Somalia: floods leave dozens dead - UN
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Dozens have been killed in flooding in Somalia that has affected nearly 1 million people and displaced over 400 thousand from their homes, according to the United Nations.
Africa's top COVID-19 technocrats: Africa CDC's John Nkengasong
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The coronavirus pandemic has seized the world in multiple ways, snuffing lives out of humans, economies and everyday activities of millions across the globe.
Nigeria coronavirus: 5,959 cases, Task Force briefs Buhari
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4,971 cases, recoveries pass 1,000 Total confirmed cases = 4,971 (new cases = 184) Total recoveries = 1,070 Total deaths = 164 Active cases = 3,737
Coronavirus: stats of Africa's most impacted nation per region
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Only Lesotho is yet to record a case of coronavirus as of May 11. 53 African countries have officially recorded cases. The death toll is past 2,000, recoveries are also past 23,000 with confirmed cases past the 60,000 mark.
Africa's 1000+ coronavirus cases: SA tops; Gabon, Sudan etc. [List]
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The numbers of confirmed cases across the continent continues to grow with each passing day. The World Health Organization Africa regional head warns that a spike likely to result in the wake of improved and increased testing.
Prayers, citrus mixture: Tanzania prez talks virus treatment in church
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Tanzania president John Magufuli over the weekend spoke about the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic disclosing that prayers were central to the country’s positive response this far.
Coronavirus in Africa: 84,521 cases; 2,759 deaths; 32,322 recoveries
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There are now more than over 70,000 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 pandemic.
Malawi: Dire costs for campaign amid virus - experts
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Officials and experts are sounding the alarm as Malawi shifts to top campaign gear with giant rallies for an unprecedented presidential re-run despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Covid-19 Outbreak in Nigeria Is Just One of Africa’s Alarming Hot Spots
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Dozens of doctors are infected and gravediggers are overwhelmed in Kano, Nigeria’s second-largest city, where inaction led to an unchecked outbreak. Across Africa, other hot spots are emerging.
Madagascar records its first coronavirus death
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Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from the novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it was first detected in the country.
Sudan inflation hits 99% due to soaring food prices
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Sudan’s inflation rate has risen further to 99% in April due to rising food prices, the Sudanese Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Saturday.
Kenya shuts Somalia and Tanzania borders to stem virus outbreak
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The president of Kenya on Saturday announced its borders with neighbouring Somalia and Tanzania would be closed as the African country continued to battle the coronavirus outbreak.
Mosques reopen across West Africa despite virus spread
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It’s been a Ramadan unlike any other for Abdourahmane Sall, far from the mosque during the Muslim holy month as coronavirus cases mount.
Tanzania hospitals overwhelmed, US Embassy says
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The US Embassy in Tanzania, claiming that many hospitals in the main city Dar es Salaam have been overwhelmed in recent weeks, contends the risk of contracting Covid-19 there is "extremely high.
Arrests Made in Shooting Death of Black Man after Outcry
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Arrests come after the release of a video of the February incident sparked national outcry.
Madagascar’s COVID-19 ‘Cure’ Raises Pride, Health Concerns and Political Risks
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Hope rests on a tea steeped in traditional medicine: ‘Why should [we] not just support this innovation from our own continent?’
Pentagon: COVID-19 Hospital Stay Disqualifies Recruits
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A new policy says anyone hospitalized for novel coronavirus disease needs a medical waiver to enter military
Justice Department Drops Case Against Former Trump Adviser Flynn
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The move marked a dramatic turnabout in a celebrated case that often inflamed partisan passions in Washington and among the general public
US Bars 66 Chinese Companies From Selling Medical Face Masks
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FDA says the masks failed to meet standards in protecting doctors and nurses from the coronavirus
