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Aliko Dangote Foundation Engages 54gene Laboratory To Conduct 1,000 COVID-19 Test Per Day In Kano

54Gene is accredited by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and has already set up labs in Lagos and in Ogun States The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) (www.Dangote.com/foundation/), a philanthropic endeavor of Aliko Dangote, has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in research, and diagnostics, to immediately set up a 400 test/day capacity laboratory […]

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Africans Retreat Into Homes On Coronavirus, But Scared About Food

More than two-thirds of over 4,500 Africans reached by GeoPoll across 12 nations have reported they are self-quarantining to prevent the risks and spread of coronavirus.  Yet, as Africans retreat into their homes, they are worried about food and their economies to almost as great a degree as they are worried about the global pandemic. […]

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Africa’s Top Three Asks to Combat COVID-19 at the G20 Meetings

Nearly four months since the first COVID-19 case was reported in China, the virus has brought the world to a standstill. As the global cases of Covid19 approaches 2 million, over 120,000 deaths and billions of people remain in lockdown. While the African continent has been spared from the high concentration of community cases seen […]

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How to Augment Your Income After a Coronavirus Pay Cut

The Prime Minister of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, and his ministers have agreed to take 33% pay cuts for the next three months, according to Quartz Africa. All throughout Africa, pay cuts are becoming a fact of life, as companies scramble to survive in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. If you’re dealing with a […]

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Lessons from Nigeria in Responding to Coronavirus

Coronavirus is now a pandemic and the World Health Organization considers Europe as its new epicenter. Italy, Spain and France are on lockdown and several nations are banning travelers from countries where cases are on the rise. But it’s a problem beyond Europe too, and governments in 61 countries have closed schools to slow the spread of the virus. In the […]

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Why Are There Few Coronavirus Cases In Africa and Russia?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China in December 2019, we have seen the virus spread to over 160 countries. Several countries have experienced large outbreaks, including China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, Spain and France, with the US and UK seeing rapidly increasing numbers. But most countries in the world have reported very few […]

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