Covid-19: More than 700 cases confirmed in Togo, over 590,000 in Africa

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Monday, 13 July 2020 14:16

Covid-19: More than 700 cases confirmed in Togo, over 590,000 in Africa

(Togo First) - Togolese authorities have recently reported that the country has passed 700 Covid-19 confirmed cases. In detail, there are 201 active cases, 494 recovered, and 15 deaths. Overall, the pandemic’s dynamics in Togo remain relatively stable.

Meanwhile, the economy is slowly reopening, with the airport set to resume flights. In this framework, various measures, such as passenger tracking, are being taken to minimize the risk of contagion.

In West Africa, Nigeria has confirmed the most cases, 32,558 (of which around 40% have recovered). Next is Ghana with 24,518 cases (nearly 80% of them recovered), and Côte d’Ivoire (12,766 confirmed cases).

Far behind are Senegal (8,135 cases and 5,169 recoveries), Guinea (6,141 cases and 4,672 recoveries), Mali (2,411 cases and 1,621 recoveries), Guinea Bissau (1,842 cases and 710 recoveries), Sierra Leone (1,635 cases, and 1,123 recoveries), Cape Verde (1,623 cases, 730 recoveries), Benin (1,378 cases and 493 recoveries), Niger (1,099 cases and 976 recoveries), Burkina Faso (1,036 cases, 862 recoveries), and finally Togo with 720 cases and 483 recoveries.

Cases across the continent on the rise, South Africa leading

Over the whole continent, more than 590,000 cases have been confirmed, with South Africa leading. The rainbow nation has confirmed over 276,000 cases so far (45% of total cases in Africa), right before Egypt (82,070 cases), Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria, Cameroon, and Côte d’Ivoire.

In recent days, the number of cases has doubled in 22 African countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the alarming dynamics are attributable to the continent’s fragile health systems. To date, more than 13,000 have people died of Covid-19.

Airborne contagion

Last week, the WHO revealed that the virus could be airborne. If confirmed, this makes the wearing of face masks even more necessary, especially in closed spaces.

U.S, Brazil, and India at the top of the world

Worldwide, the U.S, Brazil (whose president recently tested positive) and India have the most cases - 3.37 million, 1.87 million, and 878,000 respectively.

This is in a context where 12.9 million cases have been confirmed all over the world so far. Out of these, 7.3 million people have recovered and 571,000 died.

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REFORMS OVERVIEW

STARTING A BUSINESS (more info)

At the fifteenth position, worldwide, and first in Africa, under the Starting a Business index of the 2020 Doing Business ranking, Togo sustains its reformative dynamics with more reforms….

ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info)

Compared to some years ago when it was one of the lowest rankers under the Doing Business’ Enforcing Contracts indicator, Togo, leveraging many efforts to improve its business climate, was able to jump significantly on the index in the recent years... .

CONTRACT EXECUTION (more info)

Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts • Creation of chambers of commerce at the Court of Appeal • Civil and commercial cases now handled by distinct clerks • Establishment of commercial courts in Lomé and Kara • Lawyers and bailiffs now have access to the FORSETI COMMERCIAL platform • A maximum period of 100 days was fixed to settle a commercial dispute .

TRADING ACROSS BORDERS (more info)

In comparison to previous years,Togo has significantly improved its ranking under the“Trading across borders” indicator by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

In comparison to previous years, Togo has significantly improved its ranking on the “Trading across borders” index by adopting multiple reforms that focus mainly on the digitalization and reduction in delays, for import and export procedures related to import and export.

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (more info)

After moving from the 133rd to 127th place under the 2020 Doing Business’ construction permit index, Togo intends to reiterate this feat in the coming edition of the global ranking. To this end, it has introduced this year multiple reforms.

GETTING ELECTRICITY (more info)

Over the past two years, Togo’s ranking under the Doing Business’ Getting electricity and water indicator has increased consistently. Owing this performance to multiple reforms aimed at making it easier for businesses to access power and water, Lomé plans to introduce even more reforms this year to keep up its improvements.

REGISTERING A PROPERTY (more info)

Out of all the 'Doing Business’ indicators, Property Registration is where Togo has improved the most since 2018. Indeed, after spending years in the lowest part of this ranking, the country now seeks to beat Rwanda which is the best performer on this index in Africa. To do so, Lomé has been introducing many reforms, with the latest batch implemented this year.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (more info)

From professionalization to digitization, through legislative regulations, Togo’s public procurement framework is constantly being modernized. Several reforms have been implemented to improve the sector much to the benefit of the private sector, which is the focus of the National Development Plan.

PAYING TAXES AND DUTIES (more info)

To improve its business environment, Togo introduced some important reforms related to the payment of tax and duties. From the replacement of some taxes to the cancellation of others through exemptions, the country has only one objective: offer the most attractive tax framework to investors and economic operators. To achieve this, the authorities relied on digitization.