COVID-19: Sudan sacks governor for refusing to ban religious gathering

General Ahmed Abdun Hammad Mohammed has been removed from his position as the governor of the Sudanese capital Khartoum after refusing to halt religious gather, risking transmission of COVID-19.

Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, according to the BBC, sanctioned the sack of the governor.

As of today, April 17, the Sudanese health ministry has recorded a total of 32 infections and five deaths from the deadly coronavirus.

The BBC reports that General Ahmed refused to implement a decision to ban prayers in mosques and churches due to come into force on Saturday.

There was a clash between the police and supporters of the ousted President Omar al-Bashir earlier in Thursday.

The protesters who were demonstrating against the transitional government's austerity programme were dispersed with teargas by the police.