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WHO says Equatorial Guinea confirms 1st outbreak of Marburg
Read full article: WHO says Equatorial Guinea confirms 1st outbreak of MarburgThe World Health Organization says Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, saying the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least nine deaths in the tiny Western African country.
Equatorial Guinea leader poised to extend 43 years in power
Read full article: Equatorial Guinea leader poised to extend 43 years in powerAfrica's longest-serving president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, is expected to extend his rule in the oil-rich country despite opposition accusations of voting irregularities.
Equatorial Guinea declares 3 days of mourning for 105 dead
Read full article: Equatorial Guinea declares 3 days of mourning for 105 deadThis handout satellite photo provided by Maxar Technologies shows a military garrison after an explosion, in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. AdThe government held an emergency meeting to see how victims can quickly get aid from Equatorial Guinea before international assistance arrives. Equatorial Guinea, an oil-rich Spanish-speaking West African country of 1.3 million people located south of Cameroon, was a colony of Spain until it gained its independence in 1968. AdThe images show the military base at Bata had been undergoing construction at its southeast corner prior to the explosion. “I am very saddened by the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Equatorial Guinea following the massive explosion at a military compound,” she said.
At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts
Read full article: At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blastsFILE - In this UNTV image, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea, speaks in a pre-recorded video message during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at UN headquarters. (UNTV via AP)(AP) – A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said. Equatorial Guinea, an African country of 1.3 million people located south of Cameroon, was a colony of Spain until it gained its independence in 1968. Earlier, the Health Ministry had tweeted that 17 were killed. Following the blast, the Spanish Embassy in Equatorial Guinea recommended on Twitter that “Spanish nationals stay in their homes."
129 Vietnam virus patients repatriated; local spread widens
Read full article: 129 Vietnam virus patients repatriated; local spread widensA health worker disinfects arriving Vietnamese COVID-19 patients at the national hospital of tropical diseases in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The 129 patients who were working in Equatorial Guinea were brought home in a repatriation flight for treatment of the coronavirus. For more than three months until recently, all confirmed coronavirus cases in Vietnam have come from overseas, like the Vietnamese repatriated from Africa. But the virus has recently resumed spreading within Vietnam, starting from a hospital in the popular beach city of Da Nang. Prior to the patients' arrival, the hospital cleared out its 500 beds to treat the new cases, state broadcaster VTV said.