Coronavirus Updates
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Use of facemask compulsory in Accra with immediate effect – REGSEC
The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has announced the compulsory wearing of face mask by residents in the capital “with immediate effect”. In a statement, signed by the Greater Accra…
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COVID-19: Let us unite, be open to criticism – Mahama to Govt.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked the Akufo-Addo administration to be open to criticisms, especially from the opposition in relation to the nation’s fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Acco…
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Pandemic public education has not been done properly – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called for an intensive public education and awareness creation on the novel Coronavirus pandemic. According to him, scenes in our markets and public places s…
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Ghana sets to test 8,000 police officers deployed during lockdown
More than 8,000 police officers deployed to enforce a lockdown in some parts of Ghana are being tested for coronavirus. The lockdown, which lasted for three weeks, was eased by President Akufo-Addo o…
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Face mask price hikes by 261% in South Africa
One of South Africa’s biggest chain of pharmacies has been referred to the country’s Competition Tribunal for hiking face mask prices by up to 261%. Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited was investigated by th…
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COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 91 new cases
Nigeria has recorded 91 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the country’s total number to 873. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control said 74 new cases were recorded in the commercial capital, Lagos,…
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Kenya quarantine escapees arrested while drinking in bar
Police in Kenya have arrested two people who escaped from a coronavirus quarantine centre in the capital, Nairobi. They were among dozens of others who were filmed jumping over a wall of the quaranti…
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Food delivery explodes in Lagos amid pandemic
Home delivery of groceries and food is providing a needed lifeline to many residents in Nigeria’s main commercial city, Lagos, who are staying and working at home because of a coronavirus lockdown. W…
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Treat pandemic with caution, it is just the beginning – German Chancellor warns
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country must remain “clever and cautious” in handling the coronavirus crisis, as “it’s not the end phase but still just the beginning”. “We will be with it fo…
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Primary schools reopen in Uruguay amid pandemic
Hundreds of primary schools in rural areas of Uruguay have reopened amid the coronavirus pandemic. Attendance will not be compulsory to allow parents to decide whether to send their children back int…