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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has recorded 14,305 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest single day increase since the start of the outbreak. That has pushed the country's total case load to more than 968,000 This agonising milestone comes amid warnings that the country is dealing with a resurgence that appears to be spurred on by a new variant of the virus. There are warnings that the country may surpass the peak of the first wave in the coming days. With health systems in regions like the Eastern Cape and some in the Western Cape already seeing a notable increase in hospital admissions. At least 326 more people have succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, with more than half of those new deaths recorded in the Eastern Cape. The additional fatalities now place South Africa's national COVID-19 death toll at 25,983 which is by far the highest toll on the continent. - EWN
A Nigeria Railways Corporation official said the train departs Ibadan for Lagos at 8am daily with a return trip scheduled at 4pm.
The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is notorious for heavy trucks and traffic gridlocks that can stretch for several kilometres.
The Lagos-Ibadan line is the first part of a new 2,733km Lagos-Kano standard gauge line. The total cost of the project was valued at $11.117bn.
Tennis South Africa has expressed its condolences following the death of former player, administrator and writer Gordon Forbes.
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about a quarter of U.S. adults aren't sure if they want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Roughly another quarter say they won't. Many on the fence have safety concerns and want to watch how the initial rollout fares — skepticism that could […]
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RYAN FOLEY Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Arguments over mask requirements and other restrictions have turned ugly in recent days as the deadly coronavirus surge across the U.S. engulfs small and medium-size cities that once seemed at a safe remove from the outbreak. In Boise, Idaho, public health officials about to vote on a four-county mask mandate abruptly ended a meeting Tuesday evening because of fears for their safety amid anti-mask protests outside the building and at some of their homes. One health board member tearfully announced she had to rush home to be […]
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[HRW] Washington -- The World Bank's Covid-19 support project does not adequately address the Egyptian government's arrests and intimidation of health professionals, Human Rights Watch said today.
A Northern Cape taxi driver has been found guilty of several charges after he kidnapped a 19-year-old woman, ran her over in his taxi when she tried to escape, and raped her.
[Cameroon Tribune] The General Manager of \"Banque Centrale Populaire du Maroc,\" Kamal Mokdad, met with Finance Minister, Louis Paul Motaze, in Yaounde on December 7, 2020.
With COVID-19 case levels in Los Angeles at record highs – nearly three times higher than those in San Francisco and twice those in New York City – Superintendent Austin Beutner today announced the suspension of all school-based instructional and childcare programs for the rest of the Fall semester.
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