Live COVID-19 updates: World Bank grants additional 130 mln USD to boost Ghana's COVID-19 response

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BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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KIGALI -- Rwanda late Wednesday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases in the Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali, taking the daily count to 50, the highest in the past two months.

The other cases were found in Kirehe and Rwamagana districts in the Eastern Province and Rubavu district in the Western Province, said the daily update of the Health Ministry.

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QINGDAO -- The eastern Chinese city of Qingdao has seen the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases drop to zero, the local health commission said Thursday.

As of Wednesday, all 14 patients reported since Oct. 12 were discharged from the hospital after recovery, according to the Qingdao municipal health commission.

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SYDNEY -- The annual Sydney Festival will go ahead on Jan. 6-26, 2021, with organizers overcoming COVID-19 barriers to reveal an extensive lineup of world-class acts on Thursday.

Due to the necessary exclusion of international talents, performances at the 2021 festival will be 100 percent Australian made, and aimed at allowing audiences of all means to take part.

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ACCRA -- The Executive Board of the World Bank has approved an additional grant of 130 million U.S. dollars to boost Ghana's COVID-19 response, the bank said in a release on Wednesday.

The additional financing in the health sector will support the government of Ghana to scale up its efforts to mitigate the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic and to reopen its economy safely, it said.

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NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally reached 8,683,916 on Thursday as 47,905 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, said latest data released by the federal health ministry.

With 550 deaths since Wednesday morning, the total death toll in the country due to the pandemic reached 128,121, added the ministry's data. Enditem

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