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  People who wear glasses could be up to three times less likely to be infected by coronavirus, a study from India has suggested. One way the virus can enter the body is by people touching their eyes, nose or mouth after coming into contact with it. However, researchers in India say people who wear glasses rub their eyes less and are therefore at less risk of contracting Covid-19. In a non-peer reviewed study published on the website medRxiv, the researchers studied 304 people (223 male and 81 female) at a hospital in northern India over two weeks last summer. The patients were aged between 10 and 80 and had all reported Covid symptoms. Of those, 19 per cent said they wore glasses most of the time. The researchers found participants touched their face up to 23 times each hour on average and their eyes an average of three times per hour. They found the risk of contracting Covid-19 was two to three times lower among those who wear glasses. “Touching and rubbing of the eyes ...

  EC to Conduct Another Elections For Nkoranza North, South Districts On April 16. The Electoral Commission (EC) will conduct the district level elections for assembly and unit committee members for the Nkoranza North and Nkoranza South districts on Friday, April 16, 2021. This follows the expiration of the term of office of the assembly and unit committee members of both districts. In a press release, the Commission said it had made nomination forms available at the District offices of the affected areas as well as its website. It further directed candidates to deliver the nomination forms to the Returning Officer of the electoral area for which they seek election between Tuesday, March 9, 2021, and Friday, March 12, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:00 noon and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on each day. Please send us your articles for publication via editor@reportghana.com Latest News In Ghana – Click Here to Read Our Latest News Stories The Electoral Commission (EC) will conduct t...

  WhatsApp To Switch off Messages for Users Who Reject New Privacy Terms Mensah Maxwell WhatsApp has recently detailed what exactly will happen to users who disagree to its privacy changes. Earlier last week, the Facebook-owned messaging app stated it will allow users time to review WhatsApp’s planned privacy updates all “at their own pace”. WhatsApp has said that users will see a banner displayed at the top of the app, which is expected to explain the new privacy terms and changes. WhatsApp claims that it will “slowly ask” users to agree to the new terms “in order to have full functionality of WhatsApp”. However, for those who choose not to comply with the terms by May 15, “these users will be able to receive calls and notifications, but will not be able to read or send messages from the app.” The “short time” span supposedly gives users a few weeks to decide but the account may be deleted since one of WhatsApp’s policies for inactive users gives the company the right to delete th...