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Tanzania doctors deny being overwhelmed by Covid-19
The government is facing accusations it is mishandling the Coronavirus pandemic.
Doctors’ leaders in Tanzania have denied allegations that the healthcare system is being overwhelmed following claims Covid-19 is out of control.
South Africa is looking to explore the use of blood plasma from patients who have recovered from Covid -19 to help sufferers from developing the very worst symptoms of the disease.
And on Menstruation Day we hear from young women in Cameroon who talk about their experience of menstruating for the first time.
(Photo: People not adhering to the rules of social distancing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Credit: Getty Images)
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