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South Sudan becomes 51st African country to confirm covid-19

South Sudan has become the latest country in Africa to record its first coronavirus case. 51 countries have now confirmed the virus within their borders...

Ghana, Kenya approve use of Chloroquine to treat covid-19 patients

Some African countries have started using chloroquine to treat coronavirus patients. As countries like Ghana and Kenya are approving the use of chloroquine for treating...

ECOWAS approves Chloroquine as treatment for coronavirus

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reportedly approved for the use of Chloroquine to treat coronavirus patients. ECOWAS supports supplementary anti-viral treatment...

Covid-19: China’s ‘defective’ masks and test kits raise concerns

Some countries have lamented the defective nature of face masks and testing kits bought from China to tackle the current coronavirus pandemic. Spain and Netherlands...

Study shows covid-19 can survive on face masks for 7 days

Scientists say SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic can survive on surgical face masks for up to seven days. Researchers are working hard to...

France allows use of Chloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients

The French government has reversed an earlier ban on hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID19 patients. The ban was reversed in light of successful clinical studies showing...

Africa’s coronavirus death toll hits 117 with almost 4,000 cases

46 African countries have now reported a total of 3,977 cases of coronavirus with 117 deaths and 286 recoveries across the continent. South Africa as...

Ghanaian experts say local drug ‘COA FS’ could help fight Covid-19

Ghanaian health experts say a locally produced drug called COA FS could help fight the deadly coronavirus. The organic antiviral medicine COA FS and COA...

Uganda: Eight-month-old baby tests positive for coronavirus

An eight-month-old baby in Uganda has tested positive for coronavirus, according to health officials. The baby's father recently travelled back from Kenya's western city of...

Ghana’s death toll from coronavirus hits three

One more patient has died of coronavirus in Ghana's capital Accra, according to local news reporting. The patient died at the 37 Military Hospital and...

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