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WHO: COVID-19 evolution on Africa different than other regions
Date: 2020-08-13 15:12:06 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:35 - ID:8545740
GENEVA, Aug 13 (MENA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said while COVID-19 has raced through many other regions of the world, the pandemic's evolution on the African continent has been different. Africa marked six months on 14 August since ....
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Mauritania records 24 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2020-08-12 20:25:44 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:85 - ID:8544778
NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 12 (MENA) - The Mauritanian Health Ministry announced on Wednesday 24 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, to bring total infections to 6,622. The ministry said 37 recoveries were reported, upping the total recovered ....
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Health min., GIS chief open new medical center in Juba
Date: 2020-08-12 18:52:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:80 - ID:8544707
CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - Director of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abbas Kamel and Health Minister Hala Zayed opened Wednesday an new Egyptian medical center in Juba. They were accompanied by a host of South Sudanese ....
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Six French tourists among 8 killed by gunmen in Niger
Date: 2020-08-09 19:11:04 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:64 - ID:8539876
NIAMEY, Aug 9 (MENA) - Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a group of wild tourists, killing six French citizens, their local guide and driver in Niger on Sunday morning, France 24 reported. A source on the ground said that the armed men carried out ....
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Africa surpasses 1 million cases of Covid-19
Date: 2020-08-07 11:00:04 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:28 - ID:8537035
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - Africa has recorded more than 1 million Covid-19 cases, according to a CNN tally based on data from Johns Hopkins University. As of early Friday morning, the continent has seen a total of 1,008,154 confirmed coronavirus ....
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Mauritania's Mohamed Ould Bilal named new PM after predecessor, govt step down
Date: 2020-08-06 17:36:03 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:71 - ID:8536027
NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 6 (MENA) – Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani appointed Mohamed Ould Bilal, the former head of several state agencies, as the new prime minister, France 24 reported Thursday. Mauritania's prime minister and his entire ....
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WHO ramps up COVID-19 support to hotspot countries in Africa
Date: 2020-08-06 15:47:19 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:60 - ID:8536089
GENEVA, Aug 6 (MENA) - The first members of a surge team of health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, to bolster the country’s response to COVID-19. As the African continent nears one ....
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Mauritania records 26 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2020-08-05 20:13:14 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:63 - ID:8535031
NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Mauritanian Health Ministry announced on Wednesday 26 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 6,444. The ministry said 35 recoveries were reported, upping the total recovered cases to ....
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Somalia resumes international flights after four-month suspension
Date: 2020-08-04 07:51:43 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:10 - ID:8532391
MOGADISHU, Aug 4 (MENA) - Somalia resumed international flights to and from the Horn of African nation on Monday after four months of disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CGTN reported. The immigration department cautioned that strict health ....
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South Africa virus cases pass half million mark
Date: 2020-08-02 05:07:11 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:1 - ID:8530336
PRETORIA, Aug 2 (MENA) - More than half million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in South Africa, according to the country's health minister. Zwelini Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases on Saturday, bringing the tally to 503,290, along with ....
