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1. Nigeria: Rapper Ladipoe tests positive for the coronavirus
Rapper Ladipoe has tested positive for coronavirus. He made this known via his Instagram on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.
“I just recently got the outcomes for my COVID-19 examination and it declared. I have remained in isolation for around 10 days now. Die to the state of affairs in the nation, this Monday was the earliest I might obtain checked,” he wrote. “My signs and symptoms have actually been moderate as well as I’m improving every day. Please remain to take the needed safety precautions when you’re out to secure yourself and your liked ones. Not everyone has moderate signs and symptoms. This is absolutely something to be taken seriously.”
Ladipoe said he has been in isolation since his coronavirus result returned positive. The news of Ladipoe’s positive result comes after media personality, Toke Makinwa revealed that she too has acquired the dreadful infection. According to her, the last two weeks of her life have not been terrific. Nevertheless, she maintains that she remains in the healing phase.
2. Former Miss America Leanza Cornett dead at 49
Leanza Cornett, Miss America 1993, has died two weeks after sustaining a brain injury. She was 49. Cornett, who died on Wednesday, was crowned at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City in September 1992. She was the first Miss Florida to win the national title.
Cornett suffered a brain injury after an accident at home on October 12, according to friends who provided updates on her medical treatment through a Facebook group called Leanza Cornett’s Circle of Love. Susan Roberts, who said she had been living with Cornett, described the accident as a fall in the kitchen. Cornett was hospitalized after sustaining a blow to the back of the head, she said.
3. South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa in quarantine following ‘COVID-19 exposure’
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to undergo a period of quarantine after he attended a fundraising dinner alongside a now COVID-19 positive guest. Presidency officials confirmed this news early on Wednesday morning. It has also been confirmed that as of 8:30 on 28 October, President Ramaphosa does not have COVID-19 himself. However, his possible exposure to the disease means he will have to self-isolate for the next week.
Ramaphosa will continue to work remotely, and he receives regular tests and screenings from the SA Military.
4. Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases rise to 535, deaths now 320
Ghana’s active coronavirus cases continue to rise steadily with 535 cases as of Monday, October 26, 2020. Three are in critical condition, two on ventilators, while eight are in severe condition. The number of deaths has also increased to 320. This is according to recent figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
According to the GHS, Ghana has since March recorded 47,991 cases of the Coronavirus disease with 47,136 recoveries/discharges. Following the resumption of international flights into Ghana on September 1, the country has conducted 40,976 tests out of which 127 have turned out positive.
5. Alex Telles: Manchester United defender tests positive for coronavirus
Manchester United’s Brazil left-back Alex Telles has tested positive for coronavirus. Telles, who joined United from Porto on a four-year contract earlier this month, did not feature in the 5-0 Champions League win over RB Leipzig on Wednesday. The Old Trafford club tweeted: “We wish him a speedy recovery and a swift return to the group.”
The 27-year-old defender will now self-isolate for a period of 10 days. United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjær made Telles one of his new-season signings for a fee of 15m euros (£13.6m), plus 2m euros in add-ons.
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