Coronavirus Updates
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New Zealand celebrates 100 days without domestic virus transmission
New Zealand marked 100 days without a domestic transmission of the coronavirus on Sunday, but warned against complacency as countries like Vietnam and Australia which once had the virus under control…
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U.S: CDC reports 4,920,369 coronavirus cases, as numbers close in at 5 million
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 4,920,369 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 62,042 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of…
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Paris: Authorities impose mandatory use of face masks amid virus spike
Paris authorities on Saturday imposed the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors in busy areas of the French capital from Monday to curb a rise in the rate of coronavirus infections. The order appl…
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Brazil: Country’s coronavirus deaths peaks at 100,000
Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 is expected to hit 100,000 on Saturday and continue to climb as most Brazilian cities reopen shops and dining even though the pandemic has yet to peak. Confronting i…
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Algeria eases covid-19 lockdown; lifts travel ban, curfew, open mosques
Algeria said on Saturday it will further ease its coronavirus lockdown, including shortening an overnight curfew, lifting some travel curbs and allowing large mosques to reopen. The North African cou…
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We have a lot of bodies to bury – Coronavirus burial team
Leader of the coronavirus burial team, Inspector Joseph Asitanga, has described as, overwhelming the number of bodies they have in the morgues awaiting burial. According to him, a lot more bodies are…
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EU removes Morocco from its safe country travel list
The European Union removed Morocco from its safe list of countries from which the bloc allows non-essential travel, after a review by EU ambassadors on Friday. The move leaves 10 countries on the new…
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Ghana records 455 fresh cases to hit 40,097; with 8 new deaths
Ghana’s coronavirus case count has been pushed to 40, 097 after 455 new cases were recorded, according to latest updates by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Friday, August 7, 2020. Also, eight new d…
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South Korea sets to lift travel ban on China
South Korea will lift a ban on travellers from the Chinese province of Hubei, which was the original epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, starting on Monday, a government official said on Friday. U…
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Hungary: Country orders about 5 million covid-19 vaccine dosages
Hungary has ordered close to 5 million vaccine doses for the novel coronavirus under a European Union scheme to provide potential COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Fr…