lockdown Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/lockdown/ The low down on African affairs Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 lockdown Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/lockdown/ 32 32 Ramaphosa’s tough measures against COVID19 are working https://jjcornish.com/2020/04/ramaphosas-tough-measures-against-covid19-are-working/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2020/04/ramaphosas-tough-measures-against-covid19-are-working/ French Ambassador Aurelien Lechevallier says the tough and necessary decisions President Cyril Ramaphosa made to curb the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic seem to be paying off. He says Africa has to learn from the experience in China and Europe. Briefing the media, French Ambassador Aurelien Lechevallier says the lockdown imposed by President Cyril […]

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]]> French Ambassador Aurelien Lechevallier says the tough and necessary decisions President Cyril Ramaphosa made to curb the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic seem to be paying off.

He says Africa has to learn from the experience in China and Europe.

Briefing the media, French Ambassador Aurelien Lechevallier says the lockdown imposed by President Cyril Ramaphosa and other African leaders will hopefully flatten the curve of infections and prevent the numbers from being as high as expected.

(Take in the ambassador clip here)

Lechevallier says he’s not a scientist. and there are a number of factors at stake. 

But the measures and policies such as those taken in South Africa can-play a significant role Fighting COVID 19 requires a strong international response.

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]]> Lightning strike kills 20 in Brazzaville https://jjcornish.com/2020/04/lightning-strike-kills-20-in-brazzaville/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2020/04/lightning-strike-kills-20-in-brazzaville/ A lightning strike sent power cables crashing down killing at least 20 people in the Congolese capital Brazzaville. Some of the injured had to be taken to hospital in private cars because the ambulances could not cope. It was before dawn in the Brazzaville suburb of Kintele when the lightning struck. Residents were about to […]

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]]> A lightning strike sent power cables crashing down killing at least 20 people in the Congolese capital Brazzaville.

Some of the injured had to be taken to hospital in private cars because the ambulances could not cope.

It was before dawn in the Brazzaville suburb of Kintele when the lightning struck.

Residents were about to wake on the first day of their lockdown to curb the COVID19 pandemic.

Eyewitnesses said a falling cable struck a house, starting a fire that killed the occupants.

Heavy rain hampered the rescue work.

People were urged to stay away from the disaster area and the Talangai Reference Hospital treating the injured.

The Republic of Congo has 22 confirmed cases of COVID 19.

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