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Borno Commissioner for Health and WHO Emergency Manager Dr. Owili in a Press briefing on COVID-19 Maiduguri. Photo_WHO_C. Onuekwe.jpg

Borno closes Lassa fever outbreak, briefs Media on COVID-19

Maiduguri, 21 March, 2020 - Following concerted partners’ response,…
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Borno Commissioner for Health and WHO Emergency Manager Dr. Owili in a Press briefing on COVID-19 Maiduguri. Photo_WHO_C. Onuekwe.jpg

Borno closes Lassa fever outbreak, briefs Media on COVID-19

Maiduguri, 21 March, 2020 - Following concerted partners’ response,…
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Rapid Response Teams are racing against the spread of COVID in Africa

Rapid Response Teams are racing against the spread of COVID in Africa

Nairobi/Addis Ababa/Brazzaville…
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More than 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa

More than 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa

Brazzaville, 19 March 2020 – More than 600 cases of COVID-19…
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Rapid Response Teams are racing against the spread of COVID in Africa

Rapid Response Teams are racing against the spread of COVID in Africa

Nairobi/Addis Ababa/Brazzaville…
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More than 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa

More than 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa

Brazzaville, 19 March 2020 – More than 600 cases of COVID-19…
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WHO Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Resources and Information

As the on-going Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to…
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Health workers screen travelers for signs and symptoms of COVID-19

Uganda Uses Recent Outbreak Experience to Prepare for Coronavirus

As the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) spreads to low-income…
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The United Nations and other partners supporting government of Sierra Leone's readiness and response to COVID-19

Sierra Leone institutes additional COVID-19 preparedness and response measures

Sierra Leone has instituted travel restrictions as additional…
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First Case of COVID-19 confirmed in Rwanda

Rwanda, Kigali, 14 March 2020 - The Ministry of Health of…
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