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Nigeria is the world’s third largest producer of ginger after India and China and has seen steady sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, as consumers seek the health benefits of the spicy root
Ethiopia arrested thousands of protesters, opposition members, and journalists during July’s sectarian unrest. Health workers and local officials say some of those detained have contracted COVID-19 and are concerned the virus is spreading in overcrowded prisons and makeshift detention centers
Many countries, school administrators and families are facing the troubling problem of when and how to reopen schools. Opening-up the schools with the lingering COVID danger is a difficult challenge. Saba Shah Khan tries to find out if the students, parents and schools are ready
As the impact of COVID-19 takes a toll on Malaysia’s economy many workers are starting up their own companies
Five different vaccines against COVID-19 are in the last phase of testing. They follow three different strategies, including novel approaches
Titus Divala,an expert in epidemics at Malawi’s College of Medicine,warns that the good number of recoveries form COVID-19 should not be a ticket for complacency
If you cannot go into the theater, in Annapolis, Maryland, you can see live performances, and from the comfort of your own car
While the possibility of children returning to schools in person is being debated over coronavirus infection concerns, parents are beginning to overcome their worries enough to take their children to pediatricians for routine evaluations and vaccines
As South Africa continues to ease coronavirus restrictions, technical experts and public health experts are working on plans to protect the health of the 14 million South Africans who rely on a complex network of regulated minibus taxis to get to work, school and more. Innovators and investors say this could be an African solution to a problem that affects millions of others in Africa, and beyond
Iran’s Alborz Province has been hit by a spike in COVID-19 cases. Citizen journalists in the provincial capital, Karaj, have sent video to RFE/RL’s Radio Farda and say authorities are not revealing the true scale of the pandemic