The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, commended the country's increasing COVID-19 testing capacity as the number of confirmed cases reached 59,648 as of Monday. Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 59,648 after 976 new cases were registered on Monday, the country's Ministry of Health said. 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 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 September 08, 2020 16:07 UTC