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Ongoing research about SARS-CoV-2 - the new coronavirus - is yielding new information daily, and there is still much to learn. Keep checking this page for news and emerging evidence to help you keep safe.

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Rapid Response Teams are racing against the spread of COVID in Africa.

Africa: You Need to Know the Latest Data to Avoid COVID-19

allAfrica, 23 March 2020

Ongoing research about SARS-CoV-2 – also called new Corona virus - the virus that causes COVID-19, is yielding new information daily, and there is still much to… Read more »
Africa: Where to Find the Latest, Trusted Coronavirus Info From Africa

allAfrica, 23 March 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is dominating the news headlines - and people’s thoughts. Read more »
Africa: COVID-19 - to Test or Not to Test

The Conversation Africa, 30 March 2020

You can't fight a virus if you don't know where it is. Read more »
Africa: COVID-19 Testing - Answers to Key Questions

The Conversation Africa, 26 March 2020

As COVID-19 spreads throughout the world, the need for more extensive laboratory testing increases. Testing and diagnosing people who have the disease is critical to tracking cases… Read more »

InFocus

Nigeria Reports Chloroquine Poisonings After Trump Praised Drug

Nigeria doesn't share U.S. President Donald Trump's praise for the anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the novel coronavirus after incidents of poisoning were reported. The ... Read more »
- Nigeria: Nigeria Warns Against Using Drug for COVID that Trump Hailed as Treatment
- Nigeria: Poisoning Cases - Nigerians Told to Please Stop Using Chloroquine for Coronavirus
Rwanda Is First African Country to Impose Total COVID-19 Lockdown

Rwanda has become the first country on the continent to order a total shutdown because of the novel coronavirus. All unnecessary movements outside the home have been banned for an ... Read more »
- Rwanda: COVID-19 - Rwanda On Lockdown, Essential Services Remain Available
- Africa: Several Countries Confirm First Coronavirus Cases
Getting Ahead Key to Change Course of COVID-19 - WHO Africa

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, says the reasons the virus has not spread as quickly in Africa as it has in the northern hemisphere are ... Read more »
- Africa: Getting Ahead of the Virus Key to Change Course of COVID-19 - WHO Africa
- Africa: More Than 600 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Africa
Latest Covid-19 Statistics from African Countries

As of February 27, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,880,062. Reported deaths in Africa reached 103,142 and 3,451,352 people have ... Read more »
- Nigeria: Covid-19 - One Year After, Nigeria Records 155,000 Cases - 1,900 Deaths
- Africa: Continent's Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Near Four Million
COVID-19 Cases Rise to 36 in Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control says that of the 36 cases, two people have been discharged. Nigerians have been advised to practise social distancing and wash their hands ... Read more »
- Nigeria: COVID-19 Cases Rise to 36
- Nigeria: #Coronavirus - Nigeria Confirms Five New Cases, Total Now 35
African Economies Taking Knock as COVID-19 Tightens Grip

With several African governments closing borders, implementing travel bans and enforcing strict quarantine measures to curb the spread of the virus, experts have said there will be ... Read more »
- Africa: Continent Gears for COVID-19 Pandemic's Economic Fallout
- Africa: Continent Must Act Locally, But Think Globally in Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

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