Coronavirus Updates
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Hong Kong researchers report first documented coronavirus re-infection
A Hong Kong man who recovered from COVID-19 was infected again four-and-a-half months later in the first documented instance of human re-infection, researchers at the University of Hong Kong said on …
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Indonesia postpones plan to reopen hub to International tourists
The Indonesian island of Bali has postponed a plan to reopen the country’s biggest tourism hub to international tourists on Sept. 11, its governor said, due to the rising level of coronavirus cases r…
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Rwanda: Country records it’s highest covid-19 daily cases
Rwanda recorded 200 coronavirus cases on Sunday – the highest number in a single day since it reported its first case in March. Most of the new cases were reported in the capital, Kigali. The country…
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Nigeria’s economy shrinks by 6.1% as pandemic hits hard
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dipped by 6.1% for the second quarter of the year compared to the same period last year. The country is battling a global coronavirus pandemic that has affected…
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South Korea: Govt imposes mandatory wearing of face masks
South Korea’s capital on Monday ordered the wearing of masks in both indoor and outdoor public places for the first time, as it battles a surge in coronavirus cases centred in the densely populated m…
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U.S: Govt approves usage of blood plasma in treating covid-19 patients
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency authorisation for the use of plasma to treat coronavirus patients. The technique uses antibody-rich blood plasma from people who’ve recov…
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Government urged to channel covid-19 education to rural areas
Dr. Anthony Normeshie, former National President of Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine (GAFRAM) has urged the government to intensify education in the rural areas on COVID-19 to help eradicate …
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Ensign College SRC distributes face masks to schools in fight against pandemic
The leadership of the student body of the Ensign College of Public Health at Kpong in the Eastern Region on Friday, August 21, 2020 demonstrated their commitment to the fight against the prevailing C…
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Italy says it won’t impose new lockdown despite riding covid-19 cases
The Italian government is not considering new lockdown to curb coronavirus infections, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said in a newspaper interview on Sunday, despite a steady rise in new cases ove…
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UK Prime Minister insists ‘failure to reopen schools is not an option’ – Sunday Telegraph
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told allies that “failure to reopen schools is not an option”, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported. Earlier this month, Johnson said reopening schools in …