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South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.

The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.

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[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 901 COVID-19 infections were reported on May 16 from 4,703 conducted tests (i.e. 19.16% positivity rate against 32.5% on May 13), pushing the infection caseload to 327,473, the Health Ministry said Monday.

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California health officials gave out-of-state music fans a shot of good news on Wednesday, April 21, announcing that if they are fully vaccinated they now are welcome to attend shows in California. A new revision to state guidelines known as the Blueprint for a Safer Economy 'permits fully vaccinated people from out of state to […]

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[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia had logged 2,379 COVID-19 infections on June 16 from 7,450 conducted tests (31.93 % positivity rate), pushing the caseload to 376,691, the Health Ministry said Thursday.

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GUARATINGUETA, Brazil — A Brazilian woman who pretended to be pregnant was actually wearing a hollowed-out half watermelon containing several blocks of cocaine. The unnamed 38-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking in the [...]

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[Nation] Health officials in Nyanza are sounding the alarm over surging Covid-19 infections as Kisumu County prepares to host the national Madaraka Day celebrations next week.

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By Sen. Royce West In recent times, more and more grandparents, primarily grandmothers, are taking on the responsibility of being the primary caretaker of their grandchildren. In many instances limited and fixed incomes can be stretched to the breaking point. The celebration of Mother’s Day can be a very emotional one. For some, this will […]

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The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government says it has ordered 50,000 doses of the Russia-developed Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine, as nationals continue to refuse taking the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to help curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic here.

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jan. 16, CMC – Health officials across the country on Friday announced that the Takutu River Bridge, which links the town of Lethem to Bonfim in Brazil, will remain closed as part of precautions to guard against the spread...

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RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) - The death toll from COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean passed 1 million people yesterday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic worsening in the part of the world with the highest per capita death rate.

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Despite repeated warnings and a new public awareness campaign highlighting the alarming death rates among Los Angeles County coronavirus patients - someone is dying every 10 minutes, health officials say - hundreds of people gathered in the parking lot of a Valencia church for a New Year's Eve concert and worship service organized by evangelical […]

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The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose by one Tuesday while health authorities closed yet another school after a student tested positive for the virus. The woman, a 66-year-old Barbadian, died Monday night, Health and Wellness Minister Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic announced Tuesday night. Lt Col Bostic revealed that the woman had a history […]

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