Source: Xinhua| 2020-08-16 01:47:57|Editor: huaxiaVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 28,894 after 1,652 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Saturday, the country's Ministry of Health said. On Thursday, the East African country reported more than 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time since the first case of the virus was announced in March. The Ministry of Health on Thursday and Friday reported 1,086 and 1,038 daily COVID-19 positive cases, respectively. Ethiopia is also boosting its COVID-19 testing capacity at border points with neighboring countries. On Monday, the Chinese technology and social media giant, ByteDance, donated 100,000 COVID-19 testing kits in support of Ethiopia's anti-COVID-19 pandemic efforts.

Source: Ethiopian News August 15, 2020 17:57 UTC