SOMALIA UNIVERSITIES MOVE TEACHING ONLINE AS BUILDINGS CLOSE TO FIGHT COVOD-19
April 2nd, 2020
Universities in Somalia have resorted to online teaching as the country enforces social distancing measures to safeguard citizens from contracting Covid-19, with institutions across this usually fractious country following the lead of the federal government.
It closed all schools and universities under its control for an initial 15 days on March 19, hoping to slowing the disease’s spread. On April 1, this lockdown was extended indefinitely. As of April 6, Somalia had seven recorded cases of Covid-19.
While these precautions are of course sensible, Mahad ...
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