As the Coronavirus spreads globally, farmers in the Aweil area of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal are not exempted from the impact: preventive measures taken by the government make cultivating land difficult.

Heeding the advice of health experts, community leaders at the Bor protection of  civilians site have forbidden all visitors, thus making it less difficult for people living here to adhere to the necessity of social distancing.

Juba, South Sudan, 5 April 2020: The United Nations in South Sudan has confirmed a case of corona virus disease (COVID-19) among its staff.