Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 35,836 after 1,778 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Thursday, the country’s Ministry of Health said. Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa is currently the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic accounting for about 70 percent of all confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to the Ethiopia Ministry of Health. Amid the rapid spread of the virus in recent weeks, the government is intensifying its mass COVID-19 testing campaign. Ethiopia is also boosting its COVID-19 testing capacity at border points with neighboring countries. As the East African country strengthened the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese engagement has injected much-needed momentum in Ethiopia’s anti-pandemic efforts.

Source: Ethiopian News August 20, 2020 17:15 UTC