Coronavirus Updates
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Italy: Passengers allowed to carry hand luggage on flights
After banning hand luggage on flights to and from Italy for “health reasons” last month, the Italian government has now lifted the rule from July 15th. Travellers will once again be allowed to take t…
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Togo: Tertiary institutions officially resume today
All tertiary education institutions (private and public) have been allowed to resume, partially, starting from today July 15. “The schools must strictly respect safety measures, social distancing mo…
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Coronavirus: Active case drops to 3,716 in Ghana
Ghana has recorded a cumulative of 25,252 positive cases of COVID-19 since March 2020, with 21,397 recoveries indicating a percentage recovery rate of 34. 7 percent, with an active case count of 3,71…
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Egypt: Govt begin offering reusable face masks, food items
Egypt has started offering reusable cotton face masks at around $50 cents each alongside the food items provided in its state subsidy programme, as it seeks to make protective gear more widely availa…
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Belgium records zero covid-19 deaths in 24hrs; first since March
Belgium, which has reined in the coronavirus after becoming the worst-hit mid-sized country in the world, reported zero new coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours on Tuesday for the first time since …
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Japan: Country traces fresh covid-19 outbreak to Tokyo theatre boy-band show
Tokyo health officials appealed on Tuesday for more than 800 theatregoers to get tested for the novel coronavirus after a production starring Japanese boy-band members was found to be the source of a…
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Reuters Tally: UK coronavirus deaths close in at 56,000
The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll has hit 55,873, including suspected cases, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that underline the country’s status as one of the worst hit i…
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India: High tech hubs, churches, mosques, transport, offices, shops embark on second lockdown
India’s high-tech hub of Bengaluru will go back into a coronavirus lockdown for a week on Tuesday after a surge of infections, threatening to derail government efforts to revive a stuttering economy.…
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2020 Chicago Marathon called off over pandemic
The Chicago Marathon became the latest major marathon to fall victim to the coronavirus on Monday as organisers confirmed cancellation of the race for only the second time in its history. The decisio…
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Asian countries on high alert as second wave of covid-19 sweeps in
Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday, while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases acr…