Coronavirus Updates
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Senegal heightens covid-19 tests for travellers
Senegal is strengthening its coronavirus testing capacity to enable travellers to get tested before leaving the country, and testing those arriving in the West African state. Senegal, which depends o…
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U.S: CDC records 4,024,492 covid-19 cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 4,024,492 cases of the coronavirus, an increase of 72,219 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of death…
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Bulgarian PM, political team test negative for coronavirus
Second coronavirus tests of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his political team who attended an EU summit this week came out negative, the government said on Friday, after earlier tests sh…
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Bulgaria says official who tested positive for covid-19 attended EU summit
The head of the political office of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Denitsa Zheleva, who had tested positive for coronavirus late on Thursday, was on the Balkan country’s team at the EU summ…
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India records 49,000 fresh coronavirus cases amid drug shortage
India reported over 49,000 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus with 740 new deaths on Friday, marking the biggest daily surge in cases even as officials in some states complained of shortages of vit…
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Bulgarian PM goes into isolation after aide tested positive for covid-19
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has gone into quarantine after the head of his political office tested positive for coronavirus late on Thursday, the government press office said in a stateme…
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Coronavirus should be over by mid-2021 – UK PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he thought the country would be through the coronavirus crisis by mid-2021 but feared there may be a second spike that could overwhelm the health s…
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Trump calls off Republican Convention in Florida due to pandemic
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would no longer hold part of the Republican Party’s nominating convention in Florida in August because of a spike in coronavirus cases in the state. Trump a…
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Coronavirus: What you need to know right now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Moderna loses challenge to Arbutus patent on vaccine tech Moderna Inc has lost a bid to invalidate a U.S. patent owned by Arbutus Biophar…
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South Africa: Officials fear death toll could be higher than record
South African researchers say the number of deaths from coronavirus could be far higher than the official toll. The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) report says excess natural deaths ro…