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Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (6 April 2021)
Active cases: 287 New cases: 59 New tests: 1306 Total confirmed: 5,564 Recovered: 5,111 (+25) Deaths: 166 (+0) Vaccinated: 12,674Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (31 March 2021)
Active cases: 224 New cases: 12 New tests: 361 Total confirmed: 5,459 Recovered: 5,070 (+10) Deaths: 165 (+0) Vaccinated: 6,833Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (30 March 2021)
Active cases: 222 New cases: 27 New tests: 488 Total confirmed: 5,447 Recovered: 5,060 (+10) Deaths: 165 (+1) Vaccinated: 6,833Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (28 March 2021)
Active cases: 206 New cases: 19 New tests: 462 Total confirmed: 5,420 Recovered: 5,050 (+20) Deaths: 164 (+1) Vaccinated: 5,345Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (21 March 2021)
Active cases: 219 New cases: 39 New tests: 454 Total confirmed: 5,255 Recovered: 4,875 (+115) Deaths: 161 (+1)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

IMF Executive Board Completes First Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for The Gambia, and Approves US$28.8 Million Disbursement
January 15, 2021 The IMF Executive Board decision allows for an immediate disbursement of about US$28.8 million to The Gambia to help meet the country’s financing needs and support social spending and the post-pandemic recovery. The COVID-19...

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (22 February 2021)
Active cases: 377 New cases: 58 New tests: 1,310 Total confirmed: 4,612 Recovered: 4,089 (+78) Deaths: 146 (+2)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (18 February 2021)
Active cases: 467 New cases: 33 New tests: 291 Total confirmed: 4,543 Recovered: 3,933 (+10) Deaths: 143 (+4)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (8 February 2021)
Active cases: 276 New cases: 65 New tests: 819 Total confirmed: 4,302 Recovered: 3,891 (+5) Deaths: 135 (+1)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

The Gambia : First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, Financing Assurances Review, and Request for Augmentation of Access and a Waiver of Nonobservance of a Performance Criterion-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the…
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Publication Date: January 28, 2021 Electronic Access: Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The IMF Executive Board approved, on March 23, 2020, a...

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (25 January 2021)
Active cases: 155 New cases: 36 New tests: 997 Total confirmed: 4,008 Recovered: 3,722 (+19) Deaths: 128 (+0)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: The variant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus first detected in the United Kingdom has been identified during sequencing in positive specimens at the National Public Health Laboratory Services
Download logo The Ministry Of Health hereby informs the general public that, the Variant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus first detected in the United Kingdom has been identified during sequencing in positive specimens at the National Public Health...

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (20 January 2021)
Active cases: 123 New cases: 12 New tests: 347 Total confirmed: 3,950 Recovered: 3,697 (+0) Deaths: 128 (+0) Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (19 January 2021)
Active cases: 111 New cases: 5 New tests: 250 Total confirmed: 3,938 Recovered: 3,697 (+0) Deaths: 128 (+0)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (18 January 2021)
Active cases: 106 New cases: 23 New tests: 643 Total confirmed: 3933 Recovered: 3697 (+5) Deaths: 128 (+1)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (16 January 2021)
Active cases: 89 New cases: 13 New tests: 409 Total confirmed: 3,910 Recovered: 3,692 (+3) Deaths 127 (+0)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (15 January 2021)
Active cases: 79 New cases: 4 New tests: 251 Total confirmed: 3,897 Recovered: 3,689 (+0) Deaths 127 (+0)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.

Gambia ratifies the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration
Download logo On 28 September 2018, Gambia ratified the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (the “Mauritius Convention on Transparency"). Gambia is the fifth State after Canada, Cameroon, Mauritius...

Switzerland and The Gambia sign cooperation agreements on migration and civil aviation
Download logo On 12 January Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, as vice president of the Federal Council, and Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter signed two cooperation agreements – on civil aviation and on migration – during the official visit...

Coronavirus - Gambia: COVID-19 update (14 January 2021)
Active cases: 75 New cases: 3 New tests: 194 Total confirmed: 3,893 Recovered: 3,689 (+8) Deaths 127 (+1)Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, The Gambia.