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Tanzania's opposition leader says president died of Covid-19

Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has claimed that President John Magufuli had died from the coronavirus.

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Ghana becomes first country to receive vaccines through COVAX program

coronavirus vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India.The vaccines, delivered by UNICEF, arrived at Accra’s international airport early Wednesday and are part of the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines being sent by COVAX, an international co-operative program formed to make sure low- and middle-income countries have fair access to COVID-19 vaccines. COVAX is led by the United Nation’s World Health Organization; Gavi, a vaccine group; and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or CEPI.

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Alberta man behind ‘nationally distributed’ campaign to help people in Somalia understand COVID-19

COVID-19 in one language.“It was all in English,” says the Somali-Canadian, who was born in Ontario and raised in Edmonton.The 30-year-old says he travelled to the Horn of Africa last spring to help kick-start a digital information campaign that would address concerns, misinformation and rumours about the novel coronavirus in a way communities and villages could understand.“Initially, people were very hesitant to listen,” says Hashi, who has since returned to his home in Edmonton.“There’s misinformation across every community. It was challenging and it still is challenging.

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Delayed coronavirus vaccine in Africa risks ‘moral catastrophe,’ CDC chief says

COVID-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate their entire populations, the head of the continent’s disease control body said on Thursday.The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hopes significant vaccination campaigns on the continent will begin in April, its head, John Nkengasong, told reporters.“That’s a long way to go given that this virus transmits very quickly,” he said, adding that in Africa, “the second wave is here with a vengeance.” Nations face COVID-19 vaccine challenges amid wars, instability Cases of the new coronavirus increased by nearly 19% since last week and deaths increased by 26%, according to Africa CDC data.

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Africa hits 2.5 million coronavirus cases as new variant detected in south

coronavirus cases in Africa crossed 2.5 million on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as a second wave of infections hits the continent.Countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Mauritania, Ghana and Ivory Coast have seen a sharp rise in cases and are reporting near record levels of infection, according to a Reuters tally. U.K.

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COVID-19 in Africa — pandemic could be far more deadly than thought

coronavirus deaths have been officially reported.The report, led by the Imperial College London (ICL) COVID-19 Response Team, says that as of Nov. 20, 477 deaths in Khartoum state were reported to be related to COVID-19.It estimates the true figure to be between 14,300 and 17,990 higher than that.The report also estimates that as much as 38 per cent of the population of Khartoum was infected.Dr.

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Coronavirus hits ‘full speed’ in Africa as Asia, Europe warn public against complacency

coronavirus outbreaks accelerate or sought to prevent new flare-ups, while the virus showed no signs of slowing its initial advance in Africa and the Americas. How to safely visit the dentist during the pandemic Following two nights of anti-lockdown protests in Serbia, authorities banned mass gatherings in the capital of Belgrade amid an uptick in confirmed COVID-19 cases.

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Coronavirus: U.N. announces first 2 peacekeepers have died from virus

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday announced the deaths of the first two U.N. peacekeepers from COVID-19.

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A ‘soft landfall’: Africa coronavirus cases surpass 100,000, but deaths remain low

Africa’s coronavirus cases have surpassed 100,000, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, as the youthful continent with many fragile health systems has not seen the high numbers devastating other parts of the world.

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Coronavirus: Canada pushing for debt relief to Africa, minister says

Canada’s development minister says the government is pushing international actors to provide debt relief in Africa and other less-developed regions to help fight threats of hunger, economic ruin and terrorism from COVID-19.

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UN demands global action to scale up medicines, equipment for COVID-19

The U.N. General Assembly demanded global action to quickly scale up the development of and access to medicines, vaccines and equipment to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, while the World Health Organization warned Tuesday that rushing to ease coronavirus lockdowns could lead to a resurgence of the outbreak.

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Ghana lifts virus lockdown in key regions

Ghana has ended a three-week lockdown on two key regions as the west African nation's leader said testing had improved and the measures were having a "severe" impact on the poor.

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Coronavirus lockdowns threaten Africa’s already-vulnerable food supply

In a pre-dawn raid in food-starved Zimbabwe, police enforcing a coronavirus lockdown confiscated and destroyed 3 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables by setting fire to it. Wielding batons, they scattered a group of rural farmers who had travelled overnight, breaking restrictions on movement to bring the precious produce to one of the country’s busiest markets.

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IMF approves debt relief for 25 poor countries over Covid-19

The International Monetary Fund has announced immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries to help them free up funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

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African countries facing a storm they are not prepared for

At a time when many African nations are already struggling with malnutrition, disease and a lack of health care facilities, the Covid-19 pandemic could be disastrous for developing countries on the continent.

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Anxiety over threat of coronavirus in Africa

Africa could be devastated by Covid-19 if it spreads across the continent like the way it has in Europe, according to the deputy director for Africa with the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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Coronavirus: Alibaba founder gives African nations 6M medical supply items

Africa has received a much-needed coronavirus care package from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma.

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Coronavirus: 2 African presidents defy own travel bans as cases soar above 1,000

Africa’s cases of the coronavirus rose above 1,000 on Saturday while two heads of state appeared to defy their own travel restrictions to attend another president’s inauguration.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0