Coronavirus Updates
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US government sets Coronavirus vaccine price at $40 per person
The US government’s $2bn deal with Pfizer Inc and German biotech firm BioNTech SE has set a benchmark for COVID-19 vaccine pricing, according to industry analysts. It secures enough vaccine to inocul…
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U.S. records 2,600 new covid-19 cases every hour as numbers close in at 4 million
U.S. coronavirus cases were approaching 4 million on Thursday, with over 2,600 new cases every hour on average, the highest rate in the world, according to a Reuters tally. Infections in the United S…
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India records 45,720 fresh coronavirus cases
India reported a record jump of 45,720 in coronavirus infections on Wednesday taking its total number of cases to 1.24 million, the health ministry said on Thursday. India also reported 1,129 deaths …
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U.N. suggests temporary basic income for world’s poorest 2.7 billion people
A temporary basic income for the world’s poorest 2.7 billion people in 132 developing countries could help slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing them to stay home, according to a U.N. Develo…
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Bolivia: Police recover over 400 coronavirus-infected bodies from homes, streets
Bolivian police said on Tuesday they recovered more than 400 bodies from streets and homes over a five-day period, with 85 percent of the dead believed to have had coronavirus. A total of 191 bodies …
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US offer Pfizer $2 billion for 600 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a nearly $2 billion contract with the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and a smaller German biotechnology company for up to 600 million doses of a Covid-19 …
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Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) manufactures liquid chlorine
The Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) has taken another giant step towards infection prevention and control by producing chlorine for use at the facility and other health institutions. The TTH Pharmacy …
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28 Burkinabes arrested in Upper West for entering Ghana illegally
Some 28 Burkina Faso nationals have been apprehended at the Hamile District Assembly Barrier in the Upper West Region for illegally sneaking into Ghana. The illegal entrants were arrested on Wednesda…
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Airlines around the world call for restart to transatlantic flights
A number of the world’s largest airlines have come together to call for a joint coronavirus testing programme between the EU and US to get transatlantic air travel going again. In a letter to US vice…
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Austria makes u-turn: re-introduces mandatory mask use in supermarkets
Austria’s government on Tuesday said it was re-introducing mandatory face mask use in supermarkets and several other places as the country fears a surge in new coronavirus cases. Chancellor Sebastian…