullah Dini, Prime Minister [President] of the “Puntland State”, in which he and the members of his government express their gratitude and gratitude to the UAE, leadership, government and people for this noble and humane stance, and he is no stranger to the people of the Emirates towards a brotherly people with whom we have ties A historic roots in the foot, as stated by the Minister of State Information in the televised coverage of the arrival of Emirati relief supplies.
Many of the people of the current generation do not know anything about these historical ties. The main port of the state, Bossaso, was called Bandar Qasim, and a station was used for the Qawasim fleet. Also, the tribes of the region “Al-Darud” descend from the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula, specifically the lands of Al-Mahra and Socotra.
History books mention that the ancient Pharaohs first referred to this region as “Puntland”, the famous Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawas says that “Queen Hatshepsut’s trip to Puntland is one of the most important events that occurred during the rule of the Queen to Egypt and it is a commercial trip that occurred in the eighth year of Her rule (the fourteenth century BC), and we learned this from the writings that the Queen narrated on the walls of her temple in Deir el-Bahri. I mentioned at the beginning of these writings that it was God Amun who inspired her to make the journey and ordered her to go to Puntland in order to bring incense, dyes and perfumes necessary for the practice of divine rituals.
In times of adversity and adversity, the minerals and attitudes of men appear, and in this difficult time that humanity is going through, history will remember with all due respect and appreciation the clear attitudes of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and the UAE stand with brother and friend.
For our people, brothers, and friends everywhere we say “No thanks for duty”, may God protect the Emirates.
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Reports indicate that there are disgruntled militia elements in Garowe tonight. Initial still sketchy reports say they were brought in from Nugal Region countryside in support of owners of illegal properties recently dismantled by the Local Garowe Government.
Security forces engaged in enforcing the curfew to prevent the spread of COVID-19 were reported to be avoiding clashes and confrontation with the lawless countryside militia, the so-called “Marya Calas” (Dress-stained).
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“This how people in Mogadishu responded after authorities try to close Masjid Marwas today at Jummah prayer to prevent and slow the spread of the virus. I hope people with wisdom [would] prevail”.
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Global coronavirus deaths surge past 100,000, doubling in nearly a week https://flip.it/I.VojG
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Saudi Coronavirus Infections
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Unconfirmed reports say that Puntland President, Said Abdullahi Deni, is scheduled to travel to Mogadishu this month, most probably on the 18th of April, 2020.
Earlier, in the aftermath of Puntland Consultative Conference last month, the President had indicated his intention to visit Mogadishu for talks with the leaders of Federal Government and Federal Member States to pave the way for a Puntland proposal on a wider consultative Conference by all stakeholders of the Somali State.
From therein ensued a controversy on the objectives of the President’s announcement, given the strong language used in the final communique of Garowe Consultative Conference with regards to the relationships between Puntland Government and current leaders of the FGS. Spokesmen of Puntland Administration sought to clarify their position a number of times on the controversy.
It is still unclear whether all the leaders of FMSs would join President Deni in Mogadishu as it is known that Jubaland President, Ahmed Madoobe, has equally bad relations with Mogadishu Federal Administration.
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Waxaan kasoo duulay Vancouver, Kanada, via London, UK. Waxay ahayd Oktoobar 1995. Waxan go’aansaday in aan dalkayka Soomaaliya dib ugu soo laabto. Weli waxaa socda dagaalkii Sokeeye. Markaa, Xamar waxay ahayd bal-galeen la isku baaba’ay. Waqooyi Bari Soonaaliya khilaaf siyaasadeed oo xoogan baa ka jirey.
Waxan kusoo talagay in aan Imaaraadka shaqo ka holiyo, ugu horayn, inta aanan tegin gobollada Waqooyi Bari. Waxaan yaraha ku hakaday London mudo dhawr bilood ah.
Waxaan ahaa doob gaamuray, oo malaha u baahan in uu qoys yeesho iyo murwo uu salaadda ku dhawrto. Waxaan London iska helay Murwadeyda berri ee ii dhalidoonta Cawo, Osob iyo Caasha, Ismahaan Cabdirahmaan Bootaan (Indhaciiro).
Meherka iyo aqal-galka kahor, ayaa Murwo Ismahaan iyo anigu habayn gurigayaga Xaafadda Brixton ku casunay Maxamuud Ismaaciil Xuseen (Xudeydi), aabihii guitar-ka Soonaaliya. AHN, Xudeydi wuxu ahaa fanaan habaynkii oo dhan soo jeeda, guitar-kana tumayaa kala joogsi-la’aan.
Ujeedada casumaadayadu Waxay ahayd in aan ku qancino Xudeydii kasoo qaybgalka Arooskayaga London, oo isaguna ku noolaa. Habaynkii Xudeydi, Ismahaan iyo anigu waa wada dhafaray. Aroor hore, ayaan Xudeydi sii mariyey ATM-ka Bangigii loo yaqaanay Midlands, ayadoo gacanteydu ayan masuugeen.
Xudeydii ka qaybgalka arooskayagii waa u gooyey. Mar hadaan saa u hagaajiyey, waa imariweyday sababta uu Xudeydi nooga af-gambisaday.
Waa dambe ayaan ogaaday sababta uu Xudeydi arooska ugu gooyey. Ileen fanaanku, intii anan guursan Murwada, ayuu horey u caashaqsanaa, oo wuxuuba isu qaatay dhibane jacaykiisii laga dhacay.
Alle hawnaxariisto marxuunka.
Qore: Ismail Xaaji Warsame
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يعيش العالم اليوم حالة من الفزع والقلق إثر انتشار الوباء العالمي “Covid-19” في جميع القارات وغالبية دول العالم، وكنتيجة للعولمة فقد تفشى الفيروس بسرعة رهيبة بين كافة الشعوب في العالم، وقد وصل إلى الصومال في السادس عشر من مارس 2020م حيث اكتشفت أول حالة مصابة بالفيروس في مطار مقديشو، ثم توالت الحالات حتى وصلت اليوم إلى 5 حالات، مع ترقب اكتشاف حالات جديدة، واحتمال وجود حالات غير مكتشفة في طول البلاد وعرضها، وفي ظل ذلك نلقي الضوء في هذه الدراسة على أزمة الغذاء المرتقبة في الصومال، كنتيجة لانكماش العولمة وتراجع التجارة العالمية بسبب الفيروس.ولكي نتعرف على حقيقة أزمة الغذاء وتأثيرها على المواطنين، سنتحدث عن مقوّمات المعيشة في الصومال، ومصادر الغذاء التي يعتمد عليها الصوماليون، ثم نعرّج على الأسباب التي تحول دون تحقيق الاكتفاء الذاتي في الصومال، وما هي الآثار الغذائية المحتملة للفيروس على الصوماليين.لقراءة المزيد، انقر على الرابط أعلاه.
I have been keeping this newspaper cartoon clip safely since 2005. What is your takeaway from this cartoon?
Let me give you a description of the Standard Newspaper Cartoon. People fighting at top are the TFG members of Parliament. President KIBAKI is sending AYA off, saying Nairobi can’t handle two local heads of State and AYA has to go.
AYA isn’t sure which way he could head to: Jowhar, Djibouti or Addis Ababa. It was in 2005.
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Today’s Headlines April 6, 2020 Top U.S. health officials are warning of a difficult week ahead in the coronavirus crisis. TOP STORIES The ‘Hardest, Saddest’ Days Ahead With the U.S. coronavirus death toll nearing 10,000 people yesterday, Surgeon Gen. Jerome Adams warned that the coming week will be “the hardest and saddest of most Americans’ lives.” He likened the projected loss of life to “our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment.” He was not alone in that assessment. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, predicted that the next eight or nine days would be “shocking to some.” His advice: “Just buckle down, continue to mitigate, continue to do the physical separation, because we’ve got to get through this week that’s coming up.” As for President Trump‘s message? On Saturday, he said America’s “toughest week” of the coronavirus crisis is coming up, but by Sunday, he was largely eschewing talk of dire days, instead expressing hopes for a “leveling-off in the hottest spots” of infection. Trump also continued to push back against criticism of his administration’s performance, including states being forced to compete against one another and an Associated Press report showing federal agencies largely waited until mid-March to begin placing bulk orders of N95 respirator masks, ventilators and other equipment needed by front-line healthcare workers. In Europe, the picture was mixed. Deaths were still climbing in the United Kingdom, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized and Queen Elizabeth II tried rallying the nation. But Italy — the European epicenter — said Sunday that its daily toll was at a two-week low, with officials crediting strict lockdowns for seemingly slowing the progress of new infections. Hard-hit Spain, too, reported signs of a leveling-off. The Search for Treatments Over the past several days, Trump has repeatedly touted chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine — used to treat malaria, rheumatoid arthritis and the autoimmune disease lupus — as a potential “game changer.” But those are far from the only drugs that scientists are testing in hopes of finding a proven, effective treatment for COVID-19. Among the best known are some antiviral medications — remdesivir, lopinavir and ritonavir — that were developed to treat Ebola and AIDS, along with a range of less celebrated drugs and therapies. Inhaled nitric oxide is also being tested as an experimental treatment for COVID-19 and may prove helpful in protecting healthcare workers on the front line of the pandemic from getting sick. Church Vs. Stay at Home Trump tweeted this weekend that he would be “tuning in” on Sunday to listen to Greg Laurie, the Southern California megachurch pastor who organizes the annual Harvest Crusade. Laurie held online services from his empty Riverside campus, which would normally be bustling. But across the country, including in California, pastors have revolted against stay-at-home orders, pitting public health concerns against claims of religious freedom. At the Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Thousand Oaks, the congregants lined up six feet apart on Palm Sunday, waiting to take communion from Pastor Rob McCoy, who resigned his position on the Thousand Oaks City Council to violate stay-at-home orders. In the church parking lot, protesters lined up their cars and honked their horns, disturbed that the church would so brazenly flout stay-at-home orders from Ventura County and the state, put in place to battle the coronavirus pandemic. And in Lodi, police officers greeted the pastor of Cross Culture Christian Centerabout an hour before he intended to hold an in-person service. More Top Coronavirus Headlines — In a bid to slow the coronavirus, California judicial leaders are expected today to adopt a statewide emergency order setting bail at zero for misdemeanor and lower-level felony offenses. They may also suspend evictions and foreclosures and allow for the expansion of court hearings held by video or telephone. — While efforts to prevent the coronavirus’ spread by reducing the adult prison population are underway, policies for the early release of juvenile detainees are more complicated. That’s leaving hundreds of them in L.A. County detention centers, which have barred in-person family visits and those of community-based organizations. — Nursing homes and assisted-living centers across California continue to see significant increases in coronavirus cases, alarming officials who are trying to slow the spread. — How can the same virus affect people so differently — killing some while leaving others blissfully unaware that they have been infected at all? Two infectious disease experts outline the unknowns. — School from home is the new reality. What will the next three months look like? It’s uncharted territory. — A federal investigation is underway after 39 million masks never materialized at hospitals. Plus, here are some tips on getting through the days ahead. For more, sign up for Coronavirus Today, a special edition of The Times’ Health and Science newsletter. 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Non-white communities could be at greater risk of coronavirus, report finds Comment A nurse takes a swab at a Covid-19 drive-through testing station for NHS staff (Picture: Getty) Share this article via facebookShare this article via twitter 191 SHARES Joe Roberts Monday 6 Apr 2020 7:43 am Non-white communities could be at greater risk of developing critical coronavirus, new data suggests. Around a third of people analysed who were critically ill with Covid-19 were from black, Asian or minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds. Of 2,249 critically ill coronavirus patients analysed by the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC), more than 30% were from BME backgrounds, compared to 64.8% white. A total of 13.8% were Asian, 13.6% were recorded as black and 6.6% described themselves as other. Researchers say they want to find out more about the worrying trend (Picture: PA) BME communities represent around 13% of the UK population according to the 2011 census. The figures have been noticed by the South Asian Health Foundation (SAHF) who had previously highlighted anecdotal suggestions that disproportionate numbers of younger South Asian people were critically ill with the virus. For our Coronavirus live blog click here. For all the latest news and updates on Coronavirus, click here. Scientists are now telling people to take advice of messages on social distancing to prevent the spread of the disease. Kamlesh Khunti, professor in primary care diabetes and vascular medicine at the University of Leicester, said researchers want to learn more about the trend. He said: ‘We have been concerned about this issue based on anecdotal reports and now this data is showing a signal regarding what we have been saying. MORE: UK Lockdown could be lifted soon if you ‘play your part and stay at home’ ‘This is a signal, but at this stage that’s all it is. ‘We now need more data, so we are therefore embarking on a mission to learn more through research.’ Wasim Hanif, professor of diabetes and endocrinology at University Hospitals Birmingham, urged everyone to ‘respect the Government’s public health messages’. He said: ‘By following some simple measures, we all have the best chance of staying healthy, and in doing so, help ease the pressure on the NHS
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Puntland is not Coronavirus-free, according to discrete information obtained by Warsame Digital Media. There are at least two persons now suffering from the virus in Garowe alone, based on the information provided by people, who are familiar with the infected persons. These sick individuals aren’t in isolation and still are at large. The probability is that there could be more people with similar infections. But, nobody knows for sure how many others are out there as there is no capability in Puntland Health Sector to test people for Coronavirus infections.
It looks, therefore, that people within the Somali diaspora know better who is suffering from the deadly virus among their family members, relatives and friends here at home in Somalia.
This news reminds me of a recent interview by Burundi Health Minister, who had stated that the reason why Burundi didn’t have a single person reportedly infected was that Burundi didn’t have test kits to gauge into the existence of infected persons. That statement obviously holds the truth here too.
People should stay at home to avoid public gathering and often wash hands.
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There are renewed clan and political conflicts within, on the one hand, and politically motivated interference by the Federal Government to unseat Ahmed Madoobe, exploiting the political dispute resulting from recent Jubaland election, in which Ahmed Madoobe claimed the presidency for the 3rd time, on the other hand.
Recent reports allege that there were political reconciliation efforts to bring Ahmed Madoobe, Seeraar and Xidig together on terms unknown outside the Federal Government and the leaders of Somali origin in Kenya.
Some reports indicate that there were Federal Government intrigues to depose Madoobe under secret talks, while keeping up military pressure in Gedo Region to squeeze Madoobe into a corner and up against the wall to resign.
Whatever the reports may say, there is no doubt that Madoobe is in trouble and fighting for his survival.
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When Religion and Culture Kill: COVID-19 in the Somali Diaspora Communities in Sweden
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خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبد الله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود
ملك المملكة العربية السعودية حفظه الله بعين رعايته
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، وبعد:
نرفع لمقامكم السامي الكريم أسمى آيات التحية والتقدير مقرونة بجزيل الشكر وعظيم الامتنان على ترحيبكم الكريم بعقد مؤتمر المصالحة الوطنية في الصومال في المملكة واستضافته لإتمام وإنجاز ما تم التوصل إليه من اتفاق، ورعاية مراسم توقيعه، ومباركتكم يحفظكم الله له ، ولقد كان لكرم الضيافة وحسن الوفادة والجهود المخلصة والرأي الحصيف الدور الفاعل “بعد توفيق الله” في إتمام هذا الإنجاز التاريخي والاتفاق المشرف لإنقاذ بلدكم الثاني “الصومال” من مآس عانى منها كثيرا وطويلا، ولتضيف لبنة في نهج المملكة العربية السعودية نحو رأب الصدع ولم شمل الأمتين العربية والإسلامية، من خلال جهود تذكر لكم فتشكر وتُخلد بأحرف من نور.
خادم الحرمين الشريفين
قلتم يحفظكم الله في خطابكم السامي الكريم ( إن الوصول إلى الاتفاق خطوة أولى ولا بد أن يعقبها التزام كامل ببنوده وأحكامه ، وعمل جاد لوضعها موضع التنفيذ ) وإننا بإذن الله لعازمون على الالتزام به والعمل على تنفيذه مستبشرين بتفاؤلكم مستنيرين بتوجيهاتكم متطلعين إلى دعمكم لمواجهة ما قد يعترض مسيرتنا نحو الأمن والاستقرار والتنمية والبناء، وإننا يا خادم الحرمين الشريفين ندرك بوعي تام ما آلت إليه الأمور من الناحية الأمنية في الصومال، ولهذا السبب قامت جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية بتوقيع عقد مع شركة سعودية متخصصة ,شركة آنظمة الالكثرونيات العلمية، صندوق البريد: ١٢٦٤, الخبر،٣١٩٥٢ , المملكة العربية السعودية, للقيام بتنفيذ ثلاث مشروعات أمنية هامه للغاية للصومال وهي :
– توفير الترابط المباشر بين موقع أو مكان مكتب الرئيس و مختلف الوزارات أو المكاتب التنفيذية داخل الحكومة.
– الربط ما بين المستشفيات والعيادات الوطنيه فى جميع انحاء البلاد للتمكن من امدادات الخدمات للمستشفيات الطبية للموظفين و اتصالها بالعيادات الناءيه.
– اداره مركزية لدعم و ادارة الخدمات ما بين مختلف النظم في شبكة بلاد واحدة.
– معرف نظام امين و موثوق به لتمكين خدمات والمعاملات الخاصة بالتوثيق لقوات الامن الصوماليه الوطنية
– التمكن من توفير الحمايه الكاملة للحدود والمياه الاقليمية
وإن حكومة الصومال يا خادم الحرمين الشريفين لتخشى من تعثر تلك المشروعات أمام قلة الموارد المالية اللازمة لتأمين هذه المتطلبات في الوقت الراهن، ولأهميتها حيث تأتي في على رأس قائمة الأولويات الأمنية نتطلع والشعب الصومالي لدعمكم المعهود بالتوجيه بتمويل تكاليف المشروعات آنفة الذكر والبالغة في حدود (150,000,000.00) مائة خمسون مليون دولار أمريكي كهدية منكم ومن شعبكم الأبي وحكومتكم الرشيدة للشعب الصومالي الذي أصبح أمنه واستقراره يشكل له هاجسا يتطلع قبل كل شيء إلى تحقيقه ولو بشكل نسبي مبدئياً وهو ما رأيناه في المشاريع المطروحة على أنظاركم الكريمةً. وتفضلوا رعاكم الله بقبول فائق التحية وعظيم التقدير.
أخوكم
عبدالله يوسف أحمد
رئيس جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية
Translation into English
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
The King of Saudi Arabia, may God protect him with his care.
Peace be upon you and God’s mercy and blessings be upon you:
We would like to extend our sincere greetings and appreciation to you, and to express our gratitude to you for holding the National Reconciliation Conference in Somalia in the Kingdom and to host it to complete and accomplish the agreement reached, and to sponsor the signing ceremony, and may God bless you. Sincere and prudent opinion The active role “after the success of God” in the completion of this historic achievement and honorable agreement to save your second country “Somalia” from the tragedies suffered much and long, and to add a brick in the approach of Saudi Arabia towards bridging the rift and reunification of the Arab nations and the Illiteracy, through you remember Vckr and perpetuate letters of light efforts.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
You said God bless you in your noble speech (reaching the agreement is a first step and must be followed by a full commitment to its terms and provisions, and serious work to put them into practice) and we, God willing, to resolve to adhere to and work to implement it, The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is fully aware of the security situation in Somalia. For this reason, the Federal Republic of Somalia has signed a contract with a specialized Saudi company, Scientific Scientific Systems, Email: 1264, Al Khobar, 31952, Saudi Arabia, to carry out three very important security projects for Somalia, namely:
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