Mozambique: Mozambican Government Tightens Measures Against Covid-19

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Mozambique: Mozambican Government Tightens Measures Against Covid-19

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government is tightening restrictive measures in an attempt to halt the rapid spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

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