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Omicron variant of COVID-19 detected in Cape Verde

CFP image The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is already circulating in Cape Verde, said Maria da Luz Lima, the president of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP), urging people to get va

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WHO: Africa to receive 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in February

Testing a passenger at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, January 5, 2020. /CFP Nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses negotiated through the COVAX facility will

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WHO: Africa to receive 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in February

Testing a passenger at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, January 5, 2020. /CFP Nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses negotiated through the COVAX facility will

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World Bank Commits $12 Billion for Vaccinations in Africa

The World Bank has committed $12 billion to African countries to support vaccination programs across a continent that hasn’t been able to keep pace with developed natio

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UK bans travelers from South America, Panama, Cape Verde and Portugal

The UK government has already rolled out a mass vaccination drive, hoping to give the jabs to 15 million people by mid-February. /Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP The UK has banned all travelers from So

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.36 million

Health workers disinfect a public area in Khemisset, Morocco. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua) The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent has reached 1,365, 689, the Africa Cen

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Africa's COVID-19 death toll passes 25,000 mark as confirmed cases near 1.1 mln

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surged to 1,096,951 as the death toll rose to 25,096, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Saturday. The

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1 mln mark

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday revealed that the number of COVID-19 cases across the African continent has exceeded 1 million. The Africa CDC, a speciali

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Cape Verde confirms 16 new COVID-19 cases as tally rises to 106

Cape Verde reported 16 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 106 in the country. According to the Ministry of Health and Social Security, among th

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China aids 18 African countries with medical supplies to fight COVID-19

China's medical supplies for 18 African countries have arrived here on Monday, and are scheduled to be delivered to the other 17 countries within a few days. The beneficiary African countries are G