Coronavirus Updates
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Coronavirus Test: ‘No payment, no entry’ to take effect from Tuesday
Passengers traveling to Ghana will from Tuesday, September 15, be required to make online payments for the mandatory COVID-19 test at Kotoka International Airport prior to boarding of their flight, a…
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Israel: Minister resigns as coronavirus lockdown looms over Jewish holidays
An Israeli cabinet minister tendered his resignation on Sunday in protest at a looming coronavirus lockdown that he argued would unfairly impede religious celebrations of Jewish holidays. The restric…
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Australia’s Victoria moves to ease virus restrictions
Lockdown restrictions in Australia’s state of Victoria will ease very slightly as of Monday, state officials said, as the number of new daily coronavirus cases continued to fall in the country’s hots…
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Cuba shuts down transportation due to new COVID-19 fears
Cuban state media reported on Saturday interprovincial transportation would be shut down and a curfew in Havana extended until the end of the month as a surge in COVID-19 cases in the capital spreads…
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Pfizer, BioNTech propose expanding COVID-19 vaccine trial to 44,000 volunteers
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE on Saturday proposed to the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand their Phase 3 pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trial to about 44,000 participants while increasing the …
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Taiwan joins race to sign up for COVAX covid-19 vaccine
Taiwan will sign up to the “COVAX” global vaccine allocation plan to ensure it will be able to access a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available, the island’s health minister said on Saturday. Che…
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France registers almost 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
France on Thursday registered a record of almost 10,000 new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours ahead of a key meeting to decide a toughening of coronavirus measures. Officials are increasingly con…
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Coronavirus: Germany to lift travel restrictions for non-European countries
Germany announced on Wednesday that it’s lifting its blanket travel warning for almost all non-European countries. But officials told The Local this will change little in reality. It sounds like a bi…
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France sets to impose lockdowns as covid-19 cases worsen
The French government will discuss on Friday whether to impose new, local lockdowns to try to tackle rising COVID-19 while keeping economic and social activities going. Government spokesman Gabriel A…
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Ghana’s civid-19 climb down from 176 to 125 in 24hrs
In less than 24 hours, Ghana has recorded a dip in the number of coronavirus cases from 176 in an update on September 9, 2020, to 125 in the latest update. This shifts the number of active cases from…