May 3 - 2021 EL OBEID / ATBARA / DONGOLA / SENNAR
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The Health Emergency Committee in North Kordofan has declared a State of Health Emergency in response to the sharp rise in COVID-19 infections during April. Northern State has also reported dozens of new cases. In Sennar, medics cancelled their strike after the authorities agreed to offer them more protection on the work floor.
At a meeting on Saturday, the decision regarding North Kordofan by the Health Emergency Committee includes banning of all social, political, and tribal gatherings in governmental and private institutions, in addition to banning collective breaking of the fast of Ramadan. Prayers in mosques are to be reduced to a maximum of 15 minutes, with the obligation to wear face masks and use hand sanitisers.