Sudan: Minister - 10 Health Workers Stricken By Covid-19 in Sudan's Second Wave

24 November 2020

Khartoum — The number of deaths among medical personnel in Sudan has increased to 10 since the beginning of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Osama Abdelrahim, the acting Minister of Health, reported at a press briefing on Monday, a large number of employees of the Ministry of Health have also been infected.

At the briefing at the Sudan News Agency on Monday, Minister Abdelrahim referred to an escalation in death rates and infections with the coronavirus, stressing the need for daily life to continue while adhering to health requirements and healthy behaviour (social distancing). He stressed that there are no plans for a complete lockdown.

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