Tag: Coronavirus
World
Ten African innovations to help tackle coronavirus
As Africa passes more than a million confirmed COVID-19 cases, innovators on the continent have responded to the challenges of the pandemic with a...
Sports
Inaki Williams tests positive for Covid-19
Spanish-born Ghanaian forward Inaki Williams has tested positive for Covid-19.Williams, who is eligible for play for either Spain by birth or Ghana via his...
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New Zealand records first virus cases in 102 days
New Zealand has put its largest city back into lockdown after recording four new Covid-19 cases, ending a 102-day streak without a local infection.A...
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Coronavirus: Arts venues in UK to go red for live events awareness campaign
Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp said Tuesday it was launching a stand-alone streaming service for its news and business channels that would be available in...
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Coronavirus: Toyota ‘closes Ugandan branch over infections’
Car maker Toyota has closed its branch in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, after three of its staff tested positive for coronavirus, the Daily Monitor...
Business
Work from home: Should data costs replace transport allowances?
The raging novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is changing the way the world works and employers will have to reexamine how they remunerate employees.Transport allowance...
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Backlash against Malawi’s new coronavirus restrictions
New COVID-19 measures announced in Malawi over the weekend have met with a backlash, with at least one civil society organisation threatening to take...
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Brazil’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 100,000
Brazil on Saturday surpassed 100,000 Coronavirus deaths and three million cases of infection, crossing the grim milestone after President Jair Bolsonaro said he had a "clear...
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Trump signs executive orders extending financial relief for Americans amid pandemic
President Donald Trump on Saturday, August 8, 2020, signed executive actions extending financial relief to Americans hit by the Coronavirus pandemic as polls showed a large...
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Coronavirus deaths in Latin America hit global high
Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed Europe on Friday to become the region hardest-hit by coronavirus deaths, as India passed the sombre step of...