COLOMBIA DECLARES NATIONAL EMERGENCY AS YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK CLAIMS 34 LIVES. (PHOTO).

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 Colombia Declares National Emergency as Yellow Fever Outbreak Claims 34 Lives Colombia has declared a national health and economic emergency following a deadly yellow fever outbreak that has killed 34 people out of 74 confirmed cases since January. Health Minister Guillermo Jaramillo said the mosquito-borne virus, which carries a fatality rate of nearly 50%, has spread beyond traditional rural zones, now posing a wider threat. The hardest-hit area is Tolima, where cases jumped from four last September to 22 by mid-April. Authorities are urging mass vaccination and caution during Easter travel. Travelers in and out of the country may soon be required to present vaccination cards. President Gustavo Petro attributed the outbreakā€™s spread to climate change and warned unvaccinated citizens to avoid high-risk regions, especially the coffee belt. Meanwhile, the U.S. CDC has raised its yellow fever alert for parts of South America, including Colombia.

EFCC SHOULD NOT BE SCRAPPED BUT STRENGTHENED-FINTIRI. (PHOTO).


 EFCC should not be scrapped but strengthened ā€“ Fintiri


Anambra Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should not be scrapped but strengthened for better efficiency.


The Governor had earlier mentioned that he would decide whether to join the suit after reviewing it with his Attorney General.


However, reacting to a suit filed at the Supreme Court by 16 Governors challenging the legality of the laws establishing the commission, in an interview on Channels TVā€™s Hard Copy programme on Friday, Fintiri said it was not the right time to abolish the EFCC.


He said: ā€œFor me, it is not the right time to abolish the EFCC, whether it was established rightly or wrongly. We need to make it work better. We need to remove the politics that sometimes leads to claims of witch-hunting


He also criticised the practice of the Federal Government taking custody of funds seized from State fund embezzlement, calling it ā€œa wrong practice.ā€

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