CORONAVIRUS AFRICA
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Africa works to speed up, increase Covid vaccinations
Nairobi, Jan 4 (EFE).- Coronavirus infections rates have been on the rise in Africa, where countries are struggling to reach…
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WHO calls for regional vaccine manufacture
Kigali, Dec 6 (EFE).- The World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday called for the regional diversification of…
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WHO Africa says introduction of booster shots are ‘mockery’ of vaccine equity
Johannesburg, Aug 19 (EFE).- The introduction of Covid-19 vaccine booster shots threaten the progress of rollouts across Africa and make…
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Africa backs WHO call for moratorium on Covid-19 boosters
By Nerea Gonzalez Johannesburg, Aug 5 (EFE).- Health authorities in Africa endorsed Thursday the call from the World Health Organization…
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Africa goes through worst week of Covid-19 pandemic
Nairobi, Jul 8 (EFE).- Africa recorded in the past week its worst figures since the Covid-19 pandemic began, as a…
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Children paying the cost of worsening Covid-19 situation in Africa
Geneva, Jun 25 (EFE).- The coronavirus pandemic is worsening in Sub Saharan Africa, with children having to pay the costs…
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Africa exceeds 5 million Covid-19 infections amid vaccine shortage
Addis Ababa, Jun 12 (EFE).- Africa exceeded 5 million coronavirus cases on Saturday amid a vaccine shortage as a third…
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WHO warns of third Covid-19 wave in Africa
Nairobi, Jun 3 (EFE).- The World Health Organization warned Thursday of a third wave of Covid-19 infections that is currently…
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COVAX-provided vaccines arrive in 6 sub-Saharan African countries
Nairobi, Mar 3 (efe-epa).- Kenya, Angola, The Gambia, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal on Wednesday became the…
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African countries ease Covid-19 measures amid warnings of possible rebound
By Pedro Alonso Nairobi, May 13 (efe-epa).- Despite a steady daily rise in Covid-19 infections, African countries have begun to…
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