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US on verge of exceeding 500,000 Covid-19 deaths

The US is on track to top 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 – the most for any country in the world – on Monday, February...

Michael Simire - February 22, 2021

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New COVID-19 variant discovered in Nigeria, 15 countries

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has said that a new variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Nigeria and 15 other countries. The new...

Michael Simire - February 22, 2021

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WHO increases support for Guinea, DRC in curbing Ebola outbreaks

World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, says the agency has increased its support for Guinea and the Democratic Republic...

Michael Simire - February 18, 2021

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Vaccines to be delivered to 20 countries from next week – Africa CDC

The distribution of the coronavirus vaccine across the African continent is to begin next week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa...

Michael Simire - February 18, 2021

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UN urges G20 to prepare ‘Global Vaccination Plan’

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 proposed that the Group of 20 (G20) set up an emergency task force to...

Michael Simire - February 17, 2021

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UN releases $15m to fight Ebola in Guinea, DRC

The United Nations has allocated $15 million (N5.8 billion) to fight the fresh Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Michael Simire - February 17, 2021

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Ebola in Guinea: Red Cross demands swift response, AU to deploy emergency team

The resurgence of the Ebola disease in Guinea requires a fast response that will allow the country to mitigate its negative impact, an official...

Michael Simire - February 15, 2021

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Sierra Leone takes measures against Ebola after outbreak in Guinea

Sierra Leone has launched an emergency response against the Ebola virus following reports about an outbreak in neighbouring Guinea, according to the country’s health...

Michael Simire - February 15, 2021

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