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Covid-19: Third wave needs our heads together | The Standard

So far the world has lost close to four million people who succumbed to the invisible Covid-19. South Africa, Namibia, Uganda, Botswana, Zambia are terribly hit with many casualties. The end seems far. It is not easy to lose companions unexpectedly, especially to something that one does not have direct control over.

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