Coronavirus Updates
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Sunyani task-force seizes traders’ commodities for breaching social distancing
A task-force set-up by the Sunyani Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) to enforce social and physical distancing protocols among traders in the Municipality at the weekend, seized quantities of items …
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World leaders pledge over $8bn to wards covid-19 vaccine
More than $8bn (£6.5bn) has been pledged to help develop a coronavirus vaccine and fund research into the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Some 40 countries and donors took part in an online s…
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Schools reopen as exams kick off in Hungary amid lockdown
In Hungary 84,000 pupils were back in classrooms on Monday to sit their high school exams, despite the country’s lockdown. Most appeared relieved that the exams were not postponed, but teachers’ unio…
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KENYA: Nurses threaten to go on strike over “risk allowance”
Kenyan nurses have threatened to strike over a coronavirus risk allowance. Union leaders gave a two-week warning to the government that health workers could take industrial action if their demands fo…
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US FDA gives approval for covid-19 anti-body test
The U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has given Roche emergency approval for an antibody test that determines whether or not someone has been infected with the coronavirus. The new test “has pro…
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TANZANIA: National Health Laboratory, quality managers suspended
The Director of Tanzania’s National Health Laboratory and its quality manager have both been suspended pending investigation. The suspension of the top officials comes a day after President John Magu…
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France begin monitoring mask, social distancing with cameras
Video surveillance cameras in France will monitor how many people are wearing masks and their compliance with social distancing when the coronavirus lockdown is eased next week. The resort city of Ca…
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7 new covid-19 cases confirmed in Sissala East
Seven cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West region bringing the regions case count from eight to 17 in less than a week. This includes two males …
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Ugandan citizens donate $6m to Govt. in fight against coronavirus
People in Uganda have contributed a total of about $6m (£4.8m) to help the government finance the provision of cars and medical supplies, to support efforts to fight coronavirus. Many African countri…
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NIGERIA: Scared Nigerians remain indoors despite lockdown lift
In Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos, the notorious traffic jams were on Monday absent as most people chose to remain indoors. Most bus stops, normally bustling with commuters, had a few stranded passen…