Coronavirus Updates
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Huawei gifts Education Ministry Body Sensing Camera to fight covid-19
Leading Global ICT Company, Huawei has equipped the Ministry of Education with a set of fully installed Body Sensing Camera to enable the ministry to screen all persons coming to their premises as a …
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La Liga says viewers increased by 50% as football returns
The return of the Spanish championship has been an international hit, with La Liga saying Thursday that the first round of matches drew almost 50 percent more viewers than the average before the coro…
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Govt increases covid-19 treatment centres from 33 to 71 as cases skyrockets
The government has expanded the number of COVID-19 treatment centres from 33 to 71, to ensure that all infected persons receive quality care. It has also increased the number of treatment beds from 4…
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Metro mass transit buses quits observing social distancing amid pandemic
Metro Mass Transit buses operating from ‘Kufuor station’ at Ashaiman has stopped observing social distancing as authorities now load to full capacity. A conductor of one of the buses told the Ghana N…
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Coronavirus does not discriminate, wear face mask – Information Minister warns
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Thursday, urged heads of Regional Coordinating Councils and assemblies to enforce the wearing of nose masks in their respective jurisdictions. He implored ev…
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Israel treating covid-19 with steroids while the world searchs for ‘cure’
After UK researchers announced that a steroid drug has been found to significantly increase the chances of survival for those seriously ill as a result of the coronavirus, a report Wednesday revealed…
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ISRAEL: Prime Minister says covid-19 restrictions continue until cases decrease
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday there won’t be any further easing of coronavirus restrictions until a recent spike in infections is flattened, and warned that the government will reso…
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S. AFRICA: President eases lockdown restrictions amid high covid-19 cases
In the face of a deteriorating economic situation, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has opted to ease lockdown restrictions further even though coronavirus cases are beginning to rise rapidly…
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Qanta terminates all international flights until late October
Qantas has cancelled all international flights until late October except for those to New Zealand. The news comes as the Australian government said its border would remain closed into next year to sl…
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Amazon indigenous chief, Paulinho Paiakan dies from covid-19
One of the best-known indigenous defenders of the Amazon rainforest has died with coronavirus in Brazil, where the disease continues its rapid spread. Paulinho Paiakan, chief of the Kayapó people, ca…