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Zambia's COVID-19 cases surpass 40,000

Zambia on Wednesday registered 1,439 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the cumulative cases to 40,954 as the second wave of the pandemic continues to take its toll on the southern African nation. /Xin

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202 COVID19 patients in Zambian health facilities on oxygen therapy

About 202 COVID-19 patients in Zambia's health facilities are on oxygen therapy with 14 of them in critical condition, a government official said on Saturday. /VCG About 202 COVID-19 patients

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: World prepared to overcome the pandemic

02:46 The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 93 million, while the deaths have approached two million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.Worst moment of pande

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Zambia reports highest single-day COVID-19 spike

VCG Zambia on Thursday reported the largest single-day new COVID-19 cases as the second wave of the pandemic takes its toll on the southern African nation.The country reported 1,700 new cases

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China's new white paper spells hope for third world development

The Dar Es Salaam station of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway in Dar Es Salaam, capital of Tanzania, February 14, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: William Jones is the Washington Bureau Chief for the E

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Zambian consumers benefit from power relief package amid COVID-19

VCG About 480 electricity consumers in Zambia have so far benefited from a relief package introduced by the country's power utility to cushion them against the negative effects of the COVID-19

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Zambia reports 1,029 new COVID cases, 18 deaths in highest daily spike

A teacher prepares to check the temperature of students at Mejocama Primary and Secondary School in Lusaka, Zambia, Sept. 21, 2020. /Xinhua Zambia on Friday reported 1,029 new COVID-19 infecti

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UK extends England entry ban to travellers from 11 African countries for COVID variant

The United Kingdom said on Thursday it would extend a ban on travellers entering England to southern African countries in a measure to prevent the spread of a new COVID

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Zambia reports highest COVID-19 deaths in single day

VCG Zambia on Tuesday reported the highest COVID-19 deaths in a single day as the second wave of the pandemic takes a toll on the southern African nation.The country recorded 14 deaths in the

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Why a 'moral catastrophe' in Africa needs to be avoided

Getty. Editor's note:Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, and currently serves as assistant researcher at the Islamabad Policy Research Instit

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Consumers in Zambia feel pangs of COVID-19

The pandemic has affected the economic flow of countries across the world due to lockdowns. /Xinhua The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted not only the health systems of countries but has had a f

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Zambian leader warns of imposing stricter COVID-19 measures

Zambian President Edgar Lungu gives a press briefing at the Zambian State House in Lusaka, July 6, 2017. /VCG Photo Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Wednesday warned that his government will b

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Confed Cup winners RS Berkane to face Mauritania's Tevragh-Zeina

Defending CAF Confederation Cup champions RS Berkane of Morocco will take on Tevragh-Zeina of Mauritania for a place in the next round of the competition. /VCG Image The Confederation of Afric

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WHO hails commitment to universal health coverage in Africa amid COVID

A medic examines a patient on the Phelophepa Health train in Springs, Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sept. 10, 2020. /Xinhua Many African countries have demonstrated commitment to achieving un

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Italy set for highest death toll in Europe: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINESItaly could soon reclaim a record that nobody wants- the most coronavirus deaths in Europe - after another 761 COVID-19 victims on Friday, bringing its official total to 63,387, just 216

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Zambia electoral body extends voter registration exercise

A registration officer assists a woman through the process of the voter registration during an exercise in Lusaka, capital of Zambia, on Nov. 9, 2020. A voter registration exercise started here o

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Reusable sanitary pads help Zambian girls stay in school

Young Women with a bag of newly made Kozo pads in Lusaka on Dec. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Lillian Banda) Like any adolescent girl in rural and vulnerable communities of Zambia, Susan Moonga, a student