The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, announced on 14 March 2020 that the virus had reached Namibia. A Romanian couple constituted the two first cases and recovered after 79 days after their initial diagnosis.
On 17 March 2020, President Hage Geingob declared a which caused the closure of all borders, suspension of gatherings and economic related resolutions.
No infections were reported from 6 April 2020 to 20 May 2020, however there was a notable increase in cases after this period - possibly due to local transmission.
As of August 2020, Namibia was within the top 20 number of countries with the most COVID-19 cases reported in Africa.
A total of 166 health care workers tested positive for the virus, increasing the pressure on the health system given that a shortage of health care workers existed even before the pandemic.
On 31 July, the Health Minister announced a small end in quarantine protocols that would account for faster recovery rates. Patients with a positive COVID-19 result will automatically be regarded as recovered 10 days after their infection, given that they do not display symptoms anymore.
Vaccinations started on 19 March 2021, initially with 100,000 doses of the donated by China and 24,000 doses of the purchased through COVAX.
Run out
A run out is a way of getting a batter out in cricket. It involves hitting a wicket with the ball when no batsman is in the ground of that wicket; the batsman who is out is the one who is nearest to that ground, or if both batsmen are in a ground, the batsman who reached that ground second. Run outs can happen when batters are trying to score runs by running between the two grounds.
When a bowler is readying himself to bowl, the ball becomes live; if the nonstriker leaves the ground at the bowler's end before the bowler has thrown the ball, then the bowler can hit the wicket in this ground with the ball to "mankad" the nonstriker.
A stumping is a special type of run out in which the wicketkeeper (the fielder with gloves behind the striking batter) hits the wicket in the ground at the striker's end with the ball when the striker is out of that ground.
Stumpings are not allowed on no-balls; a striker who is not trying to run can only be run out on a no-ball if the wicketkeeper has another fielder help him.
Bowled
In cricket, a batter can be out bowled if the bowler delivers the ball to the batter and it hits the wicket behind the batter before touching anyone other than the batter. When the wicket is hit, one of its 5 sticks must fall to the ground for the batter to be out. A batter can't be bowled if the ball was not delivered legally.
A batter can also be out leg before wicket (LBW) if they use their body to prevent the ball from hitting the wicket.
South American sea lion
The South American sea lion ("Otaria flavescens"), is a type of sea lion. It is also called the Southern Sea lion and the Patagonian sea lion. The South American fur sea lion is found on the Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Chilean, Falkland Islands, Argentinean, Uruguayan, and Southern Brazilian coasts. It is the only member of the genus "Otaria".
Pseudorandom number generator
A pseudorandom number generator is a way that computers generate numbers. Computers aren't good at creating random numbers. We use an "algorithm" to make a random number.
A good analogy is a jar of (numbered) marbles. Humans can reach into the jar and grab "random" marbles. However, to understand pseudo random numbers, we must understand that this process is not random. We decided to reach into the bag based off of our brain giving us a signal to reach in this way, and the marbles themselves being arranged in a certain way.
Pseudo-Random Number Generators tell the computer to position the marbles in some way, and tells the computer to reach in and pick out the "random" marbles.
The initial position of the marbles is called the "seed." The seed is used to create the randomness. To come up with the seed some programs use time of day, while others convert background noise into a number.
When you need to get the next random number ("marble") the generator calculates it with some algorithm. It is based on the previous generated number, in turn, depending on the initial "seed." The algorithm is strict, it will always produce the same sequence of random numbers ("marbles") given the same initial "seed".
Subantarctic fur seal
The subantarctic fur seal ("Arctocephalus tropicalis"), is a type of fur seal. It found in the southern parts of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans.
House of Bruce
The House of Bruce began as the lords of Annandale. The most well known member was King Robert the Bruce. He beat the English army at the Battle of Bannockburn and became king. He died in 1329. He was succeeded by King David II, his son. He was deposed by Edward Balliol.
David II died at Edinburgh Castle at age 46. With him the House of Bruce ended.
African civet
The African civet ("Civettictis civetta") is a large type of civet in the family Viverridae. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa . It is a Least Concern species. In some countries, it is threatened by hunting, and wild African civets are kept for producing civetone to make some types of perfume.
Maverique
Maverique is a term for a non-binary gender identity that is characterized by autonomy and conviction about one's inner sense of self which is not related to or derived from manhood or womanhood, but also is not or a form of agender.
The maverique pride flag is made of three equal stripes. Yellow represents non-binary gender and being separate from male or female. White represents a blank slate and independence from the . Orange represents the inner conviction regarding one's own gender, and the definition of the root word .
This term was coined by Vesper Hill in 2014 to describe their own identity after finding no existing label that did.
Bete-ombro
Bete-ombro, also known as tacobol, bets, or pau na lata, is a Brazilian form of street cricket. There are two teams of two players, one which has the bat, and the other having the ball, and there are two wickets.
A player from one team throws the ball from one wicket to the other, while a player from the other team holding a bat stands at the other wicket. The batter can hit the ball and then run between the wickets to score runs, while his partner does the same but crossing him. If the ball is thrown at a wicket before a player from the batting team gets to it, then the teams swap.
Plaquita
La plaquita or la placa is a form of street cricket played in the Dominican Republic. It involves two teams of two players, and two wickets (which can be license plates, known as "placas" in Spanish). Players from one team run between the wickets to score runs, but can't score anymore if the wicket is hit with the ball when that team's players are too far away from the wicket.
Bottom (TV series)
Bottom is a British television sitcom created by Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall. It was first broadcast on BBC2 between 1992 and 1995. The show stars Edmondson and Mayall as two poor, perverted flatmates in Hammersmith, London. The show uses violent slapstick comedy.
Two stage shows between 1993 and 2003; and one movie, "Guest House Paradiso" (1999), were also made about "Bottom". In 2004, "Bottom" was voted number 45 in a poll for "Britain's Best Sitcom".
'*' = Episodes featuring only the two main characters
<br>'+' = Episodes where no part of the episode is set in the flat
Alexander Taraikovsky
Alexander Taraikovsky (, ) (26 March 1986 – 10 August 2020) was a participant in protests against the false numbers of the 2020 Belarusian presidential election. He was shot dead point-blank (from a very close range) by special forces officers on August 10, 2020, in Minsk. The government-run media tried to present it as something that happened through his own carelessness (failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes).