Coronavirus Updates
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Brazil records 50,000 covid-19 deaths to make second in the world
Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19. It comes amid growing political unrest and just days after the country confirmed more than one m…
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India: Dozens of minors test positive to coronavirus in govt-owned shelter
Fifty-seven minor girls have tested positive for Covid-19 in a government-run shelter in the northern Indian city of Kanpur, officials say. The majority are asymptomatic and all of those who tested p…
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School dormitories to be used as isolation centres – President
President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed that one dormitory block in each senior high school should be used as an isolation centre as final year SHS, second-year students return on Monday, June 22, 202…
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Health Director urges Police to enforce safety protocols amongst citizens
The Ahafo Regional Director of Health, Dr. Boakye Boateng has appealed to the Ghana Police Service to enforce health safety protocols to stem the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in vario…
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Saudi Arabia: Country lifts covid-19 curfew; other restrictions ongoing
Saudi Arabia has lifted its nationwide curfew, but says other restrictions will remain. Authorities say all economic and commercial activities will resume, but bans on international travel and religi…
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President’s address to the nation Tonight
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to address the nation tonight on the easing of coronavirus related restrictions, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said. In a tweet by th…
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Ghana records 290 new cases in 24hrs; counts hit 14,007
Ghana has recorded 290 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours moving the case count to 14,007 from previously recorded 13,717. However, per the new WHO discharge policy guidelines, the number of recoverie…
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Spain re-opens border to EU tourists, excludes UK from quarantine
Spain has lifted its state of emergency, reopening its borders to visitors from most of Europe and allowing British tourists in without having to quarantine. For three months Spain has been under one…
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Israeli lab performs successful covid-19 vaccine trials on rodents
In a possible breakthrough, an Israeli Defense Ministry-run laboratory claimed it had completed successful coronavirus vaccine trials on rodents, paving the way to further testing on other animals an…
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Bole Traditional Council refuses transfer of coronavirus patients to hospital
The Bole Traditional Council under the leadership of Bolewura Sarfo Kutuge Feso (I) has associated itself to the uproar by the Youth of Bole and many individuals on plans by health authorities in the…