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MF, African 1st Ladies respond to COVID (Merck Foundation has launched an inspiring storybook called ‘Making the Right Choice’ in partnership with 18 African First Ladies)

Merck Foundation together with 18 African First Ladies respond to the Coronavirus pandemic in four main areas Merck Foundation has partnered with the African First Ladies to support livelihood of thousands of women and families of casual and daily workers Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has raced to respond to…

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DR Congo starts Ebola vaccinations after new outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun administering Ebola vaccinations in an effort to curb the spread of the virus which resurfaced in the country recently. With the help of various partners, vaccination begun over the weekend in the north-east of the country, a region considered the epicentre of the epidemic. According to the Congolese…

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Burundi’s first lady flown to Kenya after testing positive for COVID-19: Kenyan media

Burundi’s first lady has reportedly been airlifted to Kenya after contracting COVID-19, Kenyan media report. Citizen TV reports that Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza arrived in Nairobi on Thursday and was immediately admitted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, one of the COVID-19 treatment facilities in the country. The 50-year-old was accompanied by three bodyguards, one of…

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‘The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God’ – Tanzania prez

June 9: Tanzania ‘free of coronavirus’ – president In late May, it was the Regional Commissioner for Dar es Salaam, declaring that COVID-19 had been defeated in Tanzania. Weeks on, President John Magufuli has reaffirmed Paul Makonda’s claims. The president declared the country “coronavirus-free,” he credited the prayers of citizens for the triumph. “The corona disease…

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South Africa government, private hospitals agree deal on COVID-19 patients

FILE PHOTO: A health department official walks past beds set up at a temporary field hospital up to deal with an expected surge in cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo By Nyawira MwangiReference :https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/06/07/south-africa-government-private-hospitals-agree-deal-on-covid-19-patients/

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Cameroon accused of treating coronavirus lightly

Measures to combat the novel coronavirus in Cameroon are triggering an avalanche of criticism in one of the countries most affected by the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. With late border closures, no containment period, bars, restaurants and discotheques remaining open, masks imposed late, schools and universities reopening prematurely, Yaoundé seemed to stall and then sail…

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