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Addition to the above methods: 1. For pregant women, remember to take IPT for Malaria ( two doses of Sp (3tablets) at least four weeks apart from 24th week of pregnant. Remember don't take SP if you have allergy to Sulfur) 2. For those who work at night: wear protective clothes like trousers and coats and/or else use Mosquito repellents to prevent mosquito biting. 3. The Environmental Health Personnel in collaboration with the Government have to use "Mass Chemotherapy" using DDT to kill mosquito Larvae breeding in large stagnant water collection bodies.  
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Recent COVID-19 Scientific updates reported on 05th May, 2020 by African Union (AU).

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  Summary of Some important issues that may alert benefits or raise an area of further research in Diagnosis, treatment and preventive measures against COVID-19. Children may be as infectious as adults (This means any one can infect you, so be cautious in taking preventive measures against SARS-CoV-2) Household secondary attack with SARS-CoV-2 should not be neglected as a study done to trace contacts of COVID-19 patients, it was found to be 11.2% secondary attack rate with a sample size of 391 SARS-COV-2 confirmed cases. A study has also found that the median duration of viral RNA shedding is about 53.5 days and longest duration could be 83 days. Point for discussion: If this is the duration for an infected individual to continue shedding Viral RNA so as for possible causation of transmission to other people after hospital or quarantine symptomatic recovery: How strict is the continued isolation strategy after these patients get discharged home? There should be appropriate measur...
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