Coronavirus Updates
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Ghana’s covid-19 cases closes in at 9,000
New updates released by the Ghana Health Service show another surge in Ghana’s Coronavirus cases as over 300 more persons have tested positive for the virus. This new update raises the total number o…
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SPAIN: Govt makes U-turn on decision to open border on 22nd June
The Spanish government has U-turned on a message that it would open its land borders by June 22nd and clarified that Spain will not be welcoming international visitors before July 1st. Spain will reo…
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ITALY: President awards knighthoods to 57 coronavirus health workers
From nurses to medical researchers, teachers to volunteers, the Italian president has honoured dozens of people who helped others during Italy’s coronavirus epidemic. President Sergio Mattarella this…
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FRANCE: Winemakers to convert unsold wine into hand sanitizer
French winemakers will transform wine that went unsold during the country’s two-month coronavirus lockdown into hand sanitiser and ethanol to make room for the next harvest, a farming agency said on …
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Sweden excludes people without covid-19 symptoms from travel ban
Sweden will lift its coronavirus restrictions on domestic travel on June 13th, allowing people without symptoms to travel within the country this summer. Sweden’s previous recommendations advised aga…
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ISRAEL: Parliament suspends seating as member test positive to covid-19
Israel’s parliament has suspended most of its activities for the day after a lawmaker tested positive for coronavirus. Staff at the Knesset have been asked not to come into work unless it is essentia…
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PARIS: Govt cancels 2020 Bastille Day parade due to pandemic
The French capital has cancelled its famous military parade for Bastille Day on 14 July because of coronavirus. Instead, the Elysee says in a statement, they’ll hold a ceremony at the Place de la Con…
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BRAZIL: Country records 1,349 virus deaths in 24 hours
Brazil reported a record 1,349 coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period Wednesday, the health ministry said, as the pandemic continued to take a grim toll on Latin America’s hardest-hit country. The fi…
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TUNISIA: Churches, mosques, hotels, more reopen from Today
Tunisian minister in charge of major national projects Lobna Jribi announced on Wednesday the main lines of the third phase of the national strategy for partially lifting the coronavirus lockdown. “F…
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Churches afraid to resume service despite ban lift
Some churches in the country continue to entertain fear over President Akufo-Addo’s Sunday, May 31, 2020 announcement that religious bodies, can now restart church services and activities amid the CO…