By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, April 6, 2021 – A year after Ethiopia recorded its first case of Covid-19, the virus is spreading at an alarming rate. The number of people entering the intensive care unit (ICU) and the number of deaths have increased in the last couple of …

By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, October 08/2020 – Coronavirus or COVID-19 has brought an unprecedented strain on Ethiopia’s already frail healthcare system and the workers in it. Healthcare professionals have long been voicing their complaints about unfavorable working conditions in the face of the pandemic. The federal ministry of …

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 first report in Ethiopia back in March 2020, the Ethiopian government shut down schools and universities as part of its measures to partially lockdown the country to contain the virus. Many schools in the capital Addis Abeba and elsewhere were subsequently converted into centers …