Coronavirus Updates
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Germany: Court approves protests against coronavirus restrictions
A German regional court gave the go-ahead for mass demonstrations planned on Saturday in Berlin against coronavirus curbs, ruling against the capital’s ban on such protests. Police, who deployed 3,00…
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Ghana confirms 108 new covid-19 cases
Recent update on the Ghana Health Services’ website indicates the confirmation of 108 new COVID-19 infections in the country. The country’s cumulative case count has thus increased to 43,949 with act…
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Four people test positive for covid-19 at Republican convention – officials
Four people at the Republican National Convention in North Carolina this week tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Friday, even as Republicans played down the U.S. health cris…
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U.S.A records its first covid-19 reinfection case in Nevada
Researchers for the first time have identified someone in the United States who was reinfected with the novel coronavirus, according to a study that has not yet been reviewed by outside experts. The …
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EU working on signing further COVID-19 vaccine contracts – Chancellor
The European Commission is working on signing further contracts with drug companies to secure COVID-19 vaccines, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday. On Thursday a spokesman had said that …
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India’s daily covid-19 cases skyrockets to 77,266
India reported a record daily jump of 77,266 coronavirus infections on Friday, taking its total to 3.39 million, as cases surged across the country, data from the federal health ministry showed. Indi…
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COVID-19: Few things to know right now
Four times as many vaccine doses as population Japan is pushing to grab enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times over, hoping to instil confidence that it can host a delayed …
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Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta extends nationwide curfew
Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, has extended a nightly nationwide curfew aimed at curbing the pandemic as the virus burrows deeper into the East African nation. In a speech delivered on Wednesday,…
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Ghana confirms 95 fresh COVID-19 cases, 41,843 recoveries
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 43,717 after 95 new cases as of 22 August 2020. The active cases are now 1,604 with 41,843 recoveries. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), the countr…
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Coronavirus: Rwanda and Tunisia make list of countries allowed in Italy
Europe’s borders have opened up, but only to travellers from certain countries. Here’s the latest on the Italian travel rules for people from outside Europe. Travel within the European Union resumed …