President Sahlework Zewdie participated in the UNESCO‬ second round video conference aimed at halving the impact of COVID-19 on the global education.

According to Office of the President, during the meeting parties have reached an agreement to draft policy recommendation in the move to ease the long-term impact of COVID-19 on education and development.

The Global Education Coalition launched by UNESCO seeks to facilitate inclusive learning opportunities for children and youth during this period of sudden and unprecedented educational disruption, it was learned.

More than 1.5 billion students and youth across the planet are affected by school and university closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

UNESCO recommended for distance education in remote learning should both alleviate the immediate disruption caused by COVID-19 and establish approaches to develop more open and flexible education systems for the future.

This will help for the continuity of education when so many children can no longer go to school, the office added.

Ethiopia has reported one new case of the coronavirus (COVID-19), out of the 943 samples taken over the past 24 hours.

A 45-year-old British national of Ethiopian origin has tested positive for the virus, said the Ministry of Health in a statement today.

He had a travel history from the United Kingdom (UK) and was in a mandatory quarantine, the statement added.

Nine people have also recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 50.

The total number of confirmed cases now is 124. Deaths remain at 3, with overall test count stands at 14, 588.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed more than 3 million, with more than 207,000 deaths and more than 882,000 recoveries

The 3rd-round medical shipment of Jack Ma Foundation will arrive in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa this afternoon (April 27th).

Representatives from the African Union (AU) and the Ethiopian Government will attend the event to be held at Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services.

The medical supplies donated by Ma foundation include 4.6m masks, 500,000 swabs and test kits, 300 ventilators, 200,000 clothing sets, 200,000 face shields, 2,000 thermal guns, 100 body temperature scanners and 500,000 pairs of gloves.

 

ባለፉት 24 ሰዓት ውስጥ በተደረገ 957 የላቦራቶሪ ምርመራ አንድ ሰው የኮሮና ቫይረስ እንደተገኘበት የኢፌዴሪ የጤና ሚኒስትር ዶክተር ሊያ ታደሰ ገለፁ።

ሚኒስትሯ በአጠቃላይ በኢትዮጵያ የኮሮና ቫይረስ የተገኘባቸው ሰዎች ቁጥር 123 መድረሱን በፌስቡክ ገፀቸው ላይ አስታውቀዋል።

 

The Ministry of Mines and petroleum signed gas commercialization agreement with Chinese firm- Poly GCL Petroleum Investment Ltd, to develop the Ogaden basin’s Calub, Hilala and Shibola gas reserves.

The agreement aimed to utilize natural gas of the area for different purposes and commercialize 4 trillion cubic feet gas to be extracted from the Ogaden reserve sites.

The agreement prioritizes consumption of the natural gases for domestic purposes, the statement from Ministry of Mines and Petroleum indicated.

According to the statement, the gas product reserved for local market will be used as an input for industries engaged in fertilizers and petrochemicals production.

A study suggests that the Ogaden natural gas project will earn Ethiopia close to $6 billion in the next six years.

A number of foreign companies are engaged in exploration and production of natural gases and minerals in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia has confirmed one new case of coronavirus (COVID19), out of the 933 samples tested over the past 24 hours.

This brings the total number of cases to 117.

The country has so far reported three deaths and 21 recoveries from the virus.

According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, more than to 2.7 million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally.

More than 191,000 people have died and more than 751,000 have recovered from the virus.

Ambassador of China to Ethiopia, Tan Jian, handed over medical supplies donated by the Chinese Government to African nations.

The COVID-19 preventive medical equipment was transported from Beijing to Addis Ababa by Ethiopian Airlines.

The equipment distributed to 12 African countries includes infrared thermometers, gloves, masks, gowns, face shields, and coveralls, among others.

Speaking at a handover ceremony held at the Ethiopian Cargo &Logistics Services, ambassador Tan said China will continue to support African countries that stood by its side during testing times.

Ethiopia has reported no new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) today, the first time since it began issuing daily data last month.

Out of the 965 samples taken over the past 24 hours, none of them have tested positive for the virus, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.

The Ministry warned that “zero positive results among 965 tested individuals do not indicate the decline of COVID-19 in Ethiopia.”

Ethiopia has so far reported 116 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with three deaths and 21 recoveries.

According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, more than to 2.6 million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally.

More than 184,000 people have died and more than 723,000 have recovered from the virus.

Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed has held virtual discussion with African Heads of State and leading African businesses.

In a Twitter post, the Prime Minister described the discussion as productive.

“Fruitful followup deliberations with members of the Bureau of the Assembly of the AU, other Heads of State, and more than 20 leading African businesses on the role of the private sector in COVID19 responsiveness,” he said.

The Prime Minister commended the commitment of the African Development Bank, Africa Exim Bank, and other private stakeholders to contribute to the Africa COVID fund and the Africa Center for Disease Control.

As part of efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Dire Dawa city administration has tightened border control.

Lemlem Bezabih, head of the city administration’s health bureau, told FBC that efforts are being made to control the entry of illegal migrants to the country via the Ethio-Djibouti border.

Health workers are conducting surveillance on individuals who had contacts with infected individuals, besides other containment efforts, she said.

However, migrants crossing into the country from Djibouti have been posing challenges to COVID-19 battle, Lemlem indicated.