Coronavirus Updates
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U.S. govt to increase COVID-19 tests for schools by 10 mln per month
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday a new set of measures to keep schools open, including increasing access to COVID-19 tests, as the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads rapidly thr…
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U.S. buys 600,000 more doses of GSK-Vir’s antibody COVID-19 treatment
British drugmaker GSK and U.S. partner Vir Biotechnology said on Tuesday the United States had agreed to buy 600,000 more doses of their antibody-based COVID-19 treatment, sotrovimab, for an undiscl…
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Australia treasurer tests positive for COVID-19 as daily cases soar past 100,000
Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he tested positive to COVID-19, joining other top government officials in contracting the disease as the daily infection rate surpassed 100,000 for the first…
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China warns hospitals against rejecting patients over COVID curbs as cases decline
China reported fewer COVID cases on Friday as several cities have curbed movements, while a top official warned hospitals not to turn away patients after a woman’s miscarriage during a lockdown in th…
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[False Claims] Ignore WhatsApp video claiming COVID vaccines are unsafe
A video showing a group of protestors marching in the streets against a new COVID-19 protocol in Italy that requires all workers to be vaccinated is being circulated on WhatsApp in Ghana to discourag…
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Thailand raises COVID-19 alert level due to Omicron spread
Thailand on Thursday raised its COVID-19 alert level following rising infections driven by the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a senior health official said. The change, from level …
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Africa CDC says severe lockdowns no longer tool to contain COVID-19
Africa’s top public health official said on Thursday that severe lockdowns were no longer the best way to contain COVID-19, praising South Africa for adopting that approach when responding to its lat…
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French scientists uncover new COVID variant, carries 46 mutations
French scientists have detected another Covid variant in France. The mutant strain has 46 mutations that are thought to make it both more vaccine-resistant and infectious than the original virus. Som…
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Ghana’s COVID-19 caseload at 146,119; clinical recovery figure of 132,391
The Ghana Health Service reports that Ghana’s COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 146,119 with an impressive clinical recovery figure of 132,391. The tally of active cases has hit 12,422 according …
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King of the Ga State calls on Ghanaians to adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols
King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the King of the Ga State, has reiterated the call on Ghanaians to observe all the COVID-19 safety protocols to stem the rise in the country’s cases. Ghana, like many other…