Coronavirus Updates
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Spain: Hotels to help foreign tourists pay for coronavirus tests
Spain’s hard-hit hotels offered on Monday to pay for foreign tourists to take coronavirus tests, in an effort to lure back visitors worried by a fresh wave of cases and put off by Britain’s sudden im…
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Kenya: President extends coronavirus curfew for another 30 days
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta extended a nightly curfew on Monday for 30 days to curb the spread of COVID-19 and banned alcohol sales in restaurants but stopped short of locking down the country a…
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Trump’s national security adviser catches coronavirus
U.S. national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has become the highest ranking official in President Donald Trump’s inner circle to test positive for the coronavirus. Announcing the infection on Mond…
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Barcelona: Stop partying or we impose lockdown – Chief to Catalans
Young Catalans should stop partying to help halt a surge in new coronavirus cases or local authorities may have to reimpose harsh restrictions, the leader of the northeastern Spanish region said on M…
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UK eyes Germany, France as tensions rise over covid-19 quarantine
Britain is watching coronavirus cases in Germany and France closely and continuously reviewing the situation in popular holiday destinations, a junior health minister said on Monday when asked about …
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Morocco: Main cities put on lockdown due to spike in covid-19 cases
Morocco’s government has announced a fresh lockdown in some major cities as new coronavirus cases in the country hit a record high. Movement has been restricted in the country’s largest city Casablan…
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Ghana Govt lift restrictions on churches, mosque, drinking spots, others
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Sunday further eased Coronavirus restrictions, seeking to return the country gradually to a state of new normalcy after nearly five months of measures to combat …
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Akufo-Addo applauds Ghanaians
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday expressed his gratitude to Ghanaians for their prayers during his self-isolation period. “I want, at the outset, to thank all of you for your prayers a…
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Ghana Government considers reopening of schools amid pandemic
Government will decide when schools will reopen after the current examinations involving final year students are concluded by mid-September, President Akufo-Addo says. “I will keep you fully informed…
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Akufo-Addo lifts restrictions on transportation
Government has in consultation the leadership of transport operators, lifted the COVID-19 restrictions in the transport sector. This, would allow for full capacity in the domestic airplanes, taxis, c…