Coronavirus Updates
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GHS to vaccinate 9,500 health staff in Upper West
The Upper West Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Damien Punguyire has announced that about 9,500 health workers in the region will be vaccinated against the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The…
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UK will vaccinate all its adult citizens before sharing the surplus with other nations
Britain will focus on vaccinating the whole of its adult population before it can to provide any surplus shots to other countries such as its close neighbour Ireland, British business minister Kwasi …
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U.S. CDC says 143 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered
The United States has administered 143,462,691 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Sunday morning and distributed 180,646,465 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday. T…
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India records highest single-day increase as coronavirus cases peak over 12 million
India has reported on Monday its worst single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since October, taking the tally to more than 12 million for the first time ever. A total of 68,020 new coronavirus cases w…
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French COVID-19 intensive care patient numbers rise again
France on Sunday recorded a further rise in the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units to a new high for this year, health ministry data showed, as doctors warned a third wave of infecti…
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India’s Western State imposes night curfew as COVID record surge
Authorities in India’s western state of Maharashtra imposed night curfews on Sunday to tackle a record surge in COVID-19 cases with the financial capital Mumbai reporting 6,123 new cases, the highest…
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Japan to issue digital vaccine passport to citizens
Japan is set to issue digital health certificates to citizens who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, joining China, the EU and other countries that have adopted similar measures aimed at opening …
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Former CDC chief Redfield insist coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab
The former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said he believes the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, embracing a theory re…
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We do not know of any fake coronavirus vaccines in Ghana – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reiterated its warning to Ghanaians not to patronize fake COVID-19 vaccines reportedly in the system. According to the GHS, only appointed health officials can be t…
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Coronavirus vaccination progresses smoothly in Volta
Dr Senanu Kwesi Djokoto, Volta Regional Deputy Director, In-charge of Public Health and Mr Prosper Pi-Bansah, Ho Municipal Chief Executive have become first recipients of the Astrazeneca vaccine for …