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French Doctor Apologizes for Suggesting Covid-19 Treatment Be Tested in Africa
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French Doctor Apologizes for Suggesting Covid-19 Treatment Be Tested in Africa

A French doctor has issued an apology for suggesting that a possible coronavirus treatment/vaccine should first be tested in Africa. Jean-Paul Mira, the head of the intensive care unit at the Cochin Hospital in Paris…

Apr 5, 2020
Uproar as French Doctors Say Covid-19 Vaccine Should be Tested in Africa First
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Uproar as French Doctors Say Covid-19 Vaccine Should be Tested in Africa First

Kenyans and Africans on social media are up in arms after French doctors suggested that a potential coronavirus vaccine should be first tested in Africa. Doctors Jean-Paul Mira and Camille Locht, in a television show…

Apr 4, 2020
Couple Names Newborn Twins Covid and Corona
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Couple Names Newborn Twins Covid and Corona

An Indian couple has named their recently born twins as Covid and Corona, coming at a time when the coronavirus (Covid-19) disease continues to wreak havoc around the world. Speaking to the Press Trust of India, the c…

Apr 4, 2020
Ethiopia Announces it is Developing Cure for Coronavirus
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Ethiopia Announces it is Developing Cure for Coronavirus

Ethiopia on Thursday announced it is developing a cure for coronavirus (Covid-19). The country’s Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MoIT) said experts were developing what they termed…

Apr 2, 2020
US Lawyer Sues China for 'Creating', 'Releasing' Covid-19 to the World
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US Lawyer Sues China for 'Creating', 'Releasing' Covid-19 to the World

A class-action lawsuit accusing China of creating coronavirus (Covid-19) as a biological weapon to unleash on the world has been filed in the US. The lawsuit was filed in March in Dallas, Texas federal court by conser…

Apr 1, 2020
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11 Children Test Positive for Coronavirus in Uganda
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11 Children Test Positive for Coronavirus in Uganda

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…

Mar 31, 2020
Former Congo President Yombi Opango Dies of Covid-19 in France
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Former Congo President Yombi Opango Dies of Covid-19 in France

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 ho…

Mar 31, 2020
7 African Countries with Zero Covid-19 Cases
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7 African Countries with Zero Covid-19 Cases

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…

Mar 31, 2020
Britain's Prince Charles Recovers from Covid-19
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Britain's Prince Charles Recovers from Covid-19

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 immediate…

Mar 30, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Covid-19
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Covid-19

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 sel…

Mar 27, 2020
8-Month-Old Baby in Uganda Whose Dad Traveled from Kenya Tests Positive for Covid-19
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8-Month-Old Baby in Uganda Whose Dad Traveled from Kenya Tests Positive for Covid-19

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, acco…

Mar 25, 2020
Britain’s Prince Charles, the Heir of the Throne, Diagnosed with Coronavirus
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Britain’s Prince Charles, the Heir of the Throne, Diagnosed with Coronavirus

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 th…

Mar 25, 2020
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30-Year-Old Zimbabwe Media Personality Zororo Makamba Succumbs to Coronavirus
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30-Year-Old Zimbabwe Media Personality Zororo Makamba Succumbs to Coronavirus

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 pe…

Mar 24, 2020
Three Travelers from Kenya Test Positive for Coronavirus in Rwanda
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Three Travelers from Kenya Test Positive for Coronavirus in Rwanda

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…

Mar 24, 2020
Nigeria Registers its First Coronavirus Death
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Nigeria Registers its First Coronavirus Death

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 agen…

Mar 23, 2020
Egypt, South Africa Top as 38 African Countries Record over 700 Covid-19 Cases
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Egypt, South Africa Top as 38 African Countries Record over 700 Covid-19 Cases

The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa has crossed 700, according to latest data by the World Health Organization (WHO). As of Saturday, 38 out of 54 African countries had reported cases of Covid-…

Mar 21, 2020
Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Crosses 4,000 as 627 Die in 24 Hours
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Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Crosses 4,000 as 627 Die in 24 Hours

The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak-havoc in Italy with the death toll now crossing 4,000. In the past 24 hours, 627 people succumbed to the illness, bringing the total number of fatalities to 4,032, an increa…

Mar 20, 2020
Italy Overtakes China in Number of Coronavirus Deaths
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Italy Overtakes China in Number of Coronavirus Deaths

The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has climbed to 3,405, overtaking the number of fatalities in China, where the disease originated. On Thursday, the Italian Civil Protection Agency announced the country had con…

Mar 20, 2020
State Department Expected to Ask Americans Abroad to Return Home Immediately Or Risk Being Shut Out of the Country for an Extended Period
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State Department Expected to Ask Americans Abroad to Return Home Immediately Or Risk Being Shut Out of the Country for an Extended Period

The US State Department is expected to announce a Level 4 travel advisory that instructs all Americans abroad to either return home immediately or risk not being able to return to the US for the foreseeable future ami…

Mar 19, 2020
Prepare for the Worst, WHO Tells Africa over Coronavirus Pandemic
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Prepare for the Worst, WHO Tells Africa over Coronavirus Pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned Africa to prepare for the worst as far as the coronavirus pandemic is concerned. Speaking on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there could b…

Mar 19, 2020
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