Coronavirus Updates
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Ghana’s covid-19 cases hit 23,463
Ghana has recorded over 1,400 new cases of the Coronavirus in less than two days, bringing the case count to 23,463. An update from the Ghana Health Service on Thursday morning during a press briefin…
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About 779 Ghana health workers contract coronavirus, 9 dead
Some 779 health staff in Ghana have tested positive for COVID-19, a joint press statement issued by the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), the Government Hospital Pharmacists, Ghana Registered Nurses a…
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Ghana records 854 fresh covid-19 cases as numbers stay on the rise
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed 854 new COVID-19, increasing the country’s case count to 22,822. The update by the Ghana Health via a designated website also confirmed that 408 persons have re…
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Spain: Face mask ruled mandatory as pandemic resurrects
Spain’s autonomous region of Catalonia has made face masks mandatory in public for all those aged over five after a surge in new cases of coronavirus. Anyone caught without a mask – even when social …
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Queen of South Africa dies from coronavirus
A royal family in South Africa has confirmed the death of Queen Noloyiso Sandile from Covid-19. A sister to the current Zulu monarch, King Goodwill Zwelithini, she served as regent of the amaRharhabe…
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Ghana’s Chief Justice embarks on self-isolation
Ghana’s Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah has gone into isolation after reports that some judges tested positive for coronavirus. The chief justice started 14 days of self-isolation on Wednesday accord…
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Tema General Hospital discharge 24 covid-19 victims with one active case left
The Tema General Hospital (TGH) COVID-19 treatment centre currently has only one active case receiving treatment. The Hospital which was one among two centres initially set aside by government to tre…
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Italy to begin monitoring water sewage to track fresh covid-19 wave
Italy plans to monitor wastewater nationwide for a possible early warning about any renewed outbreak of Covid-19 infections, the National Institute of Health (ISS) said on Wednesday. The move undersc…
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Africa’s covid-19 cases above 500k as Africa turns new pandemic hotspot
Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases. The continent-wide total is over 508,000, according to figures released Wednesday by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Pr…
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Nigeria: Govt makes U-turn on school resumption, WAEC put on hold
The Nigerian Government has reversed its earlier announcement on schools resumption. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the end of the Federal Execu…