Coronavirus Updates
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Over 7,800 children have received 1st Pfizer COVID-19 jab in Accra
About 7,870 children between 14 and 18 have taken their first Pfizer COVID-19 jab in the Greater Accra region, as part of government’s efforts to prevent further spread of the infection, Ghanaian tim…
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[Omicron variant] UK PM Boris Johnson issues call to arms for variant booster drive
Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a “call to get jabs in arms” on Wednesday as Britain stepped up its COVID-19 booster programme to fend off the Omicron variant of concern. Britain has recorded 22 …
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Nigeria says found Omicron variant from October samples
Nigeria said on Wednesday it had confirmed its first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, among them a sample from travellers who came to Nigeria in October, suggesting it had turned up weeks befor…
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[Omicron Variant] Oxford University debunks reports on vaccine inefficacy against variant
The University of Oxford on Tuesday said there was no evidence that vaccines would not prevent severe disease from Omicron, but that it was ready to rapidly develop an updated version of its vaccine …
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[Omicron variant] Moderna CEO says new variant way stronger than vaccine
The head of drugmaker Moderna said COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus as they have been previously, sparking fresh worry in financial mar…
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[Omicron Variant] England enforces mask mandates, other measures in bid to curb variant
New mask mandates and other measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant came into force in England on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson eyes an expanded booster pro…
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[Omicron variant] 13 Portuguese players test positive for new variant
Portugal detected 13 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday, all involving players and staff of top division soccer club Belenenses SAD, one of whose players recently returned from South …
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COVID-19-infected couple nabbed on plane in Amsterdam after fleeing quarantine hotel
A married couple who tested positive for COVID-19 have been arrested after fleeing a quarantine hotel in the Netherlands before attempting to leave the country. The pair were arrested on an airplane …
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[Omicron Variant] Japan, Israel close borders to foreigners as WHO raises global flags
The Omicron variant of coronavirus carries a “very high” global risk of surges, the WHO warned on Monday, as more countries reported cases, prompting border closures and reviving worries about the ec…
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GHS has identified Greater Accra as COVID-19 hotspot
The Greater Accra Region remains the hotspot for Covid-19 cases, the Ghana Health Service has said. The Director-General Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye who disclosed this also expressed worry at the failur…