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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 31 March 2020

31 March 2020 — Five (5) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, bringing the total to seventy-five (75).

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 30 March 2020

30 March 2020 — No new CoVID_19 cases were identified today. The total remains seventy (70).

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Ongoing COVID-19 response activities

Sierra Leone confirms first case of COVID-19

Freetown, 31 March 2020 - The Ministry of Health and Sanitation of the Republic of Sierra Leone has reported the country’s first case of COVID-19. Samples tested at the Military 34 Hospital, and two other accredited laboratories to detect the virus, in the capital Freetown turned out positive on the evening of 30 March 2020.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 29 March 2020

29 March 2020 — Ten (10) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, bringing the total to seventy (70).

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Reconstructed health facility with funding support from EU. Photo_WHO_C. Onuekwe_0

WHO-EU partnership targets 600,000 people with integrated healthcare in Borno State  

Maiduguri, 28 March, 2020 - “The pains of the death of my first baby is still fresh in my nerve,” says Malam Shawulu, a 29-year old farmer in Gwoza.

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WHO Rep. Dr. Desta Tiruneh handing over donated medical supplies to Hon. Dr. Ahmadou Samateh

Gambia receives support to contain spread of COVID-19

BANJUL, Saturday,

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update on COVID-19 28 March 2020

28 March 2020---Six (6) new coronavirus cases were identified today, bringing the total to sixty (60).

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 27 March 2020

27 March 2020 — Four (4) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, bringing the total to fifty-four (54).

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