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Regulation is needed for all countries to protect healthcare staff and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Despite its relative small population, the state of Amazonas is among the regions with the highest absolute number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in Brazil.
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It has been close to three months now since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Africa. The contamination curves are today much flatter than those seen in France, Italy or the United States.
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By Kevin Coppock, Head of Mission in Kyrgyzstan.
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