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Health worker taking COVID-19 sample in Makarfi LGA in Kaduna state

Kaduna State and WHO scale up COVID-19 and  TB search with mobile testing in communities

Kaduna, 6 August 2020 - World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria has supported the screening of 2306 persons for COVID-19 and 2506 persons for Tuberculosis (TB),

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World Health Organization surge team to arrive in South Africa

World Health Organization surge team to arrive in South Africa

The South African COVID-19 response will soon be bolstered by a surge team of health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Handover of office equipment to City of Harare’s new Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)

Louis Mukumba receiving office equipment on behalf of City of Harare
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 05 August 2020

05 August 2020 — Five (5) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4598 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 04 August 2020

04 August 2020 — Seven (7) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3072 samples tested today.

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Mmoloki Malemane (right) checking a patient’s temperature before they enter the hospital as part of his Covid-19 pre-screening routine.

EHT officers follow WHO guidelines for early detection of COVID-19 symptoms

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 03 August 2020

03 August 2020 — Thirty (30) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3491 samples tested today.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 02 August 2020

02 August 2020 — Twenty (20) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2633 samples tested today.

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