Six Seychellois citizens who work with one of the ground agents of the Spanish fishing fleet operating in the Seychelles’ waters have tested positive for COVID-19, said the Public Health Commissioner on Wednesday. Jude Gedeon told a press conference that as part of the procedures in place, the Department of Health performed PCR tests on [...]
Air Seychelles plans to extend its special flights to five cities in India, the airline said on Wednesday. The airline said in a communique that it is working closely with the High Commission of India and the Department of Foreign Affairs to plan a series of special flights to Ahmedabad, Cochin, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. [...]
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for the coronavirus after months of downplaying the dangers of the disease, as the United States begins its withdrawal from the World Health Organization despite logging a record number of new infections. The American pull-out from the WHO comes as the UN agency conceded there was "emerging evidence" [...]
The Seychelles’ ruling party, United Seychelles, will announce its vice-presidential candidate during its annual congress on August 1, said a party official. United Seychelles endorsed the incumbent President Danny Faure as the party’s candidate at its 33rd annual congress in August last year and said it will set a date for the designated candidate to [...]
Nearly 50 million Africans could be driven into extreme poverty in the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said Tuesday. Roughly a third of the continent -- 425 million people -- was already expected to live below the international poverty line of $1.90 per day in 2020, the AfDB said [...]
Another 13 seafarers on the Spanish fishing fleet in the Seychelles’ waters have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total positive cases to 83 among the fishermen, a top health official said on Tuesday. In a warning to the Seychellois public, the Public Health Commissioner, Jude Gedeon, told a press conference that authorities are considering [...]
Visitors to Seychelles must follow a set of regulations before their arrival and during their stay to ensure safe health during the COVID-19 pandemic, a top government official said on Tuesday. These regulations will come into force on August 1, when Seychelles reopens its borders to scheduled passenger flights. Only visitors from low- and medium-risk [...]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the US is "looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, over allegations Beijing is using them to spy on users. India has already barred the wildly popular TikTok app over national security and privacy concerns while other countries are reportedly mulling similar measures. Asked on Monday [...]
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a "phased reopening" of the country, with the resumption of international flights from August 1 as well as the lifting of internal travel restrictions. The move comes as pressure mounts to kickstart the country's ailing economy after nearly four months of coronavirus restrictions that have devastated key industries [...]
Nearly 230 Seychellois and more than 170 foreigners in the tourism sector in Seychelles have lost their jobs due to the economic downturn as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, said a top government official. Things could still get considerably worse. In the Department of Employment's forecast, around 4,000 workers might eventually lose their jobs [...]