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Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 3.5 mln: Africa CDC

January 29, 2021 The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,494,117 as of Thursday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. According to the continental disease control and prevention agency’s COVID-19 dashboard, the death toll related to the pandemic in Africa stood at 87,937 as of Thursday. […]

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COVID-19 live updates: Total number of cases passes 65.2 million

The coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Known as SARS-CoV-2, the virus has resulted in more than 65.2 million infections and more than 1.5 million deaths. SARS-CoV-2 infection causes a respiratory illness called COVID-19. COVID-19 has now been reported on every continent except Antarctica. Keep up to date with the latest research and information about COVID-19 here. For

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Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia (30 November 2020)

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 1, 2020/APO Group/ — Daily Laboratory test: 4,817 Severe cases: 323 New recovered: 4,493 New deaths: 6 New cases: 540   Total Laboratory test: 1,636,729 Active cases: 34,558 Total recovered: 73,808 Total deaths: 1,706 Total cases: 110,074 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia.

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Tackling the impacts of COVID-19 is imperative to Ethiopia’s journey to prosperity

OUSMANE DIONE OCTOBER 29, 2020 The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has reshaped the global economy and daily lives of people across the entire world. The World Bank’s most recent Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report shows the pandemic could push some 100 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 alone, and lead to an increase in global

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Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia (20 October 2020)

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia (20 October 2020)

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 21, 2020/APO Group/ —  Daily Laboratory test: 6,602 Severe cases: 301 New recovered: 489 New deaths: 6 New cases: 630   Total Laboratory test: 1,410,496 Active cases: 45,479 Total recovered: 43,638 Total deaths: 1,371 Total cases: 90,490 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia.

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Twelve fold increase in Ethiopia COVID-19 cases, severe weather and locusts creating massive need in Ethiopia, warns IRC

Crisis Watch October 7, 2020 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,  COVID-19, flooding and the locusts outbreak are creating a humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia with many people unable to meet their daily food needs.  Recent heavy rainfall has led to flooding, resulting in destruction of crops, loss of livestock and displacement.  Swarms of multiplying desert locusts have also

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Behind the numbers: How the media covered COVID-19 in an information lockdown

Behind the numbers: How the media covered COVID-19 in an information lockdown

By Yared Tsegaye Unfamiliarity, limited information, and official obstacles have made reporting on the pandemic an uphill struggle for Ethiopian journalists. Spending five nights inside a quarantine center in Addis Ababa, journalist Haimanot Ashenafi had one of the most eventful experience of her life, leading her to make some serious observations. Last May, she was quarantined

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Ethiopia’s COVID-19 is not local enough: A reply to Dawd S. Siraj

By Daniel Hailu The government’s response to the pandemic has not been grounded in the Ethiopian reality. I am very grateful to Dawd S. Siraj for taking the time to write a review of my article “The irrelevance of containment as an Ethiopian covid-19 response”.  He acknowledged a number of constructive criticisms on Ethiopia’s containment response I

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Volunteers assist Calgary church members diagnosed with COVID-19

There are now 107 active cases of COVID-19 among people who attended a service at the Calgary Kidanemhret Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in August, according to health officials. That is nearly double the number that was first reported on Monday when 57 cases were announced. Members of Calgary’s Ethiopian community are delivering hampers to people

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The irrelevance of containment as an Ethiopian COVID-19 response

The irrelevance of containment as an Ethiopian COVID-19 response

July 21, 2020 by Daniel Hailu Maintaining containment as a COVID-19 public health response has become irrelevant in Ethiopia for two reasons. First, it is too late. Despite the lack of extensive testing, there is circumstantial evidence that the virus has already spread widely through community transmission—that is, transmission with no link to known confirmed cases. Second,

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The Best (And Worst!) Cocktails to Drink if You Want to Avoid a Hangover

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