Coronavirus Updates
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Germany covid cases jump to 2,612,268 as country records highest in two months
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany jumped by 17,504 to 2,612,268, the biggest daily rise since Jan. 22, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on T…
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Poland reports 27,278 new coronavirus cases, highest daily total in 2021
Poland has reported 27,278 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to health ministry data, the highest number so far this year. In total, the country of 38 million has reported 1,984,248 …
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Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccines not enough for mass vaccination – GHS
The Programme Manager of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said that it has put a hold on administering the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccines currently avai…
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EU threatens to block vaccine exports to the UK and other countries
The European Commission has threatened to block vaccine exports to the UK and other countries with high vaccination rates for the second time, as a bitter dispute over the EU’s sluggish jab rollout c…
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COVID-19 vaccines goes missing at vaccination centre in Jamaica
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has confirmed that an investigation is underway into the circumstances in which a vial with 10 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines went missing from a vaccination si…
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Ghana has not recorded any case of blood clots from COVID-19 vaccination – FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority says the country has not recorded any case of blood clots from its COVID-19 vaccination exercise. According to the Authority, even though vaccines and medicines tend to …
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Philippines: Anyone below 18 ordered to remain indoors as covid cases surge
The Philippine capital Manila will widen a ban on minors leaving their residences to include youths of up to 18 years old for two weeks starting on Wednesday, tightening coronavirus restrictions in a…
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Coronavirus kills 6 more, 19 in critical condition
Six more patients have died after contracting COVID-19 related infections in Ghana, available data has revealed. This pushes the country’s death toll from 685 to 691, as at March 11, 2021. The figure…
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Germany, Italy, France to halt AstraZeneca shots, further hitting EU vaccination campaign
Germany, France and Italy said on Monday they would stop administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after several countries reported possible serious side-effects, throwing Europe’s already strug…
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WHO urges countries to continue vaccinations as AstraZeneca shots split Europe
The World Health Organization appealed to countries on Monday not to pause vaccination campaigns after two more European nations and one in Asia joined a handful which have suspended use of AstraZene…