Coronavirus Updates
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Coronavirus infection is accelerating in Africa – WHO warns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is “accelerating” in Africa, which has so far been the least affected continent. The outbreak is being drive…
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German airline, Lufthansa set to sack 22,000 workers as pandemic hit
German airline Lufthansa has said it will cut 22,000 jobs as it struggles to deal with the slump in air travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier predicted a slow recovery in demand and …
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EGYPT: Country cleanses hotels, beaches, sites as tourists set to return
Hotels have ramped up hygiene, archaeological sites have been sanitised and beaches cleaned up – Egypt is gearing up to welcome back tourists kept away by the coronavirus pandemic. “We are laying the…
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U.S: Covid-19 cases hit 2M as death toll stands at 607k
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the United States topped two million on Wednesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The pandemic has claimed the lives of more than …
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Ghana’s covid-19 cases stand at 10,358 as 3,824 recovers
Ghana has recorded 157 new cases of the novel Coronavirus. This has pushed the country’s confirmed cases to 10,358. As of Thursday, June 11, 2020, the official website of the Ghana Health Service ind…
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Zoomlion approves churches in Western Region ready for activity resumption
Some churches in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis (STMA) and the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality (EKMA) of the Western Region have had their auditoriums and premises disinfected in compliance with the…
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Zoomlion kicks off disinfecting universities as students look to resume
Government, in collaboration with Zoomlion, has launched an exercise in Accra to disinfect both public and private universities as they prepare to open for final-year students as directed by the pres…
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Poland to reopen borders with EU neighbours this Saturday
Poland will reopen its borders with its EU neighbours on Saturday, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced as his country eases a coronavirus lockdown. He added that Poland would allow intern…
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EU proposes re-opening of external borders in July
The EU’s external borders have been effectively closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic but the European Commission is set to announce a plan for a “progressive and partial” reopening …
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Spain to fly 6000 German tourists to spark tourism
The tourists will be a part of a pilot program to help inform Spain’s plans for reopening. Spain will be flying German tourists to their dream-worthy beaches starting June 15 in a pilot program to br…