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Botswana to close schools as Covid-19 cases soar

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A medic collects samples from a man for Covid-19 testing. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  Xinhua

News agency

Gaborone,

Botswana will close schools this Friday for one month due to a spike in Covid-19 cases.

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