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Number of fully vaccinated persons in Kenya nears 800,000 mark

A resident receives a dose of the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (Patrick Meinhardt / Bloomberg via Getty Images via CFP) Th

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Kenya's COVID-19 infections surpass 230,000

A resident receives a dose of the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (Patrick Meinhardt / Bloomberg via Getty Images) The number

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China's vaccines effective against Delta variant: Singaporean media

People receive COVID-19 vaccine in the inoculation site of the Guangyi International E-Commerce Industrial Park in Haizhu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, June 19, 2021. /

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UK records another 32,253 coronavirus cases

Children run in front of the Tower Bridge in London, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2021. /Xinhua Another 32,253 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronav

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COVID-19 infections show downward trend in DR Congo's capital

FILE PIC: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sees a downward trend in hospital occupancy rates. /VCG The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sees a downward trend in hospital occupa

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Togo receives second batch of Chinese-donated COVID-19 vaccines

FILE PIC: Sinovac vaccines. /VCG Togo has received the second batch of Sinovac vaccines donated by China, as part of the cooperation between the two countries to fight against the upsurge of C

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South Africa opens jabs to all adults to accelerate campaign

FILE PIC: Faced with slowing numbers of people getting COVID-19 vaccinations, South Africa has opened eligibility to all adults to step up the volume of inoculations as it battles a surge in the

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Over 1.9 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China

More than 1.9 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Wednesday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said Thursday.

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South Africa reports 14,728 new COVID-19 infections, 384 new deaths

Citizens wait in the queue at Mitchell's Plain CHC to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on July 31, 2021 in Mitchell's Plain, South Africa. ( Photo by Brenton Geach / Gallo Images via Getty Images)

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Kenya's COVID-19 infections reach 224,400

Passengers wearing protective face masks wash their hands at hand cleaning stations installed outside the Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus in Nairobi, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Pat

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Africa's COVID-19 deaths hit 185,706 as infections continue to rise

FILE PHOTO: A security guard opens the door for a customer exiting Awolowo glass house in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, March 29, 2021. (Adetona Omokanye/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Africa's numb

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Botswana to resume COVID-19 vaccination on Wednesday

CFP Image Botswana's government announced the resumption of its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign from Wednesday, August 18, as it seeks to inoculate more of its 2.3 million people.The Southe

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UK records highest daily coronavirus-related death toll since March

Passengers walk at Waterloo train station in London, Britain, on Aug. 5, 2021. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua) Britain reported another 170 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest number of fata

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Iran initiates widespread lockdowns across the country

Effective Monday, Iran is imposing a general quarantine across the country. It includes all bazaars, markets and public offices as well as theaters, gyms, and restaurants. A week-long driving ban

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A COVID-19 cluster emerged on a Carnival cruise ship

Carnival Cruise Line officials have confirmed a small cluster of COVID-19 cases on a ship that docked in Belize. One passenger and 26 crew members aboard Carnival Vista tested positive prior to th

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Libya receives 3rd batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

File photo taken on April 14, 2021 shows packets of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP via CFP) Libya received the third batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vacc

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COVID-19: Over 777 million people in China fully vaccinated

A total of 777.046 million people in China have been fully vaccinated, said National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng at a press conference on Friday.More than 1.