Coronavirus Updates
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2 more die from covid-19 as death cases hit 44
Two more people have passed on due to the coronavirus infections, taking Ghana’s death toll to 44. The Ghana Health Service announced this via their official website on Saturday, June 6. Ghana’s curr…
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Coronavirus might last a ‘long time’ in Iran – President warns
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said there is no end in sight to the coronavirus outbreak in his country, and warned people that it may last a “long time”. The country has been gradually easing i…
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India overtakes Italy as country records 10,000 cases in 24hrs
India has recorded close to 10,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its total above that of Italy. The country now has the sixth-highest number of confirmed cases in the world, 236,…
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Wear face masks in public places – WHO warns
The World Health Organization Friday changed its advice on face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying they should be worn in places where the virus is widespread and physical distancing is diff…
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HAITI: High covid-19 cases caused by disbelief, rumours – Report
On paper, Haiti so far has everything it needs to battle the coronavirus crisis — unoccupied hospital beds, medical staff and supplies. But in reality, the population’s scepticism about whether the c…
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U.S. sues Chinese company for selling 500k fake N95 masks
The US Justice Department sued a Chinese company for selling nearly a half million fake and substandard N95 respirator to US buyers in April as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the country. In a complaint…
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Zoomlion launches national disinfection exercise of Mosques
As part of efforts to contain the spread of the Covid-19, Zoomlion Ghana Limited on Thursday (June 06) disinfected nine (9) mosques in various parts of Accra. They included the Madina Central Mosque,…
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Madina MP presents Korea Embassy PPEs to Jummah Prayer Mosques
As the president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has eased the restrictions on social gatherings for churches and mosques to have congregational services and prayers, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ma…
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LIBERIA: Survey shows citizens would rather buy food than face maks
A survey by Liberia’s National Public Health Institute, which heads the country’s Covid-19 fight, has revealed that only between 10% and 15% of people in overcrowded slums can afford to purchase face…
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We have gotten through coronavirus – Trump brags
President Donald Trump asserted Friday that the United States has made it through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. “We had the greatest economy in the history of the world. And that strength le…