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Cameroon’s confirmed COVID-19 cases increase by over 200, hit 509

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Cameroon’s confirmed COVID-19 cases increase by over 200, hit 509

Published on 03.04.2020

The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Cameroon as at this Friday evening stands at five hundred and nine, a drastic increase from the three hundred and six cases that were confirmed Thursday evening. Sources from the Ministry of Public Health say seven other COVID-19 patients recovered from the deadly…

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Cameroon: Massive anti-COVID-19 campaign kick starts tomorrow in Littoral region
Published on 03.04.2020
The massive door-to-door sensitization and screening campaign against the novel COVID-19 pandemic in the Littoral region of Cameroon initiated by the Ministry of Public Health…
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Cameroon/COVID-19: Littoral Governor prohibits consumption of food, drinks at selling points
Published on 03.04.2020
The population of the Littoral region of Cameroon have been prohibited from consuming food and drinks at their selling points as a means to curb…
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Cameroon: Bamenda disinfected in week-long anti-Coronavirus campaign
Published on 03.04.2020
An operation to disinfect Bamenda and keep it safe from the Coronavirus started this morning in the major parts of the town, sources have confirmed.…
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Cameroon/Fight against COVID-19: Senator Sylvestre Ngouchinghe donates FCFA 250 Million
Published on 03.04.2020
After Baba Danpullo, Cameroonian-born business guru, Senator Sylvestre Ngouchinghe, CEO of Congelcam has donated the sum of FCFA 250 million to the Government of Cameroon…

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Cameroon: Gov’t warns against COVID-19 auto medication

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COVID-19: Cameroonians advised to wear facemasks as cases hit 233

In less than twenty-four hours, twenty-four people tested positive with the COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon, taking the total number of…
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Cameroon: Biya orders COVID-19 solidarity fund credited with FCFA 1 Billion

The Head of State Paul Biya has ordered for the newly created Coronavirus response special national solidarity fund to be…
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Cameroon/COVID-19: Paul Biya creates national solidarity fund

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Cameroon’s COVID-19 cases move up to 192

Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health has announced that as at this Tuesday morning, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases…
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Cameroon: About ten patients recover from COVID-19

Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health, Dr Malachie Manouda has announced that about ten Coronavirus patients in the country have recovered…
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Cameroon: Buea Council takes measures to avoid spread of Coronavirus

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Cameroon:Gov’t to accelerate Coronavirus screening exercise

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Cameroon:Bamenda Regional Hospital receives protective gears to help fight Coronavirus

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Cameroon’s Coronavirus cases move up to 142

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Cameroon/COVID-19: Entire staff of medical Centre in West region placed in quarantine

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Cameroon minister self-isolates over Coronavirus fears

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Cameroon: House Speaker submits to Coronavirus temperature test

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Cameroon: Bamenda denizens still to adapt to social distancing as measure to fight Coronavirus

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