Coronavirus Updates
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U.S: Florida Sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods of Florida has banned his deputies from wearing a face mask to work despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The new order was enacted on Tuesday and it also prohib…
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Spain: Region bans smoking over risk of coronavirus
The Spanish region of Galicia has effectively banned smoking in public places over concerns it increases the risk of Covid-19 transmission. It has issued a blanket ban on smoking in the street and in…
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U.S: Schools to reopen in Arizona amid pandemic
Some Arizona schools plan to restart in-person education on Monday in defiance of state benchmarks on when students and staff can safely return to classes during the novel coronavirus pandemic. As Pr…
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New Zealand struggles to curb coronavirus as country heads toward election
New Zealand was scrambling to trace the source of its first coronavirus outbreak in more than three months, reporting 13 new community infections on Thursday, after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had …
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India’s covid-19 cases skyrockets with 67,000 fresh cases
India reported another record daily rise in novel coronavirus infections on Thursday, while the death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 47,000. Infections grew by 66,999 on Thursday from a day earlier to …
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Australia records lowest one-day rise in COVID-19 cases; first in more than three weeks
Australia posted its lowest one-day rise in new COVID-19 cases in more than three weeks on Thursday, stoking hopes that a second wave of new infections gripping Victoria state is finally being brough…
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Go-Hope Ghana kicks off distribution of 1 million nose masks
Go-Hope Ghana, a private voluntary organisation, on Wednesday launched a project to distribute one million nose masks to all 16 regions in Ghana in support of the COVID-19 fight. Dubbed: “Operation o…
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U.S: Governor of Sao Paulo contracts coronavirus
The governor of Sao Paulo, the state with the highest COVID-19 death toll in hard-hit Brazil, said Wednesday he had tested positive for the new coronavirus and would continue working from quarantine.…
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Coronavirus: UK records highest daily cases since June
Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the UK have risen to the highest daily total since mid-June, breaching an official government threshold. Ministers failed to publish data last night – blaming “technica…
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Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll hits 223; active cases now 2,029 – Ghana Health Service
Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases currently stand at 2,029. 168 COVID-19 new cases recorded in the country have pushed the total case count to 41,572. Eight more deaths have also been recorded increasing…