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January 17 - 2021
UM RAKOUBA / KHARTOUM
The first Ethiopians fleeing the war in Tigray arrive in El Gedaref (Social media)
Four COVID-19 cases were confirmed and are in isolation in the Um Rakouba refugee camp in eastern Sudan’s El Gedaref on Tuesday. 63 close contacts have been identified and quarantined, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The international Mercy Corps organisation which is running a health clinic in the Um Rakuba camp, called for swift and urgent additional measures “to prevent further transmission and avoid another humanitarian disaster”. 
El Gedaref Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Sudanese government s Commissioner for Refugees (COR) are leading the response with support from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and its partners. ....

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