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11 children have tested positive for coronavirus in Uganda, raising the country's total number of infections to 44. Uganda President Yoweri Museveni, in a press briefing on Tuesday night, said the 11 kids are members of Watoto Choir and had been in isolation. “Eleven children of Watoto choir tested…
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Former president of the People’s Republic of Congo Yombi Opango has died of coronavirus in France.
Opango, who had lived in exile in France since 1997, passed away while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a Paris hospital on Monday, his son Jean-Jacques confirmed.
French newspaper Les Echos…
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The coronavirus disease, which originated in China’s Wuhan city late last year, has spread to 200 countries and territories around the world, according to Worldometer.
As of Tuesday, March 31st, the virus had infected 801,000 people globally and killed 38,700 others.
In Africa, 47 out of 54…
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Britain’s Prince Charles is out of isolation a week after he was diagnosed with coronavirus, according to reports.
Charles, who is the heir to the British throne, tested positive for the virus last week and immediately went into self-quarantine at his residence in Scotland.
A Clarence House…
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United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus.
Johnson made the announcement through a video posted on his official Twitter page on Friday, saying he has gone into self-quarantine.
"Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested…
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Uganda on Wednesday confirmed five new cases of coronavirus, raising the total number of infections to 15.
Among the five new patients is an eight-month-old baby whose father recently traveled from Kisumu, Kenya, according to Uganda’s Director-General of Health Services Dr. Henry Mwebesi.
Mwebesi,…
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Britain’s Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the first member of the Royal family to contract the deadly illness.
In a statement on Tuesday, Clarence House said the 71-year-old heir of the throne was diagnosed with COVID-19 after displaying "mild symptoms" on Sunday.
"The…
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A 30-year-old TV journalist has died in Zimbabwe, just days after he tested positive for coronavirus.
Zororo Makamba, a prominent media personality, and son of telecoms billionaire James Makamba, was one of the two people diagnosed with the virus last Saturday and becomes the first person to…
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Three travelers from Kenya have tested positive for coronavirus in Rwanda, the country’s Health Ministry has said.
The three are among 17 new Covid-19 cases in Rwanda, pushing the country’s total number of infections to 36.
The other new patients include nine travelers from Dubai, two from…
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Nigeria has confirmed its first coronavirus-related death, bringing the total number of fatalities in Africa to 54.
The death was announced through Twitter on Monday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The agency said the deceased is a 67-year-old man who had traveled to the United Kingdom…
