The news that some European countries and the U.S. are starting to ease COVID-19 lockdown restrictions as well the low number of confirmed cases reported daily in Ethiopia for successive days should not lull Ethiopians into a false sense of security.

The government must guard against making rash decisions in response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has been devastating the world since the beginning of the year.

The Government of Ethiopia is exerting the maximum effort to combat the coronavirus disease raging across the world and mitigating its devastating impacts. Citizens are supporting it wholeheartedly in its endeavor.

The global COVID-19 pandemic calls for a concerted action on the part of each and every Ethiopian to seek homegrown solutions, complimented by international best practices, before it ravages the economy and social fabric of their beloved country.

The devastating impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on countries with the best medical professionals, teaching and research facilities, and health infrastructure underscores the vital importance of undertaking precautionary steps.

Italians have been dying in staggering numbers ever since the Coronavirus outbreak was reported there due, among others, to their failure to take the necessary measures in time to contain the spread of the contagion.

With the coronavirus spreading globally, it is even more necessary to listen to the information disseminated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other concerned health organizations, attentively.

The plan of the United States, which was using the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) talks as an excuse to promote their own strategic interests, has failed.

Ethiopians, have never negotiated on their country’s sovereignty, at any place or at any time.

Listening to questions posed by citizens and in a bid to widen the political space, the government said it has ordered the release of 63 prisoners and discontinuation of their lawsuits.