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Coronavirus: World Bank predicts sub-Saharan Africa recession

April 9, 2020 6:13 pm Add a Comment

Sub-Saharan Africa will this year suffer its first recession for 25 years as a consequence of the coronavirus outbreak, a World Bank report predicts. In a grim assessment, the bank says that the region’s economy could shrink by as much … Read more →

British PM Boris Johnson coronavirus condition ‘improving’

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British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, coronavirus condition, is seeing an improvement. The PM has been in the intensive care unit of the St Thomas Hospital In Central London since Monday evening, April 6. He had been taken to the hospital … Read more →

Coronavirus: US records highest death toll in single day

April 8, 2020 3:02 pm Add a Comment

The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with more than 1,800 fatalities reported on Tuesday. It brings the total number of deaths in the country to nearly 13,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The … Read more →

Coronavirus: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson taken to intensive care

April 6, 2020 7:24 pm Add a Comment

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care in hospital with coronavirus. He has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise for him, a No 10 spokesman said. -BBC

Queen Elizabeth to address country on Sunday as Coronavirus deaths rise

April 3, 2020 3:17 pm Add a Comment

The Queen will speak to the nation on Sunday about the coronavirus outbreak – as the number of people who died with the virus rose by 684 in 24 hours. Buckingham Palace said the message, recorded at Windsor Castle, will … Read more →

Coronavirus: US jobless claims hit 6.6 million as virus spreads

April 2, 2020 4:32 pm Add a Comment

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits has hit a record high for the second week in a row as the economic toll tied to the coronavirus intensifies. More than 6.6 million people filed jobless claims in the week ended … Read more →

Coronavirus: 5 new suspected cases in Western Region, total suspected cases now 38

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Samples from eight new suspected COVID-19 infected persons have been taken and dispatched from the Western Region, to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, for testing. Deputy Director for Health, Western Region, Dr. Atsu Dodor has said that the … Read more →

Coronavirus: British Airways expected to suspend 36,000 staff

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British Airways is expected to announce it will suspend around 36,000 staff. The airline, which grounded much of its fleet due to the coronavirus crisis, has been negotiating with the Unite union for more than a week. The two sides … Read more →

Coronavirus: Australian scientists begin tests of potential vaccines

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Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in “milestone” lab trials. The vaccines, made by Oxford University and US company Inovio Pharmaceutical, have been cleared for animal testing by the World Health Organization. Australia’s national science agency … Read more →

Coronavirus: Nero X and Aroma Universal Foundation donate to 5 villages in Western Region

April 1, 2020 3:36 pm Add a Comment

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana, renowned Musician Nero-X partnered Aroma Universal Foundation to donate to 5 villages in Western Region on Tuesday 31st March, 2020. This is an effort by Nero X and Aroma Universal Foundation … Read more →