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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC Declares Fresh New Ebola Outbreak In North-Western City Of Mbandaka
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government declared a new Ebola epidemic on Monday in the western city of Mbandaka…
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WHO Announces Creation Of New Foundation To Fund Global Health Crisis
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday announced the creation of a foundation to channelize new funding sources that could…
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WHO Halts Malaria Drug Hydroxychloroquine Trial For Coronavirus Due To Safety Fears
The World Health Organization (WHO) stopped testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus because of…
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Brazil Surpasses Russia To Report World’s Second-Highest Number Of Covid-19 Cases
With more than 330,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, Brazil on Friday surpassed Russia to become the nation with the second-highest number…
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WHO Alerts About Rare Inflammatory Disease In Children That May Be Linked To Coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called out doctors and world leaders to be on the alert for cases…
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UN Warns Sub-Saharan Africa AIDS Deaths Could Double Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
The United Nations on Monday warned there could be hundreds of thousands of AIDS-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa if there…
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WHO Warns Coronavirus Could Infect Up To 44 Million In Africa In First Year If Not Contained
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday the coronavirus pandemic could likely kill between 83,000 and 190,000 people in…
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Africa CDC Confirms Total Coronavirus Cases Across Africa Hits 50,000 Mark
The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday that Africa is registering a surge in…
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Coronavirus: WHO Says Concerned About Sharp Rise In COVID 19 Cases In West Africa
The World Health Organization on Thursday warned about the possibility of community spread of the coronavirus in a large number…
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WHO Warns Deaths Due To Malaria Could Double In Sub-Saharan Africa Region
The World Health Organization on Thursday warned the number of deaths caused by malaria in sub-Saharan Africa could reach 769,000,…
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WHO Official Forecasts Africa May See Millions Of Coronavirus Cases In Coming Months
A regional World Health Organization (WHO) official on Thursday said the number of coronavirus cases in Africa is likely expected…
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WHO Warns Some African Countries Heading For Peak In Coronavirus Cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Thursday warned that some African countries could see a peak in coronavirus cases…
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WHO Head Assures Africa Will Not Serve As Testing Ground For Coronavirus Vaccine
The World Health Organization head slammed comments made by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could…
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Ivory Coast, Senegal Declare State Of Emergency To Curb Coronavirus Growth
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday declared a state of emergency, imposing curfews and…
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Angola
Angola, Eritrea, And Uganda Report First Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
Angola, Eritrea, and Uganda have reported their first confirmed cases of coronavirus, while Mauritius has recorded its first death from…
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Novel Coronavirus Cases In Africa Surpasses 1000 Mark Across 43 Countries- WHO
The World Health Organization on Sunday confirmed the total number of novel coronavirus cases in Africa has crossed 1,000 across…
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South Africa Health Minister Says Number of Coronavirus Cases Surpass 200 Mark
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Friday confirmed the number of coronavirus cases in the country has spiked to…
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Coronavirus Pandemic: Africa Should Prepare For The Worst- Warns WHO Head
The World Health Organization’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday warned Africa to “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus…
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Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma Pledges To Donate Masks, COVID 19 Test Kits To African Countries
Chinese billionaire businessman and co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, has come out to support the World in combating the ongoing…
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Coronavirus: Four More African Countries Report First Confirmed COVID 19 Cases
Four more African nations including Benin, Liberia, Somalia, and Tanzania have confirmed their first coronavirus cases on Monday, reported Reuters.…
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Libya: GNA Declares State Of Emergency In The Country Amid Coronavirus Fear
Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord on Saturday declared a state of emergency over the global coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister…
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Sudan Health Ministry Reports Death Of First Confirmed Coronavirus Patient
Sudan on Friday reported the first case of the novel coronavirus following the death of a 50-year-old man, reported Reuters.…
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WHO Confirms DRC’s Last Ebola Patient Gets Discharged From Treatment Center
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the last patient who was being treated for Ebola in a treatment center…
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Senegal Health Ministry Reports Two Confirmed Cases Of Deadly Coronavirus
Senegal’s health ministry on Tuesday reported the second coronavirus case in the country, reported Reuters. The patient, who flew to…
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Coronavirus: WHO Cautions COVID 19 Outbreak Getting Bigger After Nigeria Case
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday cautioned that the coronavirus outbreak is getting bigger after Nigeria reported its first…
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