ISESCO Releases Guidelines in African Languages on Battling Coronavirus
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has released guidelines in local African languages to on how to counter the spread of the coronavirus.
The guidelines are aimed at raising public awareness about the need to observe health instructions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The languages include Hausa, Swahili, Mandinka, Yoruba, Somalian, and Wolof, according to Mapnews website.
The measure has been taken as part of an initiative titled “African Languages, A Bridge to Culture and History.
ISESCO, whose headquarters is in Rabat, Morocco, is affiliated with the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
The number of people tested positive for coronavirus worldwide has surpassed 2.4 million and the death toll has reached 166,000.
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