Coronavirus Updates
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Germany set to allow citizens travel across Europe
Germany is preparing to lift travel warnings to European nations, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Tuesday, as the continent looks to further ease restrictions put in place to halt transmission of th…
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Coronavirus hit Russia’s nuclear sub shipyard
Coronavirus has spread to a strategic shipyard in Russia’s Arctic north where nuclear-armed submarines are made for the navy. Sevmash, in the town of Severodvinsk, has a total staff of nearly 30,000,…
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Austria to disallow compulsory wearing of face mask from 15 June
Austria announced on Friday that wearing face masks will no longer be mandatory in shops from mid-June as the country enters a fresh coronavirus phase of “fewer rules, more self-responsibility.” Cove…
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France to launch covid-19 tracking app Today
The French government will finally launch its controversial Covid-19 tracking app on Tuesday June 2nd to coincide with the start of France’s next stage of lockdown easing. France’s Digital Affairs Mi…
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SIERRA LEONE: Covid-19 workers strike over unpaid salaries
Work on Sierra Leone’s Covid-19 pandemic was partially paralysed on Monday following a strike by frontline workers who were protesting over non-payment of risk allowances. The aggrieved workers, who …
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Facebook, Red Cross holds African virtual covid-19 concert – 4&5 June
The two-day festival, which aims to encourage continued vigilance against Covid-19, combines musical and comedy performances with information from Covid-19 first responders and fact-checkers from acr…
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Ghanaian Herbalists did not provide coronavirus cure – Okoe-Boye
About a month ago, the Ghana Association of Medical Herbalists (GAMH) lamented that the Ministry of Health had delayed in the testing and approval process of about thirty-three (33) drugs for COVID-1…
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Govt places ban on shaking of handkerchiefs in churches
Government has banned the shaking of handkerchiefs in across churches in Ghana. The move forms part of Coronavirus safety measures. Minister of Religious Affairs, Kofi Dzamesi, made the call in an ad…
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Teachers, students should be tested before reopening of schools – Prof Nsowah-Nuamah
Professor Nicolas Nsowah-Nuamah, President of the Dominion University College, has called for teachers and final year students to be tested for COVID-19 before schools re-open on June 15. He said the…
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Covid-19 taskforce commence door-to-door nose mask distribution in Sunyani
The Sunyani COVID-19 Taskforce has commenced door-to-door free distribution of nose mask to residents in farming communities within the Sunyani Municipality. The Municipal Assembly has procured about…