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Ghana has recorded a total of 214 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and five deaths, out of a global count of 1.34m infections and 74,600 fatalities.

Foreign visitors have been prohibited from entering Qatar since March 17, but the Gulf state remains an important aviation transit destination. 

Egypt’s total of 1173 recorded Covid-19 cases and 78 deaths, as of April 5, places Africa's third-most populous country significantly below the global per capita averages for both counts as the pandemic continues to disrupt the global economy.

The implementation of social distancing measures in Bahrain has resulted in a widespread uptake of e-learning solutions, in order to minimise disruption to educational programmes.

Papua New Guinea confirmed its first case of Covid-19 on March 20, involving a foreign mine worker in Morobe Province. This prompted the government to declare a two-week state of emergency commencing March 24, which has since been extended by two months.