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South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.

The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.

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President-elect Joseph R. Biden received a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at a Delaware hospital Monday.

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The United Nations has called for a probe into one of the deadliest police raids in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro which killed 28 people.

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Residents of the Senegalese capital Dakar have made a passionate appeal for the wearing of masks. Last week, locals in this West African nation protested against fresh restrictions to help curb spread of the coronavirus. Some want a mandatory regulation to force people to put on a mask.

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1. The Heat is on Biden to Add More Diverse Picks for Top Posts What You Need To Know: African American leaders are scheduled to meet with President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris today as civil rights organizations are holding him to his promise of an administration that represents and reflects America. 2. Barr Sees […]

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When Ebola hit the city of Mbandaka in northwest Congo in 2018, health officials had to act fast - the city was connected via regular boat service to thesprawling capital Kinshasa, where the deadly virus could spread out of control.

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… director for the Partnership of African American Churches, a statewide nonprofit community …

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Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday, Jan. 7, urged U.S. leaders to throw a lifeline to coronavirus-rocked Los Angeles in the form of additional vaccines, more trained medical professionals and other resources. Just after the mayor’s plea, L.A. County public health officials announced more grim statistics: 218 new deaths — the third straight day over 200 […]

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Shelby County health officials are trying to extinguish the Coronavirus as it spreads through the city's poorest neighborhoods, where people are least likely to be vaccinated, they said.

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By Leonard E. Colvin

Chief Reporter

New Journal and Guide

    Sisters Carolyn Moore of Norfolk and Ann Blackwell of Virginia Beach are remarkably close.

        They are often referred to as “Two  peas in a pod” or “twins”, and they share the love of food, family,

church, and work ethics.

         But last November the two sisters shared an unnerving experience that threatened their lives and well-being.

Continue reading Two Sisters Who Battled COVID—And Won! at The New Journal and Guide.

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