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ADF STAFF World leaders are clamoring for an impartial investigation into the origins of the outbreak of COVID-19 in China, which led to a global pandemic that has killed more than 250,000 people. Australian Prime Minister Scott…

ADF STAFF The United States government has pledged $13.1 million to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Sudan, which had recorded five cases of the novel coronavirus as of April 29. On April 16, the U.S. announced a…

CLUES It is an oasis known as “the pearl of the desert.” The area has been settled since prehistoric times, and it once was home to a Roman garrison. The typical domestic architecture in the town incorporates a vertical…

ADF STAFF Charity Ngilu, governor of Kitui County, Kenya, saw a dire need for surgical masks in her community and urged local businesses to produce the protective gear domestically, instead of relying on imports. Before the…

VOICE OF AMERICA A WhatsApp bot developed by a South African organization is helping millions of people around the world get the latest information about COVID-19. When the virus broke out, Praekelt.org already had created digital…

ADF STAFF The U.S. government has pledged $1.8 million to help fight the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa, the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in South Africa said in a news release. The April 16 announcement brought to more than $2.7…

ADF STAFF U.S. mobile hospitals sent to Ghana, Senegal and Uganda are being used to treat growing numbers of coronavirus patients. The 7,427-square-foot mobile hospitals include 14 shelters, intensive care and radiology units, and 20…

ADF STAFF Ethiopia and the United Nations have opened a humanitarian transport hub at Addis Ababa airport to move supplies and aid workers across Africa to fight COVID-19. The arrangement, which includes the World Health Organization…

ADF STAFF Ghana is using delivery drones from U.S.-based startup Zipline to help test people for COVID-19 more quickly outside major cities. As of April 19, 2020, Ghana had 1,042 confirmed infections, and nine people had died from…

There are many kinds of coronaviruses, and some can cause disease. A newly identified type has caused an outbreak of respiratory illness now called COVID-19. Coronaviruses are named for their appearance: Under a microscope, the viruses…