Coronavirus Updates
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Florida records 15,000 coronavirus cases in 24hrs
Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours on Sunday, a day after Walt Disney World in Orlando reopened and anti-mask activists held a rally at a nearby …
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Bollywood legend, son, daughter-in-law, grandchild contract covid-19
Three generations of a high-profile Bollywood family have tested positive for Covid-19, officials in the Indian state of Maharashtra say. Results on Sunday showed the actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, …
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Ghana records 414 fresh covid-19 cases
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 24,248 after 414 new cases of infections were confirmed across the country, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. The new infections are from tests conducted o…
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South Africa claims 10th position with highest covid-19 cases worldwide
More than 12.75 million people around the world have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 563 869 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reporte…
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Coronavirus vaccine in progress; will be given to everyone than ‘highest bidders’ – Bill Gates
American billionaire Bill Gates said on Saturday he was “optimistic” about the battle against COVID-19 and called for medicines and vaccines to be distributed to those who need them rather than to th…
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Bollywood legend, Amitabh Bachchan tests positive for coronavirus
Amitabh Bachchan, one of India’s best known film actors, has tested positive for Covid-19, he told his millions of Twitter followers. “I have tested Covid positive, shifted to hospital, hospital info…
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Berlin’s Union club set to conduct covid-19 test for all its spectators
Top-flight German soccer club Union Berlin is so keen to see its stadium filled with fans once again that it is prepared to pay for coronavirus tests for all staff and 22,012 season ticket holders so…
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Ghana records 6 more coronavirus deaths
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed that six more patients have succumbed to the COVID-19 disease, increasing the country’s death toll to 135. The six deaths, recorded in four regions: Central- 2,…
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Belgium adds Leicester to its covid-19 ‘red zone’ list
Leicester has joined a handful of European cities to be placed on the Belgian government’s “red-zone” list. It means anyone arriving in the country who has recently visited Leicester will be told to …
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South African rapper contracts coronavirus
South African rapper, AKA, has tested positive for Coronavirus. The rapper disclosed this in a statement on his official Twitter handle on Friday. He also explained that he decided to make his resul…