Botswana: Covid-19 Cases Escalate At 100 Per Day
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Botswana is continuing to move on an upward trajectory with more than 1 000 registered over a 10-day period. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 8, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Botswana: Domestic Tourism Recovering From Covid-19
[Botswana Daily News] Maun -- The tourism industry is said to be gradually recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to domestic tourists. Travel and tourism were among the most affected, as airplanes were grounded, hospitality facilities closed and travel restrictions imposed around the world. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 6, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Botswana: People With Permits Travel Within Stipulated Dates
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Members of the public with permits issued on September 25 have been allowed to proceed with their travel and return within the prescribed period of five days. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 28, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Mass Elephant Die-Off Caused by Cyanobacteria, Officials Say
Tests point to a toxic algal bloom that might have led to the unprecedented deaths of hundreds of African elephants in Botswana earlier this year, but the evidence isn't conclusive. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - September 23, 2020 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news

Botswana: Sekgoma Memorial Ready for Use
[The Patriot] The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Development Mmusi Kgafela handed over the Old Sekgoma Memorial refurbishment Project to the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Serowe on Thursday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 21, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Botswana says it has solved mystery of mass elephant die-off
Elephants may have ingested toxins produced by bacteria found in waterholesHundreds of elephants died in Botswana earlier this year from ingesting toxins produced by cyanobacteria, according to government officials who say they will be testing waterholes for algal blooms next rainy season to reduce the risk of another mass die-off.Themysterious death of 350 elephants in the Okavango delta between May and June baffled conservationists, withleading theories suggesting they were killed by a rodent virus known as EMC (encephalomyocarditis) or toxins from algal blooms.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 21, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Phoebe Weston Tags: Environment Animals World news Botswana Africa Conservation Zoology Biology Science Zimbabwe Source Type: news

Botswana: Pandemic Boosts Cleaning Chemicals Company Sales
[Botswana Daily News] Serinane -- A Serinane based company, 39 cleaning Chemicals, is enjoying its share of profits due to COVID-19 pandemic which is giving it the much-needed boost. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 16, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Botswana: We Shouldn't Be Made to Feel Ashamed of Menstruation, a Normal and Essential Process
[UNFPA] Kenathata Moisakamo was too ashamed to tell her parents that she had started menstruating because of her peers' stories that periods indicate when a girl becomes sexually active. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 12, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Botswana: Official Expresses Worry About Non-Compliance
[Botswana Daily News] Lobatse -- Lack of adherence to COVID-19 regulations by the community could have caused the recent rise in cases, an official of Lobatse District Health Management Team (DHMT) Mr Gaosenye Lechaena, has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 11, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Botswana: Basket Weavers Trust Closes Shop
[Botswana Daily News] Maun -- The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Ngamiland Basket Weavers Trust (NBWT) to close shop. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 11, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Botswana: Some Public Offices Non-Compliant
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The presidential COVID-19 task team has expressed concern about some government departments that flout the COVID-19 health protocols. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 11, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Botswana: Ministry Aims to Reduce Maternal Deaths
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Ministry of Health and Wellness aims to have reduced the maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100 000 live births by 2030 as per the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target of the World Health Organisation (WHO). (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 7, 2020 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Botswana: Target Testing Preferable
[Botswana Daily News] Jwaneng -- Botswana's decision to focus on target testing rather than community testing was informed by scientific findings that coronavirus was highly dynamic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 3, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Botswana: Contact Tracing On for Six Kang Cases
[Botswana Daily News] Hukuntsi -- Contact tracing is ongoing following the registration of six COVID-19 cases in Kang as at August 31, Kgalagadi north district health management coordinator has revealed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 3, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Botswana: Jwaneng to Conduct Covid-19 Testing At Hotspots
[Botswana Daily News] Jwaneng -- Jwaneng Deputy District Commissioner, Mr Lesang Kgomoetsile has said COVID-19 testing will be conducted at some public places considered to be hotspots, as cases surge, in the tiny mining town. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 2, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news