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Daniel Semeniworima

1. 2 June 2020Coronavirus don spread reach Russia nuclear shipyard

   Coronavirus don spread to one strategic shipyard for Russia’s Arctic north. Dis na place where dem dey keep dia nuclear-armed submarines which navy make.

   Di place, Sevmash, wey dey di town of Severodvinsk, get nearly 30,000, staff but only half dey go work now, local tori agency Interfax tok.

   By 26 May, 299 don test positive for coronavirus there.

   For anoda town in Zvezdochki, where dem dey repair submarines, about 11,000 workers of di staff get coronavirus. At least one prson don die of Covid-19.

   Russia defence ministry wan start clinical trials of Russian-made vaccine against Covid-19 on 50 volunteers.

   But dem neva give specific details about di vaccine.

2. 2 June 2020Thieves enta South African alcohol shop through tunnel

   Thieves for Johannesburg South Africa don enta one shop where dem dey sell alcohol through tunnelled.

   Dis happun wen dem bin ban di sale of alcohol sake of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

   Now dem don partially lift di restrictions.

   Di manager of di shop just dey discovered wetin happun on Friday, wen she bin return to work to prepare to re-open on Monday.

   Di thieves bin use di electrical and storm-water tunnels under another shopping centre and then break through di concrete floor wey dey solid, e come leave hole. Local tori South African news tok.

   Dem come back several times to steal whiskey, brandy, gin, cider, vodka and beer wey fit cost 300,000 South African rand ($17,000).

3. 2 June 2020Coronavirus patients for Mozambique dey threatened with killing

   Health officials for Mozambique say discrimination against people wey dem suspect to get coronavirus dey grow.

   In di central city of Beira, reports dey come say dem dey threaten those wey dey infected with killing.

   Dis don lead to di fall in di number of pipowey dey go hospital to report sickness.

   Health workers dey try convince communities to get medical help when needed.

   Dis wahala don also make health ministry to reduce di amount of informate wey dem dey release about di disease, plus including not disclosing locations of places where dem confirm cases.

4. 2 June 2020Nigeria get di second highest Covid-19 cases for Africa - WHO

   Nigeria don record di second highest cases of coronavirus for Africa, according to World Health Organization.

   Di health join body announce dis one on Tuesday.

   WHO say di Covid-19 cases for Africa don rise to over 150, 000, as of June 2.

   According to dem na over 150,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases dey for Africa – more dan 63,000 pipo don recover from di disease and 4,200 pipo don die,’’

   Di latest informate from di health join body show say South Africa, Nigeria, and Algeria don report di highest cases for di continent.

   According to di report, South Africa get 34,357 cases and 705 deaths, followed by Nigeria with 10, 578 confirmed cases and 299 deaths, while Algeria get 9,513 confirmed cases and 661 deaths.

   Ghana don report 8,070 cases and 36 deaths, while Cameroon record 6,397 confirmed cases and 191 death.

   Na Lesotho, Seychelles and Namibia get di lowest confirmed cases for di region.

   Tori be say Lesotho get only two confirmed cases with no death, while Seychelles get 11 reported cases and zero death, Namibia record 25 confirmed cases with no death also.

5. 2 June 2020Tokyo draw ear give after sudden increase in coronavirus cases

   Authorities in di Japanese capital, Tokyo, don issue alert after 34 new coronavirus cases dem confirm on Tuesday.

   Dis dey happun one day after dem ease restrictions on businesses like gyms and department stores.

   "Di purpose of dis alert na to make residents dey aware of our situation and urge dem to be careful," Governor Yuriko Koike tok.

   She tok say if cases continue to dey increase, she go consider to bring back di shutdown for di kontri.

   Dis is di first time di number of infections rise above 30 since mid-May. Officials say di cause include nightlife in di Shinjuku area.

   Japan don confirm more than 16,800 cases and 900 deaths from Covid-19.

6. 2 June 2020Plenti traffic as Abu Dhabi dey enforce entry ban to dia kontri

   Fotos from Tuesday in Abu Dhabi dey show plenti queues of cars for one security checkpoint between di emirate and dia neighbour Dubai.

   Abu Dhabi, wey bi di capital of di United Arab Emirates, don enforced one-week ban on traffic into and out of di emirate.

   Di ban, wey start from today, no go also allow pipo to travel inside di kontri main cities. But dem allow movement within cities as long as pipo obey di night curfew.

   People fit apply for permits in exceptional circumstances. And that one go include essential workers and patients wey get chronic diseases and wey get medical appointments.

   Di emirate dey also reopen hotel beaches, museums and sports activities.

   As e bi di UAE don record more than 36,000 cases of coronavirus and 66 don die.

7. 2 June 2020Tokyo give stay at home alert as virus infection increase

   Goment for Tokyo, di capital of Japan don tell im pipo to stay for dia house unless dem get urgent business, plus make dem practice social distancing.

   Di authorities give dis order afta dem record 34 new coronavirus infections, di highest wey dem don record since early May.

   Japan bin lift state of emergency for di capital on May 25.

8. 2 June 2020Ethiopia need 131m face mask to fight Covid-19

   Ethiopia health minister say di kontri need 131 million face masks in di next four months.

   Lia Tadesse, say na hospitals and clinics across di kontri need di face masks.

   Di kontri don begin to manufacture am locally.

   So far, Ethiopia get 1,257 confam cases of coronavirus and 12 deaths, according to World Health Organisation.

9. 2 June 2020Senegal postpone school resumption as test positive

   Senegal goment don postpone school reopening till further notice afta many teachers test positive to Covid-19.

   Goment bin announce say schools go reopen on June 2, afta dem close for weeks sake of lockdown.

   Di ministry of education say teachers test positive for some areas fro di southern part of di kontri but dem no to how many teachers or how many schools dey affected.

   E say President Macky Sall "postpone di restart of classes until later to avoid any risk of spreading di virus for schools."

10. 2 June 2020No new case of Covid-19 for Wuhan China

    Authorities for Wuhan China say dem no get any new cases of coronavirus for di city wia di virus first appear.

    Officials for di city bin test 9.9 million pipo from May 14 reach June 1, as dem begin see some new cases afta di first wave of infections.

    China no dey count cases of pipo wey get di virus but no dey show any symptoms of di disease.

11. 2 June 2020India record ova 8,000 coronavirus cases for one day

    Coronavirus cases for India increase on Monday as di kontri record 8,392 new cases.

    Di number of confamed cases for di kontri now don pass 190,000, including 5,394 pipo wey die with di virus.

    India recently don dey record high number of cases almost every day.

    Last week Saturday, dem bin report new cases, just as India announce new relaxation of im lockdown.

12. 2 June 2020Kenyan boy receive state award for im hand-wash invention

    One Kenyan boy dey among dos wey receive tuale from di goment sake of di hand washing machine im build to epp for di coronavirus pandemic.

    Nine-year-old Stephen Wamukota use wood to lift jerrycan of water and e create handle from which water and soap go dey comot from to avoid contact.

    E tell im mama say, di available hand-washing facilities for im village for western Kenya, dey expose pipo to coronavirus as dem dey touch each other.

    Im father wey be carpenter epp am build di handwashing machine.

    Di boy dey among di 68 pipo wey di goment recognize say epp di kontri pull through di coronavirus pandemic.

    Dem bin receive di inaugural Presidential Uzalendo (Patriotism) Award.

    Kenyans for social media happy for di body.

13. 2 June 2020Uganda postpone school reopening as cases increase

    Uganda President Youweri Museveni don postpone di reopening of schools for final year students for another one month.

    Di president say to reopen schools dey very risky as di kontri no get enough kits to test learners every two weeks.

    Oga Museveni say dem go give villages two television sets to epp school children continue to dey learn book through television.

    Public transport go resume work but dem no go dey carry full load. Tricycles no go fit begin carry passengers but go fit dey carry goods.

    Churches, mosques, bars, nightclubs and gyms go still dey closed for another 21 days. Shopping malls go dey allowed to reopen as long as dem make sure say dia customers dey observe social distancing.

    Di distribution of goment face mask go start dis month and anyone wey no get one to remain for house.

    Uganda for Saturday record 84 new cases of Covid- 19, di highest di kontri get inside one day.

14. 2 June 2020Lagos record nine coronavirus deaths in one day

    Lagos state goment for Nigeria say dem record nine Covid-19 deaths in one day.

    According to one tweet from di state Ministry of Health, update as at 31st May, 2020 show say di state confam 188 new cases of coronavirus infection.

    Di total confam cases for Lagos now na 4,959 wey bring di total number of coronavirus related deaths to 59 for di state.

15. 2 June 2020Tanzania goment say dia coronavirus cases dey reduce

    Tanzania Health Minister, Ummy Mwalimu say coronavirus cases don dey reduce as di kontri commercial centre Dar es Salaam get only four active cases.

    Madam Ummy for one event for Monday say na God save Tanzania from di pandemic. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa dey di event wey happun for Tanga region.

    Di goment stop to dey release coronavirus data since April afta di President John Magufuli accuse health officials say dem dey exaggerate di crisis.

    Last month, US ambassador say hospitals for Dar es Salaam don full, and di chances of catching di virus dey very high but im no provide evidence.

    Di minister say Tanga and Mwanza regions no get any case of coronavirus.

    She tok say coronavirus infections still dey active but she no give any numbers.

    Madam Ummy encourage pipo to continue dey observe all di preventative measures.

    Older students for di kontri go back school for Monday afta di goment say make colleges reopen for final year students.

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18. 1 June 2020Ghost schools for Bamenda, Yaoundé start even as Coronavirus cases di increase

    Na ghost schools for Bamenda for Northwest Cameroon, school pikin dem remain but Yaoundé start school even as Coronavirus cases di increase.

    Goment bi close school for March 17 as one measure for reduce spread for Coronavirus.

    Afta two and half-moons goment decide say make pikin dem for exam class turn back for school dis June 1 for write dia exams.

    Schools di open for taim weh kontri don confirm 6143 cases of covid-19 and fear na say de virus fit spread for schools.

    For Bamenda, Vivian, teacher for government primary school Santa tell BBC News Pidgin say deh no even komot for house as na ghost town.

    “Na only tomorrow we go try go school, today so we for fear say separatist fighters fit kidnap or kill we and deh di stop pipo for go school”.

    For Buea, for Goment Bilingual Grammar School, only seven pikin dem go school even as taxi di move for town and business pipo open dia shops, Mesumbe, teacher, tok.

    Since weh Anglophone crisis start for 2016, some schools dem nova open for more dan three years even before de Coronavirus sick enta kontri.

    But na different story for Yaoundé for public schools, examination classes go school and teaching even start for teach.

    Principal for GBHS Etoug-Ebe, Ngomba Briget Namondo show BBC News Pidgin taps for different part for school for wash hand, how dey di respect social distance for classroom, only 24 students for one class.

    De only challenge bi na say some pikin dem weh deh no suppose go school today bi also dey and school administration tell dem for go back for school.

    Oda private schools for Yaoundé no get taps, but deh get buckets and wata wit soap for wash hand and any man di kam wit e mask from house.

19. 1 June 2020Churches, Mosques, Curfew, Flights fit re-open? See di new goment guidelines on lockdown easing

20. 1 June 2020Rwanda don do about turn on easing of lockdown

    Rwanda don change dia plans to comot coronavirus restrictions today afta den record dia first death from di virus and new cases start to rise.

    Di kontri suppose drop restrictions of travel within provinces and movement for di capital of Kigali as well as okada wey suppose enta back roads today.

    But di prime minister office announce say dem go look di mata again tomorrow.

    According to di health minister, di decision come on top 11 new cases and di death of a 65 year old lorry driver wey become sick for Tanzania.