Coronavirus Updates
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Panama extends ban on international flights due to pandemic
Panama’s civil aviation authority said on Friday it will extend a suspension of international flights by another month due to the coronavirus crisis. The additional month of suspended flights begins …
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6 health workers and 6 SHS students recover from covid-19 at Ahafo Region
Six out of the ten Senior High School (SHS) students who tested positive for coronavirus in three schools of the Ahafo Region have recovered. Two are currently on admission at the treatment centre an…
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Mexico’s President to donate salary towards fight against pandemic
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he will return a fourth of his salary to help the country weather the coronavirus crisis that has battered the economy, encouraging p…
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Israel: Govt imposes fresh covid restrictions to curb covid-19
Israel’s government said on Friday it was imposing new restrictions to limit the spiralling spread of coronavirus in the hope of avoiding a general lockdown further along the line. It said that from …
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Trump to include tuition aid for private schools in next coronavirus bill – Conway
U.S. President Donald Trump would like to see tuition aid for private-school students in the next coronavirus relief bill, top adviser Kellyanne Conway said on Friday, adding the White House will rel…
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U.S: Georgia governor insists he won’t make face mask mandatory
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Friday urged everyone in his state to wear a mask for four weeks to halt the spread of the coronavirus but stood firm on banning state and local authorities from mandat…
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Face shield cannot save you from coronavirus – Ghanaians warned
The Fellows and Members of the Ghana Chapter of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) and the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) have noted with alarm the increasing use of face shields without ma…
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Life will not return to normal in full – UK Prime Minister
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that normal life would not return in full until November at the earliest, cautioning that nightclubs and soft play areas needed to remain closed wh…
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Spain: Catalonia beg citizens to remain at home to curb coronavirus
Catalonia’s regional authorities on Friday called on residents of Barcelona to stay home and not gather in groups of more than ten in order to fight an increase in coronavirus cases. But the regional…
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U.S. excludes European students from covid-19 travel ban
Foreign students coming from Europe are exempt from a travel ban the United States imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. State Department told congressional offices on Thursday. The S…