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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 13 April 2020

13 April 2020 — One (1) new CoVID_19 case was identified today, out of 901 samples tested in the last 24 hours.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 12 April 2020

12 April 2020 — Six (6) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, out of 1,160 samples tested in the last 24 hours.

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 11 April 2020

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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 10 April 2020

10 April 2020 — Five (5) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, out of 1,036 samples tested in the last 24 hours.

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WHO and partners trained front-line health workers in Maridi

The Ministry of Health with support from WHO and partners scale-up response to COVID-19 in South Sudan

As coronavirus disease (COVID-19)  spreads rapidly across Africa, the Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (

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COVID-19 pandemic expands reach in Africa

COVID-19 pandemic expands reach in Africa

As the number of COVID-19 cases in Africa continues to grow, more countries in the continent are seeing the virus spread to regions beyond the capital cities.
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COVID_19 Update Rwanda

Update COVID-19 09 April 2020

09 April 2020 — Three (3) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, out of 720 samples tested in the last 24 hours.

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New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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