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Madagascar’s health minister has been fired as part of a government reshuffle, a month after he butted heads with the president for seeking outside help for coronavirus.
The Indian Ocean island-nation saw Covid-19 cases surge in July as hospitals raised concern about lack of beds, leading health minister Ahmad Ahmad to write a letter asking international agencies to send medical equipment.
The Republic of Congo next Monday will reopen air borders that it closed in late March to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, officials said.
Land, river and sea borders will remain closed, except for the transport of cargo, which has been authorised.