Coronavirus Updates
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French arrivals to undergo mandatory covid-19 test in Italy
Italy will make testing for COVID-19 compulsory for people traveling from Paris and some other areas of France, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Monday, following growing concerns about risin…
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Britain could hit 50,000 covid-19 cases per day by mid October
The COVID epidemic in Britain is doubling roughly every seven days and if it continues to do so there would be about 50,000 new cases per day by the middle of October, the government’s Chief Scientif…
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British PM ponders second covid-19 lockdown as outbreak accelerates
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Monday pondering a second national lockdown as an accelerating coronavirus outbreak threatened to destroy any shoots of economic recovery and send millions…
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New Zealand to ease coronavirus restrictions in Auckland, rest of country
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the coronavirus restrictions in its biggest city Auckland will be eased, while all restrictions will be lifted in the rest of the country. Auckland will…
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Exercise, eat good food to stay immune from coronavirus – Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to eat a healthy and balanced diet to enable them boost their immunity and fight against infectious diseases. He said this in his 17th addres…
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Government imposes additional 3 months of mandatory nose mask in Ghana
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended by an additional three months, the Executive Instrument (EI) making wearing of nose masks compulsory in Ghana. He signed the extension of the EI on …
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Coronavirus found on imported squid packaging in China
Authorities in China’s northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid, health authorities in the city of Fuyu said on Sunday, urging anyone who may ha…
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U.S. Representative, Jahana Hayes tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday and has decided to quarantine for 14 days, she said on Twitter, becoming the latest member of Congress to test positive for …
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Ghana records 127 new infections top active cases; death toll at 297
One hundred and twenty-seven (127) new cases of coronavirus have increased the active case count from 533 to 554, latest figures released by the Ghana Health Service show. Also, the death toll from t…
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British health minister says country dangling on civid-19 tipping point
Britain is at a tipping point on COVID-19, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, warning that a second national lockdown could be imposed if people don’t follow government rules designed to st…