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S. Sudan medics deployed at JIA go into hiding as plane carrying Chinese diplomats arrives

February 5, 2020 China, Newsbeat

February 5th, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudanese medical staff deployed at Juba International Airport to screen arrivers for the deadly Coronavirus have reportedly fled the airport after a plane carrying Chinese diplomats landed. South Sudan government this week began screening all travelers at airports to help avert the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses […]

Latest: Two suspected cases of coronavirus reported in Sudan – Health official

January 31, 2020 China, East Africa, Newsbeat, Sudan

January 31, 2020 (SSNN)—The Sudanese Ministry of Health says that two people suspected of being infected by the coronavirus, have been identified by monitors at Khartoum airport. At a press conference on Wednesday, Health Minister Akram El Tom that the two people concerned, on from Khartoum and another from El Gezira, arrived via Ethiopian Airlines and Egypt Air from […]

January 31, 2020 China, East Africa, Newsbeat, Sudan

Coronavirus |All you need to know about it!

January 25, 2020 Newsbeat, World

What is coronavirus? 25th, 2020 (SSNN)—According to the World Health Organization (WHO) coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). These viruses were originally transmitted between animals and people. SARS, for instance, was believed to have been transmitted […]