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Here’s how much African airlines will lose if coronavirus is not stopped

It is estimated that African airlines will lose an amount of US$40 million in...

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No serious escalation has been reported despite continent’s close link to China

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‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Coronavirus and the Labor Movement’s Response

On the latest episode of "State of the Unions," podcast co-hosts Julie and Tim talk with M.K. Fletcher, AFL-CIO Safety & Health Specialist, about all things Coronavirus (COVID-19), what the labor movement is doing and how we are responding to ensure that frontline workers' needs are taken care of.

African airlines face Sh4 billion loss after coronavirus

Airlines have suspended or modified flights after the outbreak.

Coronavirus could cost African airlines $40m

The coronavirus epidemic could cost African airlines tens of millions of dollars in revenue this year, a global industry body has said, in a potentially devastating hit to often struggling airlines that count on lucrative Chinese routes to fund their expansion. Airlines around the world have suspended or modified flights amid the outbreak, which began in mainland China at the end of last year and has now spread to more than 60 countries worldwide. The global cost to the aviation industry is projected to be $29 billion this year, the International Air Transport Association has said and at a conference in Addis Ababa on Wednesday (March 4), the organization's special envoy to Africa said African airlines face a hit of as much as $40 million. The IATA had already forecast, before the outbreak, that African airlines would make a loss of around $200 million this year. Tewolde GebreMariam, chief executive of the continent's biggest carrier Ethiopia Airlines, said the company had seen air travel demand decline by 20%. His airline has faced criticism online for not canceling flights to China as Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda have done. On Tuesday (March 3), Kenya also halted direct flights from two cities in northern Italy - the location of the biggest cluster of coronavirus cases in Europe.

Zambia sets up contingency fund to prepare for coronavirus

This was in order to timely protect the public from social, economic and cultural effects that the disease might cause, a government spokesperson said..

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Ethiopian Airlines CEO Wary of 737 Max Return Despite ‘Good’ Ties With Boeing

The head of Ethiopian Airlines Group said the carrier is on decent terms with Boeing Co., yet remains cautious about flying the 737 Max almost one year after the fatal crash that led to the jet’s global grounding.

African airlines face $40m hit in 2020 from coronavirus

Coronavirus disruption could cost African airlines $40 million in revenue this...

Coronavirus: UN postpones conference of ministers slated for Addis Ababa

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has shifted the date for the 2020 edition of Conference of (African) Ministers of Finance

US embassy: Bangladesh among 25 countries at risk of coronavirus

In a press release issued on Tuesday, the embassy said the countries are either affected by COVID-19 or at high risk of its spread

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Coronavirus: Lagos reveals test result of another suspected case

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the Chinese man who arrived in Lagos, aboard an Ethiopian Airline with cough, on March 2,