Coronavirus Updates
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NIGERIA: Govt. sets to reopen government-owned offices, banks from Monday
The Nigerian government has announced the reopening of government offices and banks starting on Monday. The presidential task force for coronavirus said the reopening is part of the phased easing of …
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KENYA: Confusion as Govt. spends covid-19 funds on tea, snacks airtime for staff
Kenyans online are outraged after the ministry of health spent huge sums on tea, snacks and mobile phone airtime for its staff in the battle against coronavirus pandemic. Some 4m Kenyan shillings ($3…
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Woman cook stones for children due to lockdown hunger
A Kenyan woman has narrated how she had to boil stones to make her children believe that she was preparing food for them. Penina Bahati, a mother of eight, could not find menial jobs because of coron…
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Insert, Swipe cards before purchasing to enable us implement free electricity – ECG
The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited has urged customers who purchase electricity with prepaid cards to do well to either swipe or insert their cards into their meters before visiting vending poi…
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53 Ivoirians denied entry into Ghana
The Migration Information Centre of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has refused entry of 53 Ivoirians who attempted to enter the country through Ghana-Cote D’Ivoire border towns in the Dormaa Wes…
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Sunyani MCE appoints ‘Mask Ambassadors’
Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) on Wednesday inaugurated the “Mask Ambassadors”, a group that advocates the wearing of nose masks to stem the spread of the C…
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8 more masks approved by FDA
The Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved the manufacturing of eight more local nose masks to help in the fight against COVID-19. The approval brings to a total of 18 the local manufacturers o…
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Italy has not closed its borders to tourists
After misleading reports circulated this week claiming that Italy had decided to close its borders to visitors until next year, here’s a look at the facts on travel to Italy. Several of The Local’s r…
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Immigration arrest 20 Burkinabes for entering Ghana illegally
Immigration officials in the Upper West Region have arrested 20 Burkina Faso nationals for coming into Ghana without approval amidst the Coronavirus outbreak. The 20 Burkinabes were busted on Tuesday…
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Germany extends tourist travel until mid-June
The German government is extending a warning against international travel, put in place to stem the spread of coronavirus, until the middle of June. Germany issued the warning in March advising again…