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24 November 2020 — Twenty-four (24) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2317 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, seven hundred, and fifty (5750). To date, five thousand, one hundred, and forty-one (5241) patients have recovered, including forty-four (44) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and sixty-two (462) and forty-seven (47) deaths. 

Lomé, Togo – 24 Novembre 2020 : Le contexte sanitaire lié à la COVID-19 engendre des défis complexes pour le système de santé. Malheureusement les armes pour y faire face restent encore limitées.

Juba, 24 November 2020 – Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the second phase of the measles follow up campaign commenced on 15 November 2020 to vaccinate over 690 000 children aged 6 – 59 months against measles to ensure the continuation of immunization activities.

The campaign is organized and led by the Ministry of Health with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, WHO, UNICEF and other partners, are part of the efforts to ensure immunization stays in the forefront of primary health care to protect children and future generations.  

23 November 2020 — Sixty-one (61) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2084 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, seven hundred, and twenty-six (5726). To date, five thousand, one hundred, and ninety-seven (5197) patients have recovered, including thirty-three (33) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and eighty-two (482) and forty-seven (47) deaths. 

22 November 2020 — Forty-five (45) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2541 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, six hundred, and sixty-five (5665). To date, five thousand, one hundred, and sixty-four (5164) patients have recovered, including one (1) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and fifty-four (454) and forty-seven (47) deaths. The new death is a man Rwandan of 32 years old in Kigali.

Brazzaville, 23 November 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and immunization experts in the African Region have called on countries and health stakeholders to prioritize immunization services – which have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic – in order to protect children and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Brazzaville, 23 November 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners launched an online platform today to promote the exchange of evidence and experience across countries in the African region. By working to foster evidence-informed decision-making in an endeavor to re-engineer health service delivery, the initiative is expected to drive countries’ health system resilience efforts.