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Half of Zimbabwe’s population could starve if aid is not received, IMF warns

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Only half of the humanitarian aid requested by the UN to help about eight-million people has been pledged, the monetary fund says GODFREY MARAWANYIKA |03 APRIL 2020 |Business Day The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Zimbabwe needs urgent aid as the coronavirus exacerbates the effects of a food shortage following the worst drought in nearly four … [Read more...] about Half of Zimbabwe’s population could starve if aid is not received, IMF warns

Uganda to distribute food parcels to vulnerable homes

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ANA Reporter | Apr 3, 2020 | The Independent Online CAPE TOWN - The Ugandan government will start distributing food parcels to 1.5 million vulnerable homes from Saturday. The distribution is meant to aid families that are unable to provide for themselves during a lockdown put in place by the government to reduce the movement of people and curb the spread of the … [Read more...] about Uganda to distribute food parcels to vulnerable homes

French doctor apologises for suggesting Covid-19 vaccine be tested in Africa

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Thomson Reuters | 5 April 2020 |The Independent Online Dakar - A French doctor apologised on Friday for suggesting a possible treatment for Covid-19 should be tested in Africa, after the remarks sparked an outcry on social media. Jean-Paul Mira, the head of the intensive care unit at the Cochin hospital in Paris, made the comments on Wednesday during an interview on … [Read more...] about French doctor apologises for suggesting Covid-19 vaccine be tested in Africa

How Does the Coronavirus Behave Inside a Patient?

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Coronavirus Chronicles | April 6, 2020 Issue | The New Yorker In the third week of February, as the COVID-19 epidemic was still flaring in China, I arrived in Kolkata, India. I woke up to a sweltering morning—the black kites outside my hotel room were circling upward, lifted by the warming currents of air—and I went to visit a shrine to the goddess Shitala. Her name means … [Read more...] about How Does the Coronavirus Behave Inside a Patient?