Coronavirus Updates
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Travellers coming to the UK must offer proof of a negative COVID-19 test
Every single UK travel corridor will be closed from 4am on Monday, Boris Johnson has announced. Travellers from all countries must offer proof of a negative Covid-19 test taken in the previous 72 hou…
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Ghana’s active coronavirus cases surge to 1,404
Ghana’s COVID-19 active cases have risen to 1,404 from 1,330, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced via its website. This follows the confirmation of 175 new cases of infection, bringing the c…
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Microsoft, Cigna merge in collation of digital covid-19 vaccination records
Microsoft Corp, health insurer Cigna Corp and Mayo Clinic are part of a coalition pushing for digital records of people who get vaccinated against COVID-19. A key aim of the project, called Vaccinati…
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New study shows COVID-19 infection gives some immunity
People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months, but there is evidence that those with antibodies may still be able to carry and spread the virus, a stu…
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Turkish President to be vaccinated for COVID-19 on live television
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will be vaccinated for COVID-19 live on television later on Thursday, a spokesman for his ruling AK Party said, aiming to alleviate any public doubts over the effecti…
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Over 10 million U.S. citizens receives first dose of covid-19 vaccine
More than 10 million Americans have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the year-old pandemic roared …
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Boris Johnson confirms that UK will offer 24/7 vaccination
Boris Johnson has said the coronavirus vaccine programme will be in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week as soon as possible. The prime minister told MPs the process of protecting people from …
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Brazil says Chinese Covid vaccine is only 50.4% effective
The vaccine against coronavirus developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac has proved to be only 50.4 per cent effective in late-stage trials in Brazil, considerably less efficacious than pr…
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UK establishes temporary morgues as hospitals run out of space
British authorities have had to set up a temporary morgues in some areas after local hospital mortuaries ran out of space due to a surge in deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Britain has reporte…
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New Zealand to demand negative covid-19 test results from visitors
New Zealand will ask international travelers from most countries to show negative COVID-19 test results before boarding flights to the country as new contagious variants of COVID-19 spread across glo…