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South Africa:
Health Institute Says Its Ready for Coronavirus Outbreak
Daily Maverick, 31 January 2020
South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases recently issued a statement declaring confidence in the nation's epidemic-prevention machinery to meet the challenge… Read more »
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Tanzania:
No Coronavirus Case in Tanzania, Ministry Says
Daily News, 30 January 2020
THERE is no case of coronavirus has so far been detected in the country, the government said yesterday as health authorities remain on high alert owing to the rapid spread of the… Read more »
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South Africa:
No Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in SA - Health Minister
News24Wire, 31 January 2020
There has been no confirmed case of the coronavirus in South Africa, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Read more »
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Kenya:
Student With Coronavirus-Like Symptoms Quarantined at KNH
Nairobi News, 28 January 2020
The Ministry of Health is currently investigating a suspected case of the coronavirus. Read more »
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Angola:
Angola Announces Plan to Curb Coronavirus
ANGOP, 26 January 2020
The Angolan Government has announced a contingency plan to prevent eventual cases of contamination by Coronavirus (Cov) in the country. Read more »
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Kenya:
Coronavirus Poses Threat to Kenyans in China
Nation, 27 January 2020
Kenyans in China are worried that the government is not proactive in protecting its citizens from the new respiratory virus ripping through the Asian nation. 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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Africa:
Perspectives From Kenya and Ghana On Coronavirus Preparations
The Conversation Africa, 28 January 2020
Chinese officials have identified a novel coronavirus which belongs to a family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases. Countries… Read more »
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Liberia:
How Is Liberia Preparing for the Wuhan Coronavirus (2019-Ncov)?
Liberian Observer, 27 January 2020
A disease epidemic with the potential for pandemic proportions is upon us again. Unlike the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) which caught Liberia and neighboring Sierra Leone and Guinea… Read more »
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Liberia:
Ministry of Health, Partners Prepared to Use Preventive Measures to Stop Coronavirus Entering Liberia
FrontPageAfrica, 27 January 2020
The Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) have begun educating the Liberian public about how to prevent the spread of… Read more »
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Liberia:
Liberian Airports On Coronavirus Alert
Liberian Observer, 27 January 2020
The Roberts International Airport Read more »
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Liberia:
NPHIL Intensifies Surveillance Against Corona-Virus Outbreak
Liberian Observer, 24 January 2020
..Urged the public to remain calm Read more »
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Mauritius:
Travel Advice Following the Outbreak of a New Coronavirus in China
Government of Mauritius, 24 January 2020
A Travel advice following the outbreak of a novel Coronavirus in China has been issued, on 23 January 2020, by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Read more »
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Namibia:
Namibia On Alert for Coronavirus
Namibian, 27 January 2020
The ministry of health has set up surveillance since Friday to promptly detect, diagnose and contain the coronavirus, should it surface in Namibia. Read more »
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Nigeria:
How Nigeria is Preparing for Coronavirus
The Conversation Africa, 28 January 2020
The number of reported cases and deaths of coronavirus is doubling every couple of days, and patients have now been reported from many Asian countries, as well as the Middle East,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Preparing Against Coronavirus
This Day, 27 January 2020
The country may do well by strengthening its health security Read more »
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Nigeria:
Coronavirus - Risk of Spread Very High - WHO
Vanguard, 27 January 2020
... Says no positive change in situation globally Read more »
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Nigeria:
As Coronavirus Rages, NCDC Says It Is Prepared to Handle Disease
Vanguard, 26 January 2020
As global attention remains focused on the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus strain (2019nCoV) that has continued to spread across the world, the Federal Government says it is well… Read more »
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Nigeria:
WHO Committee Says Coronavirus, Not a Global Emergency
Vanguard, 24 January 2020
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said novel coronavirus is not a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Read more »
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Rwanda:
Govt Calls for Calm Amid Spread of Coronavirus
New Times, 28 January 2020
Despite the fact that the threat of the novel coronavirus that has been rampant in China, is real and it is evolving quickly across the globe, the public should not panic. Read more »
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Rwanda:
Novel Coronavirus - Govt Issues Safety Advisory for Travelers
New Times, 24 January 2020
The Ministry of Health has issued a safety advisory for institutions in the travel industry in the country concerning the safety of passengers travelling to other countries,… Read more »
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Seychelles:
Seychellois Students in China to Remain for Now Despite Viral Outbreak
Seychelles News Agency, 23 January 2020
The 51 Seychellois students studying in China are safe from a viral outbreak sweeping the country as long as they stay in isolation and follow the right precautionary measures, a… Read more »
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Sudan:
No Coronavirus Infection Registered in Sudanese Communities - Foreign Ministry
SNA, 26 January 2020
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that it has not registered until now any coronavirus infection in Sudanese communities in China. Read more »
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Sudan:
Ministry of Health's Preparations for Coronavirus
SNA, 25 January 2020
Sudan started implementing a plan to prevent the leakage of the Coronavirus hit the Republic of China since Thursday morning. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Tanzanians Locked in Virus Hit Region
Citizen, 26 January 2020
About 400 Tanzanian students are living in Wuhan, a city in China which has put under quarantine following the outbreak of coronavirus, according to Tanzania envoy to China, Mbelwa… Read more »