Coronavirus Updates
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U.K: Scientists officially halts usage of hydroxychloroquine
British scientists halted a large trial on Friday that had been exploring the use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in patients with the pandemic disease Covid-19 after initial results show…
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EGYPT: 6th Member of Parliament tests positive to covid-19
Egyptian MP Youssef Al-Shazly, deputy secretary of the telecommunication committee in Egypt’s parliament, has confirmed that he has tested positive for Covid-19. This makes Al-Shazly the sixth case o…
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FRANCE: We will not impose another lockdown even if cases rises again – Scientific Council
France will not impose another general lockdown of the country, even if there is a second wave of Covid-19 cases in autumn, says the head of the Scientific Council. Jean-François Delfraissy, presiden…
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Authors pull study flagging hydroxychloroquine risks
The Lancet on Thursday retracted a study that raised safety fears over the use of a drug favoured by President Donald Trump to treat Covid-19, after the paper’s authors said they could no longer vouc…
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ERITREA: Country confirms new case after declaring virus-free
Eritrea says two people have tested positive for Covid-19, three weeks after the nation announced all its confirmed patients had recovered from the virus, and made it the first country in the region …
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NIGERIA: Churches, mosques to reopen from 19th June in Lagos
The Lagos State Government has said churches and mosques in the state can reopen from June 9. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Thursday. The government had through the Commissioner for H…
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MP, Lydia Alhassan fumigates churches, mosques, schools at Ayawaso West Wuogon
In an attempt to ensure academic and religious life returns to normalcy in Ayawaso West Wuguon, the Member of Parliament for the area, Madam Lydia Seyram Alhassan has fumigated schools, mosques and c…
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Food seized from covid-19 offenders donated to Sunyani Central Prison
The Sunyani Municipal COVID-19 disease prevention Taskforce has donated food items, mostly raw vegetables to the inmates of the Sunyani Central Prison. The items, including garden eggs, onion, pepper…
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WHO launches app to support healthcare workers
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched an app to support health workers around the world in caring for patients infected by novel coronavirus (Covid-19), as well as to protect themselves as…
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Mosques to implement ‘one muslim one mat’ ahead of Friday prayers
Following the president’s announcement on the easing of restrictions last Sunday, Muslims across the country are preparing for what could possibly be their first congregational prayer after a ban on …