WHO WhatsApp alert service on coronavirus hits 6 million users, here’s how to subscribe

By Ian Omondi,

The World Health Organization (WHO) messaging service launched with Facebook and Whatsapp to provide updates on the novel coronavirus has already reac...

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Nearly 1 billion people confined to homes globally due to coronavirus

By Tonny Ndungu,

Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot past 11,000 and U.S. states r...

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Coronavirus cases in South Africa rise to 202

By Agencies,

South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had risen by 52 to 202, with the first cas...

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‘Wake up Africa, prepare for the worst,’ WHO boss warns as coronavirus numbers rise

By Citizen Reporter,

The World Health Organization has warned that African countries should prepare for the worst as coronavirus numbers continue to increase across the co...

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Millions worldwide urged to stay home to combat coronavirus spread

By VOA,

Varying degrees of government orders telling people to either stay home or at least avoid crowds are altering the daily lives of tens of millions of p...

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World Health Organization declares coronavirus a pandemic

By Agencies,

The World Health Organization has officially declared the novel coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic. The novel coronavirus outbreak is the first ...

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Song and dance as last Congo Ebola patient discharged with end of outbreak in sight

By Reuters,

The last patient being treated for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. This ...

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WHO boss gives new warning on coronavirus

By CNN,

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that public health officials are operating in "unchartered territory" as they combat the spread o...

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Coronavirus spreads to more countries; WHO raises risk alert to ‘very high’

By VOA,

The coronavirus spread to seven more countries Friday, left stock markets reeling and caused the World Health Organization to raise its impact risk al...

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Coronavirus spreads faster outside China, stoking global fears

By CNN,

The number of new coronavirus infections inside China - the source of the outbreak - was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wedn...

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WHO: Time Is running out to stop spread of coronavirus

By VOA,

The World Health Organization said time is running out to stop the spread of coronavirus outbreak as the number of cases outside of China grows. �...

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Coronavirus: Global death toll exceeds 2,000

By CNN,

More than 2,000 people have died from the novel coronavirus across the globe, according to the latest figures released Tuesday. China’s National ...

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Here’s how long coronavirus may linger on contaminated surfaces

By CNN,

Concerns are mounting about how long the novel coronavirus may survive on surfaces -- so much so that China's central bank has taken measures to deep ...

Coronavirus deaths in China top 1,300 with big jump in cases

By CNN,

The Chinese province at the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak reported a record spike in deaths Thursday, bringing the total number to more tha...

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Coronavirus death toll tops 1,000

By VOA,

The coronavirus death toll in China has hit an unhappy milestone, topping 1,000 after the center of the outbreak, Hubei province, reported another 103...

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WHO declares global health emergency in fight against coronavirus

By CNN,

China marked its most fatal day yet during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak Thursday as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a global ...

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Coronavirus: Kenya Airways suspends flights to China

By Citizen Reporter,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has temporarily suspended flights to Guangzhou, China starting today, January 31, as fears over the deadly Coronav...

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WHO declares Ebola in DRC a global emergency

By VOA,

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's conflict-ridden North Kivu and Ituri...

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WHO panel decides not to declare international Ebola emergency

By Reuters,

A World Health Organization panel decided on Friday not to declare an international emergency over Congo’s Ebola outbreak despite its spread to Ugan...

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WHO says Ebola outbreak not yet global emergency

By VOA,

The World Health Organization decided on Friday not to declare an international public health emergency over the Ebola outbreak, despite its recent sp...

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