On this edition of Africa54, the World Health Organization reports the total number of confirmed corona-virus cases over 124,000 with 4,600 deaths; U.S. President Donald Trump announces a 30-day ban on travel from Europe due to the virus; Ugandan health minister, Dr. Ruth Aceng announces new measures aimed at preventing the COVID-19 virus from entering the country; Psychotherapist, Rowda Abdullahi Olad, returns to Somalia with the intention of offering clinical services.

A54 Business: Women are about half of the world's population, but studies show that less than one-percent of global corporate expenditures go to female-owned businesses. The World economic Forum notes that Africa is working to close its gender gap, but still has a long way to go, despite its wealth of women entrepreneurs. However, increasingly, large corporate businesses are seeing value in women entrepreneurs and say that uplifting women-owned businesses has wider social effects.