Coronavirus: Africa's death toll nears 27,000 mark

As of August 21, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached has reached 1,158,236.
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African countries to begin coronavirus antibody testing
Seven African countries will begin administering coronavirus antibody tests next week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has said.
Testing in Africa trails global benchmarks
Africa in the eye of the storm as coronavirus cases near one million
Focus is shifting to Africa with coronavirus infections expected to exceed one million this weekend even as the number of positive cases doubled in just over three weeks.
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WHO warns African nations on easing virus restrictions
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that easing of Covid-19 restrictions could lead to a resurgence and has asked African governments to strengthen testing and contact tracing.
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Africa's number of coronavirus cases across continent exceeds 750,000
As of July 22, confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 750,451.
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Africa begins collaboration for coronavirus vaccine trial
The African Union Commission has launched a consortium for Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials aimed at securing more than 10 trials as early as possible.
The continent has recorded over 290,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus
Coronavirus in Africa: 297,112 cases; 7,919 deaths; 142,622 recoveries
There are now more than over 290,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.