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Nigeria: Coronavirus - Nigerians Panic As Govt Issues Red Alert
Daily Trust, 30 January 2020
There is growing panic among Nigerians over a possible outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country. This followed reports that Chinese nationals who travelled to China for the… Read more »
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Africa: How Continent Is Preparing for the Coronavirus
DW, 29 January 2020
Thousands of African students live in Wuhan, the center of China's coronavirus outbreak. Amid a mass quarantine, many have found themselves stranded, with little hope for… Read more »
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Africa: Why the Coronavirus Should Worry Us All
IPS, 21 January 2020
The coronavirus outbreak -- which began in Wuhan, China, and causes a pneumonia-like illness -- is raging across Asia, infecting close to 300 people and killing four. It was… Read more »
Why Africa Needs to Worry About the Coronavirus Outbreak In Asia
Countries across the continent are on the alert as a coronavirus outbreak spreads in Asia. The outbreak coincides with the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, which sees millions of people travelling to visit friends and family. This makes the threat a global one, writes Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor, Director of Policy and Advocacy for Nigeria Health Watch.
People wear face masks as they wait at China's Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport arrivals.
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Nigeria: FAAN Gives Travel Advisory Over Corona Virus
This Day, 22 January 2020
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called on Nigerians and others travelling through the the country to comply with measures issued by concerned bodies to ensure… Read more »
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Nigeria: Coronavirus - Govt Issues Advisory, Places Port Health Services On Alert
Premium Times, 22 January 2020
Nigeria has placed its port health service units on alert following the outbreak of Coronavirus, a flu-like disease that has so far killed nine people in Wuhan, a city of 11… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Steps Up Surveillance Amid Coronavirus Fears
Nation, 22 January 2020
Kenya has stepped up surveillance for coronavirus at all its ports of entry. The Ministry of Health has announced that passengers from China, where there is an outbreak, will be… Read more »
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South Africa: NICD Keeps Watch Over Coronavirus Outbreak
SAnews.gov.za, 22 January 2020
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says while the risk of imported novel (new) coronavirus remains low, it is conducting active surveillance to identify any… Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwandans Cautioned in Wake of Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
New Times, 22 January 2020
The Ministry of Health has cautioned Rwandans who travel to Asian countries to take preventive measures against the Novel Coronavirus that has been reported in Asian countries. Read more »
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Nigeria: Averting Coronavirus Epidemic in Nigeria
Daily Trust, 21 January 2020
As medical professionals battle to identify the source of a deadly mystery virus called coronavirus, which so far has killed three persons including a 61 year old woman in China;… Read more »
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Africa: Cancer, Climate Change, Re-Emerging Diseases to Dominate Research This Year
East African, 14 January 2020
It was a tumultuous year, research scientists say of 2019, as they point to cholera that swept through Mozambique, threatening the population just as the protracted Ebola crisis… Read more »
