Coronavirus
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Health
WHO Official Warns COVID-19 Death Toll Could Hit 2 Million Without Collective Action
An official from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned the number of COVID-19 related deaths could double to…
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Health
WHO Chief Says No Guarantee If Any Vaccine In Development For COVID 19 Will Work
World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the global health body does not guarantee if any vaccine in…
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South Africa
South African Health Ministry Reports 2,055 New COVID-19 Cases, 85 Deaths
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Friday reported 2,055 new COVID-19 cases bringing the number of confirmed infections to…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Announces Reopening Of Borders To Most Countries
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday announced the reopening of the country’s borders to most countries next month, as…
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South Africa
South African Health Ministry Reports 772 New COVID-19 Cases, 142 Deaths
South African Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 772 new coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period, bringing the total number of…
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Zambia
Zambia To Reopen All Learning Institutions After A Drop In Covid-19 Cases
Zambia government on Friday announced it has decided to reopen all learning institutions in the country as there has been…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Resident Doctors Begin Strike Over Pay, Working Conditions Amid Coronavirus
Resident doctors in Nigeria are currently on a strike over pay and working conditions amid the spread of the coronavirus.…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Responds To Country’s Massive Economic Decline
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the massive drop in the country’s gross domestic product during the second quarter of…
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World
UN Warns COVID 19 Pandemic Will Widen Poverty Gap Between Women & Men
The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday warned the global coronavirus pandemic is likely to widen the poverty gap between women…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Schools In Lagos Set To Reopen Next Month As Coronavirus Cases Decline
Schools in Nigeria’s Lagos are set to open from next month as part of plans to revive the economy as…
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Libya
Libya: GNA Imposes Four Day Total Lockdown In Tripoli To Control Coronavirus
Libya’s United Nations-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Wednesday announced imposing a four-day total lockdown in the capital Tripoli…
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Health
Africa CDC Says Africa Beginning To Slowly Bend The Curve Of COVID-19 Infections
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said Africa is beginning to slowly “bend the curve” of…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Health Authorities Confirm 593 New Coronavirus Cases, 4 Deaths
Nigerian health authorities on Thursday confirmed over 500 new coronavirus infections in the country, pushing the total toll to more…
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South Africa
South Africa: Total Coronavirus Cases Nearing 600,000, Death Toll Reaches 12,264
South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the number of coronavirus cases in the country has topped 592,144, with 2,258…
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South Africa
Novavax To Begin Second Phase Of Human Testing Of COVID-19 Vaccine In South Africa
Novavax, a U.S. based drug maker company, is set to begin the second phase of human testing for its COVID-19…
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Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Prime Minister Francisco Asue And Government Resigns Amid Crisis
The government and prime minister of Equatorial Guinea presented their resignation on Friday to President Teodoro Obiang, who claimed they…
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Warns Of A Possible Resurgence Of COVID 19 Pandemic
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Friday said the government is preparing for a possible resurgence of the COVID-19…
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Health
Africa: Seven Countries To Begin Testing For COVID-19 Antibodies From Next Week
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said seven African countries will begin administering coronavirus antibody tests…
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Health
Russia Registers World’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Sputnik V, Mass Production Begins
Russia registered the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday claiming that it has been proven to offer lasting immunity from…
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Tunisia
Tunisia Tightens Restriction On Arrival From France, Belgium, Iceland
Tunisia on Tuesday announced the tightening of anti-coronavirus restrictions on arrival from France, Belgium, and Iceland starting Saturday, Aug. 15,…
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Algeria
Algeria Eases Coronavirus Restrictions, Lifts Travel Curbs, Shortens Overnight Curfew
Algeria has eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions including lifting some travel curbs, shortening an overnight curfew, and allowing large mosques to…
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Health
Africa Surpasses One Million Total Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Milestone
Africa’s total number of COVID-19 positive cases has crossed 1 million, according to a Reuters tally compiled on Thursday. The…
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South Africa
South African President Sets A Committee To Probe COVID-19 Corruption
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has constituted a ministerial committee to prove alleged corruption in state tenders in the fight…
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Gambia
Gambian President Declares A State Of Emergency Amid Rise In Coronavirus Cases
Gambian President Adama Barrow on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the country, with all borders and airspace made…
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Reports Dip In New Virus Cases But Warns Of Return
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday said three of the country’s provinces, which were considered coronavirus hotspots, have…
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