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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 07 June 2020

07 June 2020 — Eight (8) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1318 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 06 June 2020

06 June 2020 — Eleven (11) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 945 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 05 June 2020

05 June 2020 — Ten (10) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1558 samples tested today.

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Dignitaries at the FMENV flag off of disinfection to kick-start activities for 2020 World Environment Day

World Environmental Day- impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on biodiversity in focus

Abuja, 5 June 2020 - With all countries in Africa, Nigeria inclusive, battling COVID-19, “human interaction with the ecosystem must remain balanced, otherwise w

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Polio eradication expertise backs Africa’s COVID-19 response

Polio eradication expertise backs Africa’s COVID-19 response

Expertise in polio eradication that has put Africa on the verge of being certified free of wild poliovirus has been brought to the frontlines of COVID-19 fight. A network of responders from the World Health Organization (WHO) Polio Eradication Programme and partner organizations is providing critical resources and skills to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WHO Representative for Equatorial Guinea is asked to leave country

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Equatorial Guinea has informed the WHO Regional Office for Africa that its country head of office, Dr Triphonie Nkurunziza must leave Malabo as soon as possible. WHO finds the decision regrettable.
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Community health mobilizers on the frontlines of Angola’s COVID-19 response

Community health mobilizers on the frontlines of Angola’s COVID-19 response

Gildo Sereia walks purposefully through the streets of Maianga, a populous neighbourhood on the outskirts of Angola’s capital Luanda, passing between rows of pastel-coloured cinderblock homes and dispensing succinct advice to residents on hand hygiene or how to wear masks correctly.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 04 June 2020

04 June 2020 — Thirteen (13) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1369 samples tested today.

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