Coronavirus Updates
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UK refuses to join EU covid-19 vaccine scheme
The UK will not join the EU Covid-19 vaccine scheme, the UK’s ambassador to the EU Sir Tim Barrow has said. Sir Tim said if the UK joined the scheme it would have no say on decisions including on pri…
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Italy bans entry to visitors from 13 countries
Italy has annouced a ban on travellers from Brazil and 12 other countries it considers to pose a high risk of COVID-19 transmission, AFP reports. The full list comprises Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh,…
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Ex-Liberian president to co-chair evaluation of global COVID-19 response
The former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is to co-chair with the ex-Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, an independent panel to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pa…
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140 covid-19 victims recover in Western North Region
– A total of 140 out of 200 confirmed COVID-19 cases have recovered and discharged in the Western North Region. The Region now has 60 active COVID-19 cases with no deaths. This was contained in a Pub…
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If coronavirus continue spread, we must push for school closure – Teachers
The Coalition Of Concerned Teachers-Ghana (CCT-GH) says they will push for the closure of schools if COVID-19 continues to spread like wildfire in the various Senior High Schools. According to them, …
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Italy moves to extend state of emergency – PM
A state of emergency declared in Italy in response to the coronavirus crisis looks likely to now be extended beyond 31 July, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said. Mr Conte said that, based on the s…
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South Africa records highest covid-19 cases in 24hrs
South Africa has recorded its highest-ever single-day increase in Covid-19 cases. The health ministry said there were 13,674 infections in the past 24 hours from the highest number of tests done in a…
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Uganda: Citizens insists lockdown irrelevant, they can live with covid-19
Uganda’s National Organisation of Trade Unions (Notu) and Kampala City Traders Association (Kacita) have said keeping some places under lockdown is irrelevant and that Ugandans can live with Covid-19…
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South Africa: Country prepares 1.5 million graves for yet-to-die covid-19 victims
The man in charge of health in South Africa’s economic hub of Gauteng, Bandile Masuku, caused consternation when he declared on national television that 1.5 million graves were being prepared for vic…
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National and International flights resume operation in South Sudan
South Sudan has reopened its air space for regional and international flights, the country’s civil aviation authority has said. The government suspended them in March as a precautionary measure to he…