Coronavirus Updates
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Disneyland Shanghai set to reopen
Disney is set to reopen its Shanghai Disneyland park on 11 May, as most of China begins getting back on track. The number of guests allowed into the park, however, will be limited and social distanci…
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Noguchi clears 18,000 COVID-19 testing backlog
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has cleared the backlog of samples being tested for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick K…
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Churches, shops reopen in Germany in wake of lockdown
In Germany coronavirus restrictions are being softened – and at a dizzying rate. As yet this has caused no resurgence of the virus. Cabinet minister Peter Altmaier told us in a Newsnight interview th…
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GERMANY: Citizens may go on summer vacation if pandemic stays under control – Tourist chief
Germans may be able to have summer holidays abroad, the country’s tourism chief said, as European nations look at how to handle the summer break. Federal tourism commissioner Thomas Bareiss told Der …
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Coronavirus: Luxembourg, Austria urges Germany to reopen border
Luxembourg urged Germany Tuesday to end reinforced anti-virus measures on its border as EU partners struggle to coordinate their response to the pandemic. Several European Union members have begun a …
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DR CONGO: 101 prisoners test positive in military prison
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry says that 101 inmates have tested positive for coronavirus in the N’dolo military prison. Only three infected inmates have been admitted to a hospit…
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India’s covid-19 cases skyrocket as 3,900 are confirmed in 24hrs
India has recorded its sharpest rise in daily cases of Covid-19 yet, according to the health ministry. A further 3,900 fresh infections were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 46,43…
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Plane carrying covid-19 supplies crashes in Somalia, 6 dead
The Somali authorities say a plane carrying coronavirus aid supplies has crashed, killing the six people on board. The aircraft was owned by African Airways. It left the capital Mogadishu and briefly…
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America has ‘twisted facts’ that virus originated from Laboratory – China fires back
Chinese state media has accused US secretary of state Mike Pompeo of lying – after he said there was “enormous evidence” the coronavirus emanated from a laboratory in Wuhan. Mr Pompeo made the claim …
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Covid-19 tests begin in Western Region
The Bio-Safety Level 3 Laboratory at the Western Region Veterinary Services Department is scheduled to commence testing of COVID-19 samples from Monday, May 4. The laboratory will start with the test…