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WHO Regional Office for Africa
Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa |

Coronavirus: Africa closes in on one million COVID-19 cases

Overall, the pandemic is accelerating with the number of new cases increasing by 50% during the last 14 days compared with the previous fortnight

COVID-19 infections in Africa will exceed one million cases in the coming days as the pandemic surges in several hotspot countries. In a little more than three weeks, the number of cases on the continent almost doubled to 889 457, with 18 806 deaths. Overall, the pandemic is accelerating with…

WHO Regional Office for Africa
Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa |

Djibouti joins global action to prevent COVID-19 as first case is confirmed in the country

The Government has closed commercial flights and stopped trains to prevent importing the disease

The Ministry of Health of Djibouti has confirmed the country’s first case of COVID-19. Health authorities reported the patient as a Spanish national who arrived on a military flight and was directly put in quarantine with no contact with the Djiboutian population. Other Spanish military passengers are being quarantined with…