04 August 2020

• 6:45 pm

  Germany lifts travel warning for four Turkish regions 

• 6:30 pm

  Interpol warns of 'alarming' cyber threat 

• 6:15 pm

  South African anti-corruption watchdog probes COVID-19 tenders 

• 6:00 pm

  Number of cases in Italy higher than expected - study 

• 5:45 pm

  WHO says only six vaccines are officially on final phase testing 

• 5:30 pm

  Venezuela traders keep working despite outbreak 

• 5:15 pm

  WHO urges caution over Russian vaccine claims 

• 5:00 pm

  Uasin Gishu reported 11 new cases, Machakos-10, Mombasa-9, Samburu-8 and Turkana-7. 

• 4:50 pm

  Kiambu had 35 new cases, Migori-25, Busia-20, Narok-20, Kajiado-16, Laikipia-16, Nakuru-15 and Kakamega-12 

• 4:40 pm

  Nairobi had the highest number of new Covid-19 cases at 373 

• 4:30 pm

  401 of the new cases were male and 204 were female 

• 4:20 pm

  582 of the new cases are Kenyans while 27 are foreigners living in the country 

• 4:10 pm

  4,547 samples tested in the last 24 hours 

• 4:00 pm

  6 patients succumbed to the virus as death toll rises to 388 

• 3:50 pm

  587 patients discharged taking the total recoveries to 9,327 

• 3:45 pm

  Covid-19 cases rise to 23,202 as 605 more test positive 

• 3:40 pm

  Children at risk of contracting infections through poorly disposed masks- CAS Aman 

• 3:35 pm

  Kenyans urged to be cautious on disposal of Covid-19 protective gear 

• 3:30 pm

  We must wear masks and we must wear them properly- CAS Aman 

• 3:15 pm

  23 new coronavirus cases reported in Scotland 

• 3:00 pm

  Nairobi County Assembly under tight police security after last week's chaos 

• 2:45 pm

  Drunk gang of five arrested in Nakuru

• 2:30 pm

  Indonesia reports 1,922 new coronavirus cases, 86 deaths 

• 2:15 pm

  4 officers, 12 suspects test positive for COVID-19 at police station in Kirinyaga 

• 2:00 pm

  Trump demands US cut of Microsoft TikTok deal 

• 1:45 pm

  MP Didmus Barasa granted Sh50,000 bail in matatu fraud case 

• 1:30 pm

  Small traders around Fort Jesus jobless since Covid-19 outbreak 

• 1:15 pm

  Revenue allocation formula deadlock hurting city service delivery 

• 1:00 pm

  Trump uses campaign email to ask supporters to wear face masks 

• 12:45 pm

  UN chief warns the world is facing a "generational catastrophe" on education 

• 12:30 pm

  Hong Kong confirms 80 new virus cases 

• 12:15 pm

  Algeria plans gradual reopening of mosques 

• 12:00 pm

  70 pilots sacked at one of Nigeria’s main airlines 

• 11:45 am

  KDF plane crashes in Somalia  

• 11:30 am

  Philippines orders millions to stay home as global virus cases soar 

• 11:00 am

  Germany already dealing with second coronavirus wave- doctors' union 

• 10:45 am

  Russia reports more than 5,100 new coronavirus cases 

• 10:30 am

  UK risks twice-as-big second COVID wave without better testing- study 

• 10:15 am

  More than 18.28 million people around the world have been diagnosed with Covid-19 

• 10:00 am

  Trump claims US is the 'lowest' when it comes to virus  

• 9:45 am

  Victoria announces new penalties for those avoiding quarantine 

• 9:30 am

  18 Devolution Ministry staffers test positive for virus  

• 9:15 am

  1.6 million Kenyans carry Covid-19 antibodies - study  

• 9:00 am

  Showdown looms as Senate set to debate revenue sharing formula for the 7th time

• 8:45 am

  US reports more than 45,000 new Covid-19 cases, 542 deaths

• 8:30 am

  China reports 36 new coronavirus cases

• 8:15 am

  Mexico Covid-19 fatalities exceed 47,000. Only the US and Brazil have recorded more

• 8:00 am

  Covid-19 deaths in Iran almost 3 times higher than ministry records - BBC investigation

• 7:30 am

  Testing and contact tracing key for reopening schools, two new studies suggest 

• 7:15 am

  Mandating face coverings in public slows Covid-19 case growth rate, research shows