Nigeria confirms 443 new infections, AU says ‘Aggressive action’ needed as Africa coronavirus cases pass 1m

Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Friday confirmed 443 new coronavirus cases, bringing its total infection brden to 45,687. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a Tweet via its official…

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Researchers warn of ”a major public health threat” in Africa as parasite ‘resistant to artemisinin’ in malaria treatment emerges

A drug-resistant strain of the parasite that causes malaria has been identified by scientists in Rwanda. The study, published in Nature, found the parasites were able to resist treatment by…

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