Coronavirus
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AfricaWHO recommends two new drugs to treat COVID-19
WHO has recommended two new drugs for COVID-19, providing yet more options for treating the disease. The extent to which these…
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AfricaUS, Africa vow to escalate COVID-19 fight
The United States and Africa have vowed to escalate their fight against COVID-19 with wide distribution of vaccines at a…
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AfricaU.S. Omicron-linked travel ban on African nations lifted
The travel ban President Joseph R. Biden Jr. imposed last month on eight southern African nations to limit the spread of the…
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AfricaAfter travel ban, Biden administration thanks South African scientists for detecting Omicron variant and promptly informing the world
United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Friday thanked South African scientists for detecting the Omicron variant and…
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AfricaNo update on timing but lifting Omicron travel ban on African nations ‘is certainly our intention’, White House says
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday that lifting the Omicron travel ban President Joseph R. Biden Jr.…
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AfricaWHO issues interim statement on booster doses for COVID-19 vaccination
The World Health Organization, with the support of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and its COVID-19 Vaccines Working Group, continues…
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AfricaWhite House says no date set to lift travel ban on African nations, even as Omicron becomes most dominant version of COVID-19 in U.S.
The White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday said that no date had been set to lift the travel…
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AfricaOmicron travel bans have left ‘a trail of destruction’ in Botswana, says Dr. Sikhulile Moyo, scientist whose African team identified B.1.1.529 variant
The Omicron travel bans imposed by various countries on Botswana have left 'a trail of destruction' in the southern African…
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AfricaEverything you need to know about U.S. travel ban on Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
The travel ban on Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe went into effect on Monday, November 29,…
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WHO issues interim recommendations for heterologous COVID-19 vaccine schedules
The World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization at its December 7 meeting issued interim recommendations for…
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