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Government orders public institutions to ban unvaccinated people access their offices.

A. EditorDecember 20, 2021

by A. EditorDecember 20, 202102182

Juba, South Sudan December 20, 2021—South Sudan Task Force has directed higher learning institutions to prevent unvaccinated students and staff from campuses unless they produce...

Bright Stars took COVID-19 test at BIOLAB before Qatar trip, says SSFA

Staff WriterJune 25, 2021

by Staff WriterJune 25, 202101541

Juba, South Sudan, June 25, 2021 – The members of the delegation from the South Sudan national senior men’s football team were tested at BIOLAB,...

BREAKING: Nine Bright Stars players test positive for COVID-19

Staff WriterJune 20, 2021June 20, 2021

by Staff WriterJune 20, 2021June 20, 202101387

Juba, South Sudan, June 20, 2021 – Nine members of the South Sudan national football team Bright Stars have tested positive for coronavirus, the South...

Government silence frustrates striking doctors as health professionals consider ‘plan B’

Staff WriterJune 11, 2021

by Staff WriterJune 11, 202101575

Juba, South Sudan, June 11, 2021 – Frontline health workers have voiced their frustration over the government’s silence to address their concerns after a decision...

COVID-19 madness mars Nimule border as expert warns new variant could spread to South Sudan

Staff WriterJune 10, 2021

by Staff WriterJune 10, 202101833

Juba, South Sudan, June 10, 2021 – Authorities at Nimule border say incapacitation to test cross-border travelers has seen entry into South Sudan by Ugandans...

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BREAKING: Save the Children suspends operation amid COVID-19 scare

Staff WriterJune 10, 2021June 10, 2021

by Staff WriterJune 10, 2021June 10, 202101302

Juba, South Sudan, June 10, 2021 – Child rights international advocacy organization Save the Children has suspended operation after one of its staff members tested...

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Doctor’s death prompts strike by health workers over nine-month salary delay

Staff WriterJune 4, 2021

by Staff WriterJune 4, 20210992

Juba, South Sudan, June 04, 2021 – Frontline workers on the coronavirus pandemic have down tools demanding that the government pays their nine-month salary. The...

“We have forgotten everything”: COVID-19 lockdown shutters students’ intelligence quotient

Staff WriterJune 4, 2021June 4, 2021

by Staff WriterJune 4, 2021June 4, 202101066

Juba, South Sudan, June 04, 2021 – Several schools around Juba are reporting difficulties in reintegrating learners back to school as students are failing to...

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UNHCR commends South Sudan as first refugees receive COVID-19 vaccination

NyamilepediaMay 20, 2021May 20, 2021

by NyamilepediaMay 20, 2021May 20, 202111508

UNHCR Press Release, May 20, 2020 — Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national vaccination campaign, joining...

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Opinion: Money alone will not ensure global vaccine equity

NyamilepediaMay 17, 2021May 17, 2021

by NyamilepediaMay 17, 2021May 17, 202101137

By Rosalind McKenna NEW YORK, May 17, 2021 — In March, South Sudan received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines. While that is good news,...

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As gov’t downsizes COVID-19 Rapid Response Team, expert blames World Bank

Staff WriterMay 17, 2021May 17, 2021

by Staff WriterMay 17, 2021May 17, 202101498

Juba, South Sudan, May 17, 2021 — A health expert has voiced concerns over the funding mechanisms implemented by the World Bank in response to...

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Kiir and Machar received their first dose of the risky AstraZeneca Vaccine

NyamilepediaApril 13, 2021April 13, 2021

by NyamilepediaApril 13, 2021April 13, 202102370

April 13, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny have received their first does of...

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South Sudan to procure COVID-19 vaccine from Europe

NyamilepediaMarch 3, 2021March 3, 2021

by NyamilepediaMarch 3, 2021March 3, 202102275

March 4, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — South Sudan National Taskforce on Covid-19 led by the Vice President for Services Delivery Cluster, H.E. Hussein Abdelbaggi Akol, has said...

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Surge In Covid-19 Prevalence Prompt Renewed Calls For Heightened Awareness Campaigns

NyamilepediaMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

by NyamilepediaMarch 1, 2021March 1, 202102017

Mar 1, 2021(Nyamilepedia) — A huge surge in the novel COVID-19 virus prevalence has prompted the health authorities in South Sudan’s Greater Pibor Administrative Area...

Senior opposition leader alleged Amb. Telar was denied medical access and poisoned

NyamilepediaDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020

by NyamilepediaDecember 28, 2020December 28, 202001814

Dec 28, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Questioning the death of South Sudan’s former ambassador to Russia, Amb. Telar Ring Deng, who died of coronavirus in the capital,...

CDC issues travel advisory to US citizens travelling to Tanzania as risk of COVID-19 hits Level 4

NyamilepediaDecember 3, 2020December 3, 2020

by NyamilepediaDecember 3, 2020December 3, 202001190

Dec 3, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The Center for Disease Control has warned American citizens to avoid travelling to Tanzania as the country has been categorized at...

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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in self-quarantine

NyamilepediaNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020

by NyamilepediaNovember 2, 2020November 2, 20200735

Nov 2, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced late on Sunday that he will self-quarantine after he...

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South Sudan Risks the second Wave of COVID-19

NyamilepediaOctober 17, 2020

by NyamilepediaOctober 17, 20200976

Oct 17, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — South Sudan might experience the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic following the relaxation in measures. The South Sudan doctors Union warns...

How IDPs camps in South Sudan manage to survive the worst of COVID-19

NyamilepediaOctober 13, 2020

by NyamilepediaOctober 13, 202001509

Oct 13, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — Protecting thousands of internally displaced persons living in the IDPs settlement camps from COVID-19 presented unparalleled challenges. These camps are usually...

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Kenya reports a new record low of 22 new COVID-19 infections

NyamilepediaOctober 5, 2020

by NyamilepediaOctober 5, 202001056

Oct 5, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The ministry of health today reported 22 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours after testing just 535 samples to...

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U.S. COVID-Positive President yawns to get back soon to make “America great again”

NyamilepediaOctober 3, 2020October 3, 2020

by NyamilepediaOctober 3, 2020October 3, 20200885

Oct 3, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The U.S. White House released a videotaped statement in which president Donald Trump cleared the air on his health status saying...

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