More than 5 000 health workers have been vaccinated yesterday on the first day that covid-19 vaccinations resumed, in the country. So far more than 298 000 health care workers have been vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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29 April 2021

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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