BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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JOHANNESBURG -- A total of 53 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Mponeng mine in Johannesburg, South Africa's Gauteng Department of Health said on Sunday.
The department said all the positive workers have been isolated and they have sent s team to trace the close contacts.
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NAIROBI -- Kenya's Ministry of Health on Sunday confirmed 22 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the national tally to 1,214.
The official said that one patient succumbed to the disease while receiving treatment, bringing the total number of deaths to 51.
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DOHA -- Qatar's health ministry on Sunday announced 1,501 new infections of COVID-19, increasing the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 43,714.
"A total of 657 people recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 9,170, while two died, raising the fatalities to 23," according to a ministry's statement quoted by the official Qatar News Agency.
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ADDIS ABABA -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across Africa rose from 103,933 on Saturday morning to 107,412 as of Sunday morning, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday.
The continental disease control and prevention agency, which noted that the virus has so far spread into 54 African countries, also disclosed that some 42,626 people who have been infected with the COVID-19 have recovered across the continent as of Sunday morning.
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BEIJING -- China, Japan and the Republic of Korea have set an example for the world in jointly fighting the pandemic, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday. Enditem
