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Palestinian Ambassador galvanises support to fight COVID-19

Mr Abdulfatah Alsattari, the Palestinian Ambassador to Ghana, has called on individuals and organisations around the world to help alleviate the ill effects of COVID-19 on...

Shortages of virus test materials ‘critical’ – UN lab chief

Shortages of materials needed in tests for the novel coronavirus remain "critical", according to the head of a UN lab, which is supplying countries...

Europe marks 75th anniversary of VE day in shadow of Covid-19

A continent devastated by the coronavirus will on Friday mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, known as...

Bangladesh opens mosques as lockdown eases

Mass prayers at mosques are now allowed in Bangladesh, which has more than 12,000 COVID-19 cases and nearly 200 deaths. But a correspondent at The Dhaka Tribune...

Coronavirus contact-tracing: World split between two types of app

Countries around the world are developing Covid-19 smartphone apps to limit the spread of coronavirus and relax lockdown restrictions. It's hoped the information they gather...

Cabinet holds 3-day retreat on #Covid-19 data, implications

President Akufo-Addo is to lead a three-day meeting of Cabinet to examine data gathered so far on the impact of the #Covid-19 disease across...

Black and Pakistani people more likely to die from coronavirus – UK data

Black people and those of Bangladeshi and Pakistani ethnicity have a significantly higher chance of dying from COVID-19 than white people, even when adjusting...

Coronavirus mutations: Scientists puzzle over impact

Researchers in the US and UK have identified hundreds of mutations to the virus which causes the disease Covid-19. But none has yet established what...

COVID-19: Don’t use untested Madagascar remedy – WHO warns Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning against people using untested remedies for coronavirus. Africans deserve access to medicines that have gone through...

WHO warns against untested COVID-19 cures

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged people not to put their faith in local untested remedies for coronavirus. The advice comes at a time...

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