Coronavirus Updates
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AstraZeneca vaccines to arrive in Ghana by mid-March – Kwaku Agyemang-Manu
Ghana is expected to take delivery of 350,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines by mid-March under the United Nations COVAX facility. Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the Health Minister-designate, made this know…
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BioNTech begin production of COVID-19 vaccine at new German site
German Covid-19 vaccine maker BioNTech said Wednesday it has started production at its new facility in Marburg, expected to significantly boost the EU’s vaccine supply. “We have started the first ste…
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UK gov’t to impose 10-year prison term for travellers from high-risk countries
Ten-year jail sentences for travellers who conceal their journeys to high-risk countries have been criticised as “extraordinary high”. The health secretary, Matt Hancock, said UK residents returning …
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Legislators welcome suspension of sittings following spread of COVID-19
Some Ghanaian legislators have welcomed the decision by their leadership to suspend sittings of Parliament for three weeks because of an outbreak of coronavirus. According to the parliamentarians, th…
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A lowly 41% of churches sanitise microphones – Ghana Health Service
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has called on religious bodies especially churches to increase compliance with safety protocols as far as the novel coronavirus is concerned. These include the regular …
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Britain strain covid-19 restrictions; rule-breakers to receive 10-year imprisonment
Britain said it would bring in tighter border controls next week against new variants of the coronavirus, requiring hotel quarantine for arrivals and threatening rule-breakers with up to 10 years in …
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WHO expert in Wuhan says lab leak ‘very unlikely’ as COVID source
The head of the World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19, Peter Ben Embarek, said on Tuesday that it was “very unlikely” that a leak from a laboratory was t…
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Only 7% of pastors wear masks in churches – GHS reveals
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed that less than 50% of churches are not sanitizing their microphones and instruments which are shared during church service. Dr. Patrick Kuma Aboagye at a …
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UK set to toughen covid testing for international arrivals – Minister
Britain is looking at tougher testing for all international arrivals while they are in quarantine but no final decision has yet been taken, Environment Secretary George Eustice said on Tuesday. ITV r…
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Zoomlion fumigate police stations, barracks in Ahafo, Eastern and Upper West regions
The Ghana Police Service has commenced a disinfection exercise in all its facilities in the country. The exercise conducted by Zoomlion Ghana will span one week, as part of continuous measures to cur…