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There are now more than over 90,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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A New Way Coronavirus Might Be Showing Up In Children
While this is still true for most children with COVID, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) recently released a health alert about a rare but serious possible complication of COVID called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or
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Guinea
An outbreak of Ebola hit Guinea in March 2014 and spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia. By September, is estimated to have killed about 430 people in Guinea, and there were nearly 650 suspected and confirmed cases of it in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control. In late August, the
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Ghana coronavirus: 5,918 cases, update on hot spots, jumbo recoveries awaited
May 19: govt to explain boom recoveries and address hot spot case management
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Meet the Clergy Who Won’t Stop In-Person Preaching During COVID-19 – Free Press of Jacksonville
Dozens of Christian conservative activists and clergy members defied Virginia’s stay-at-home order and gathered Saturday for a “Pray for VA, Pray for USA
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Uganda: Museveni Postpones COVID-19 Address As Cases Rise to 248
"The 14th Presidential Address by Kaguta Museveni on Covid-19 which was slated for today has been moved to tomorrow, Tuesday 19th, at
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Newsom to deny Californians access to virus vaccines — The Sacramento Observer
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California won’t allow any distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the nation’s most populous state until it is reviewed by the state’s own panel of experts, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. Vaccinations for the pandemic “will move at the speed of trust,” said
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Truck drivers decry long border wait
Past studies conducted in Kenya found that truck drivers face a higher risk of contracting and spreading viruses, like HIV/Aids, because they are a highly mobile vulnerable group that traverses the country and often spends nights stopped in temporary locations, where exposure is high and testing
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Meet the clergy who won’t stop in-person preaching during COVID-19 – Voice and Viewpoint
Dozens of Christian conservative activists and clergy members defied Virginia’s stay-at-home order and gathered Saturday for a “Pray for VA, Pray for USA
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Anambra Identifies Cattle Dealer From Kano As Second Case
Awka — Anambra State has recorded the second case of coronavirus pandemic and the victim was a returnee from
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Kenya coronavirus: Updates from March - April 2020
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Still Unbroken: Acknowledging African-American Community Leaders during COVID-19
Black leaders, along with state and city officials have largely been the heroes to assume the responsibility of protecting their constituents from both the virus and federal
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Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America
In a news release, the campaign noted that Biden “knows we need a comprehensive agenda for African Americans with an ambition that matches the scale of the challenge and with a recognition that race-neutral policies are not a sufficient response to race-based
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Africa's 1000+ coronavirus cases: SA tops; Gabon, Sudan etc. [List]
The World Health Organization’s Africa regional head warns that a spike is likely to result in the wake of steadily improving and increased
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Africa: Zhao Guoping - Origin Tracing COVID-19 Challenging Task for Scientists
To identify the origin of an unknown virus, scientists need to find out the pathogen that caused the disease and the animal carrier, that is, the natural host of the virus, according to Dr Zhao Guoping, an academician of the Chinese Academy of
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Holy Cross Catholic Church, Corpus Christi, Texas (1914- )
Holy Cross Catholic Church, the first church for African American Catholics inCorpus Christi, Texas, was organized before the parish obtained a physicalbuilding.  Before African Americans in that area had achurch, they attended Saint Patrick’s Church, and some joined the MexicanChurch, Our Lady of
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Three Nigerians Evacuated From Dubai Test Positive - Official
Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, gave the update on Sunday on his Twitter
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South Sudan: First COVID-19 Death Reported
South Sudan health officials announced the country’s first death from COVID-19 on Friday, with a top health official describing the deceased as a 51-year old "high-profile South
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Kenya reports 23 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths
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Burundi Expels WHO Officials
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Africa's 100+ coronavirus cases: Uganda, Benin, Chad among new entrants
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Nigeria receives Madagascar's COVID-Organics, efficacy tests ordered
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Meet the clergy who won’t stop in-person preaching during COVID-19
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Texas Pushes For Kids To Return To Normal During Pandemic
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After months of home schooling and lost sports seasons, millions of Texas children may get a taste of a somewhat normal summer after all — if their parents go for
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AU, Madagascar to test herbal Covid-19 remedy
The African Union (AU) will test the controversial herbal remedy for Covid-19 from
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Twenty-seven new cases of COVID-19 recorded - Stabroek News
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