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Health workers test government officials and executives from the private sector for coronavirus on Saturday ahead of their departure for the National retreat in Gabiro. Rwanda now has a Lab to test for the virus at Rwanda Biomedical Centre's National Referral Lab in Kigali / Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

New coronavirus test lab set up in Kigali

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
A man lays a fibre optic cable in Kigali on January 14. / Emmanuel Kwizera.

Why RURA, Korea Telecom need to get back to the negotiating table

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
A medical worker helps a patient drink water at an isolation ward at a hospital in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

Chloroquine, an antimalarial drug confirmed effective on coronavirus

Monday, February 17, 2020
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Africa

UN warns increasing desert locust in East Africa, calls for concerted efforts

Friday, February 14, 2020
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Farmers urged to regularly inspect their fields as locusts’ threat looms

Thursday, February 13, 2020
Medical team members prepare to leave for Xianning City of Hubei Province at Changshui International Airport in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 12, 2020. A medical team comprised of some 350 medical members left for Xianning City of Hubei Province on Wednesday. It's the third medical team sent from Yunnan to aid the novel coronavirus control efforts in Hubei.
International

Coronavirus vaccine to be ready in 18 months — WHO

Thursday, February 13, 2020
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New coronavirus vaccine could be ready in 18 months – WHO

Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping presides over a meeting and listens to report on the epidemic prevention and control work of Beijing at the center for disease control and prevention of Chaoyang District in Beijing, capital of China, on Feb. 10, 2020. Xi on Monday inspected the novel coronavirus pneumonia prevention and control work in Beijing.
International

Xi: Coronavirus outbreak won't shake China's economic fundamentals

Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Imported products at Dubai Port World in Kigali on August 30, 2019./ Photo: E. Kwizera.
Rwanda

Coronavirus causes jitters among Rwandan traders

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Passengers wearing masks are seen at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai. Net photo

Coronavirus death toll hits 1,000 as WHO convenes emergency meet

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
The New Times

Xi tells Trump China is confident and capable of defeating virus outbreak

Friday, February 07, 2020
Passenger screening at Maya Maya International airport, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.

WHO steps up efforts to curb spread of new coronavirus

Thursday, February 06, 2020