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Juba, 26 October 2020 – It’s a busy Saturday morning and the second day of the reactive yellow fever vaccination campaign in Kajo-keji County, Central Equatoria State. At exactly 8:00 am, when the vaccination team opened the center, Mr Basenso Loro eagerly waiting to receive his first-ever dose of the vaccines walked in majestically with his four children and his wife to receive the vaccines they have longed for.

24 October 2020 — Eight (8) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3698 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, and sixty (5060). To date, four thousand, eight hundred, and six (4806) patients have recovered, and no one in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred, and twenty (220) and thirty-four (34) deaths.  

The new cases are in Kigali (7), and Nyagatare (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

The World Polio Day was commemorated in Zambia on 23 October 2020 under the theme “Stories of progress past and present”. Following the  Certification of the WHO African Region as free of wild poliovirus on 25 August, the occasion served as an opportunity to celebrate this historical and monumental milestone.

23 October 2020 — Thirty-five (35) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2086 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, and fifty-two (5052). To date, four thousand, eight hundred, and six (4806) patients have recovered, including three (3) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred, and twelve (212) and thirty-four (34) deaths.  

The new cases are in Kigali (4), Kirehe (27) new cases in a refugee camp,Nyagatare (3), Burera (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

Abuja, 23 October, 2020 - On 25 August 2020, health workers and survivors in Nigeria celebrated the end of wild poliovirus in the country. They joined the entire Africa region in a joyous online event in August to mark the continent’s wild polio-free status, a historic moment in the global fight against the disease. 

22 October 2020 — Five (5) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2051 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, and seventeen (5017). To date, four thousand, eight hundred, and three(4803) patients have recovered, including five (5) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one hundred, and eighty (180) and thirty-four (34) deaths.  

The new cases are in Kigali (5); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

Abuja, 23 October, 2020 - With people advised to observe physical distancing and good hygiene habits amidst the pandemic, health experts have constantly reminded that the simple practice of handwashing with soap and clean water is also one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of germs and viruses.