Health officials in Guinea

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Guinea Confirms Return Of Ebola Virus After Years; 2 Deaths Reported

Following three deaths and four positive cases, Guinea authorities have confirmed the return of Ebola virus to the country, five years after being declared Ebola-free. The latest outbreak was traced at a funeral in February where six people developed symptoms. Meanwhile, the Guinea government has started contact tracing, isolating all suspected cases until procuring WHO's Ebola vaccine. Besides, WHO has set up testing/treatment facilities in… read-more

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 - 04:39 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: Guinea, Ebola Virus, WHO, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Courtesy: NPR

President George Weah

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Liberian President Declares Rape a 'National Emergency'

Liberian President George Weah, on September 12, declared rape a national emergency after witnessing a spike in the number of cases of sexual assaults in the country. The decision came after thousands of Liberians protested rising incidents of rape in the capital city of Monrovia… read-more

Sat, 12 Sep 2020 - 09:22 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: Liberia, rapecase, emergency, Africa

Courtesy: The Times Of India