Elvis Anokye

SA COVID-19 cases rise to 2 173

As of today, 12 April 2020, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 2 173, with no reported increase in deaths. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said this is an increase of 145 cases from the previously reported cases on Saturday. The number of deaths still …

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Police arrest 150 suspects over robberies, cultism

The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday said it has arrested 150 suspects in connection with the resurgence of robberies, burglaries and cult violence in some parts of Ifo and Ado-Odo/Ota Local Governent Areas of the state. The arrest followed complaints by residents of Owode, Ilepa, Ifo, Arigbajo,Itori, Dalemo, Ijoko …

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Congo records a second Ebola death

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than six weeks without a new case, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. The victim was an 11-month-old girl linked to an Ebola death reported on Friday in the city of Beni, it said. Congo was …

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Ghana’s coronavirus case count sharply rises to 566

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 566. This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 158 new cases. Volta and Western regions have recorded cases; bringing the number of regions with infections to ten (10). Before this development, regions that had reported cases were Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Northern, North …

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Somali state minister dies from coronavirus

The justice minister of Somalia’s autonomous Hirshabelle state, Khalif Mumin Tohow, has died after contracting the Novel Coronavirus, the second recorded death in the country. Tohow died on Sunday in Mogadishu’s Martini hospital a day after he tested positive for COVID-19 in the town of Jowhar, the administrative capital of Hirshabelle. …

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GFA, Prampram residents clash over use of Ghanaman Centre as coronavirus isolation facility

Some angry Youth of Prampram are demonstrating against the Ghana FA’s decision to offer the Prampram Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence for use as a coronavirus isolation centre. This comes barely 24 hours after the Ghana Football Association announced that they will be willing to give the 1000-bed facility to …

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Lockdown dairies: Fake journalist nabbed

A man posing as a journalist of Accra-based Onua FM, owned by Media General Ghana Limited has been arrested. The suspect, Frank Basowa was nabbed after he failed to provide an identity while extorting monies from shop owners at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central region. Adom News’ Kofi Adjei who …

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Tourists Forced To Write ‘I Am So Sorry’ 500 Times For Breaching Coronavirus Lockdown In India

According to report, the ten travellers on Sunday, April 12 from Israel, Mexico, Australia, and Austria were caught taking a walk in Rishikesh, an ancient city where The Beatles sought spirituality in 1968. Reacting to the incident, Local police officer Vinod Sharma disclosed that they were each made to write “I …

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Truck transporting alcohol hijacked en route to harbour, man arrested

A police investigation has led to an arrest after a truck transporting liquor from Paarl to Table Bay Harbour for exportation was hijacked on Thursday. “It is alleged that the driver was hijacked by suspects during a mechanical breakdown en route to the harbour,” Western Cape police spokesperson Colonel Andrè …

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