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African news for Sunday March 7, 2021
Source: GNA
03/07/2021
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The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Friday that some 11 African countries have so far reported the presence of the 501Y.V2 COVID-19 variant.
The 11 African countries that reported the presence of the 501Y.V2 variant would be Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, l ‘South Africa and Zambia, according to the agency.
Africa CDC, the African Union (AU) specialized health agency, which has 55 members, also noted that the number of countries reporting the presence of the 501Y.V1 variant has also increased to 13.
The 13 African countries that have reported the presence of the 501Y.V1 variant are Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia. .
According to the latest figures from the Africa CDC, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa reached 3,937,028 on Friday morning.
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