Tag: coronavirus
Libya releases prisoners to contain virus spread
Libya has become the latest country in the Middle East to release detainees in response to coronavirus. The internationally recognised…
German state financial minister kills himself over coronavirus ‘despair’
A German state finance minister took his own life after expressing “despair” over how to handle the economic fallout from…
No lockdown in Belarus; President rejects coronavirus risks and prescribes saunas and vodka
In Belarus, authoritarian leader President Alexander Lukashenko has famously scoffed at the coronavirus as a “frenzy and psychosis.” His views…
Mali goes to the polls despite coronavirus fears
Malians are voting in long-delayed parliamentary elections a day after the country’s first coronavirus death. The poll has also been…
Claim Obour failed to disclose late father’s travel history is being investigated – Oppong Nkrumah
Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed that various agencies have commenced investigations into the death of Obour's father.…
Lockdown commences in Greater Accra and Ashanti Region
A partial lockdown has commenced in some areas in Ghana following the outbreak of coronavirus. President Akufo-Addo ordered a lockdown…