Coronavirus Updates
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Face mask is a MUST for everyone nationwide – Ministry of health
The Minister of Health by the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851) has directed the wearing of face masks by all and sundry to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Section 170(1) of the Act clothes the Minis…
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Cuba deploys hundreds of doctors to South Africa
More than 200 doctors from Cuba are due to arrive in South Africa to help fight coronavirus. The medics left on a plane that first carried a donation of South African medical supplies to the Caribbea…
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PERU: 17 police die of coronavirus after contracting during lockdown
Seventeen police officers in Peru have died after contracting Covid-19, while enforcing a nationwide lockdown. On Friday, Interior Minister Carlos Morán, who had been criticised for failing to provid…
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French police seizes 140k facial mask on black market sale
French police say they have seized 140,000 face masks destined for sale on the black market. Officers say they caught a businessman unloading the masks from a lorry into a house in St Denis, north of…
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Everton player Moise Kean joins list of players to disregard lockdown
Everton have condemned Moise Kean after he appeared to disregard coronavirus lockdown restrictions by attending a house party. The striker was filmed partying at a house with several guests, in breac…
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Coronavirus: German police arrest far-right anti-lockdown protesters
German police arrested dozens of protesters in Berlin on Saturday for flouting the coronavirus lockdown measures they were demonstrating against. About 1,000 people turned out for the rally, which ha…
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Spain frees children under-14s from lockdown
The new lockdown conditions allow Spain’s 6.3 million under-14s to leave their homes each day for a total of one hour between 9am and 9pm, but without going further than a kilometre. Bicycles, skates…
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U.S: New York sets to begin covid-19 tests in pharmacies – Governor
The US state of New York, the epicentre of the country’s Covid-19 outbreak, will allow pharmacies to carry out tests for the virus, the governor says. Andrew Cuomo said some 5,000 pharmacies would be…
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US delivers medical supplies to Ghana in fight against pandemic
The United States of America (USA) in its quest to help Ghana win the war against the novel Coronavirus, has delivered some improved medical supplies to boost the testing capacity of Ghana. The medic…
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Countries begin using contact-tracing wristbands to monitor covid-19
Bulgaria is the latest country to test a wristband that can track people during the coronavirus pandemic. Up to 50 residents in Sofia will be given a device that can record their movements using GPS …