Coronavirus Updates
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Ghana have spent $17m on coronavirus testing – Deputy Health Minister
Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, is calling on all actors in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic to harness their synergies towards defeating the virus as more money goes into tes…
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First batch of stranded Ghanaians arrive Ghana from UK
Ghanaian authorities have announced dates for the evacuation of citizens stranded in the United Kingdom following the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus. The country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry had ear…
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Netherlands Ambassador commends Akufo-Addo over covid-19 management
Mr Ron Strikker, Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana has lauded the Government of Ghana for professionally managing the Coronavirus pandemic also known as COVID-19. He was commending the Ghana Police Ser…
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4th of July: U.S. health officials make a plea for Americans to stay at home
Health officials are urging Americans to scale back Independence Day plans after virus case levels reached disheartening new highs on Tuesday, with eight states setting single-day reporting records. …
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Coronavirus: Ghanaians stranded in India cry out over high quarantine fee
Some Ghanaians who are currently stranded in India have expressed their unhappiness about the amount being charged by the government to have them undergo the mandatory quarantine when they are evacua…
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Italy keeps travel ban in place as EU opens borders
Most EU countries have agreed to reopen their external borders on July 1st to visitors from 15 countries – but Italy will be keeping its travel ban in place. Here’s what you need to know. The EU 27 m…
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Coronavirus: U.S. Cases Reach New Record
U.S. hits another record for new cases, as Fauci warns that a resurgence in the South and West ‘puts the entire country at risk.’ More than 48,000 coronavirus cases were announced across the United S…
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Voters Registration: Coronavirus suspects identified at center
Some persons who had gone to register for the new voter ID card at the Korle Bu Police Station registration center were suspected to have symptoms of COVID-19. Rabiatu Braimah, a health official stat…
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Coronavirus: US buys up world supply of coronavirus drug Remdesivir
The US has effectively secured the world’s supply of one of only two drugs proven to help treat coronavirus. Remdesivir, which has previously been used to fight Ebola but has now been found to reduce…
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Airbus to sack 15,000 employees due to pandemic effects
Aerospace giant Airbus says it plans to cut 15,000 jobs as it deals with the effects of the coronavirus crisis. It will cut 1,700 jobs in the UK, along with thousands more in Germany, Spain and elsew…