Coronavirus Updates
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[Omicron Variant] Most cases are fully vaccinated people
Most of the 43 COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant identified in the United States so far were in people who were fully vaccinated, and a third of them had received a booster dose, according…
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[Omicron variant] UK PM Johnson imposes COVID-19 ‘Plan B’ in England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England on Wednesday, ordering people to work from home, wear masks in public places and use vaccine passes to slow the s…
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One million US-donated vaccines arrive in Ghana
Ghana’s robust COVID-19 vaccination campaign continues to receive a boost with donations through the COVAX Facility. The donations are in fulfilment of pledges made by the governments to contribute t…
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India warns of ‘massive third wave’; Omicron to be dominant variant ‘within weeks’ in the UK
Omicron is likely to become the dominant variant of coronavirus in the UK “in a matter of weeks,” a top scientist has warned. Dr Jeffrey Barrett, director of the COVID-19 genomics initiative at the W…
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Ashanti Region looks to dish out COVID vaccine to 500,000 heads by end of Dec.
In line with the declaration of December as COVID-19 Vaccination Month by the Ghana Health Service, the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate plans to vaccinate about 500,000 people in the region befor…
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Next pandemic could be more ‘contagious, lethal, worse’ than COVID – vaccine creator
Future pandemics could be even more lethal than COVID-19 so the lessons learned from the outbreak must not be squandered and the world should ensure it is prepared for the next viral onslaught, one o…
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Ghana and South Africa oppose COVID-19 travel bans on African countries
Ghana and South Africa have roundly opposed COVID-19 travel ban placed on some African countries after South African scientists sequenced and recorded the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The two countri…
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[Omicron Variant] Australia records first community case, authorities hold nerve for now
Australia on Friday reported its first community transmission of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, but authorities held steady on a plan to reopen the economy amid hopes it would prove to be milde…
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[Omicron variant] Ghana records 13 cases of deadly variant
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) says it has detected 34 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. The Institute in a series of tweets said the imported case…
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[Omicron variant] U.S. fuels global alarm as country records its first Omicron case
Fears over the impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rose on Thursday after the first case was reported in the United States and the Japanese central bank warned of economic pain as countr…