Coronavirus Updates
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U.S: Ohio’s governor contracts coronavirus, ahead of Trump meeting
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said on Thursday he had tested positive for COVID-19 as part of a safety protocol to greet U.S. President Donald Trump when he arrives in Cleveland to visit a Whirlpool wash…
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Netherlands’ Prime Minister insists he won’t impose lockdown
The Netherlands’ Prime Minister said on Thursday the country does not need to undergo a second lockdown, despite a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus cases. “The virus is making a dangerous …
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U.S: More than 100 students put in quarantine after multiple test positive for covid-19
During a news conference, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, with the Mississippi State Department of Health, stated that over five people in the Corinth School District in Mississippi have tested positive for COVID-…
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India makes third country to climb above 2 million covid-19 cases
More than two million Indians have now tested positive for Covid-19, according to official figures. The country confirmed the last million cases in just 20 days, faster than the US or Brazil which ha…
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Trump affirms covid-19 vaccine could be ready before Nov. 3
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was possible the United States would have a coronavirus vaccine before the Nov. 3 election, a more optimistic forecast than timing put forth by his own…
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Norway to reimpose 10-day quarantine for arrivals from France, Switzerland, others
Norway will on Saturday reimpose a ten-day quarantine for all travellers from France, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in those countries, its public …
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UK sets to impose quarantine on Belgium arrivals
The British government will slap a quarantine on arrivals from Belgium after a rise in coronavirus cases, the Daily Mail newspaper reported. The Mail said ministers were expected to approve the quara…
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Vietnam: Country converts Danang stadium into hospital amid pandemic
Vietnam is close to completing the conversion of a sports stadium into a 1,000-bed field hospital in its new coronavirus epicentre Danang, the health ministry said on Thursday, as it battles an outbr…
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India: 8 covid-19 patients burn to death as fire breaks out in hospital
Eight COVID-19 patients died in a fire that broke out in the intensive care ward of a private hospital in India’s western city of Ahmedabad early on Thursday, officials said as they launched a probe …
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Ghana COVID-19 case count rises to 39,075
Eight new COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Ghana. This raises the death toll to 199. The country has also recorded 574 new cases pushing the case count to 39,075. The latest update was announced…