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Cape Verde moves Espargos conjunctivitis consultations to Preguiça

By , based on Expresso das Ilhas

Map: Espargos, Cape Verde

Consultations for people with symptoms of conjunctivitis in Espargos, on the island of Sal, are now being held at the Preguiça health delegation, from 8am to 4pm. The Sal health directorate describes the transfer as an organisational measure and a way to curb the spread of the outbreak, according to Expresso das Ilhas.

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