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Covid-19: GMA makes shocking revelation about Delta variant [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Covid-19: GMA makes shocking revelation about Delta variantThe Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said the third wave of coronavirus infections driven by...

8 districts record Covid-19 Delta Variant cases in Western Region

The Western Regional Health Promotion Officer says eight Districts in the Region have recorded the Covid-19 Delta Variant cases.Daniel Bomfeh said the Regional Covid-19...

China’s Wuhan to test all 12 million residents as Delta variant spreads

China's Wuhan city will test its 12 million residents for the coronavirus after confirming its first domestic cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant.Wuhan,...
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COVID-19: Nigeria records first confirmed case of deadly Delta variant

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2.A statement released...

Covid-19: Delta variant has been in Ghanaian communities for months – NDC challenges govt’s...

The Minority in Parliament says the government’s claim that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was detected in a Ghanaian community on July 2, 2021,...
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Delta variant fueling Africa third wave – WHO

Along with Alpha and Beta, Delta is fuelling an aggressive third wave across Africa, with case numbers climbing faster than all earlier peaks, according...

Covid-19: Delta variant recorded in Ghanaian community

Ghana has recorded its first case of the covid-19 Delta variant within a community, the Ministry of Information has announced.According to the Ministry, the...
Nicholas Duncan-Williams

COVID-19: Duncan-Williams curses Delta variant

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has cursed the Delta variant of the coronavirus which is wreaking havoc in the world.The variant has ravaged Indian and...
Director-General for the Ghana Health Service Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye

AstraZeneca, Sputnik V vaccines potent against Covid-19 Delta variant – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has rejected claims that the vaccines procured by Ghana are not potent against the new Delta variant of the...
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Why Indian ‘Delta’ Covid variant spreads so fast

Scientists have discovered why the Indian 'Delta' variant is more contagious and has spread around the world so quickly.Researchers at the Guangdong Provincial Centre...

2 Covid variants just combined into a ‘Frankenstein’ virus

The first subvariant of Omicron, the latest major variant of the novel coronavirus, was bad. BA.1 drove record cases and hospitalizations in many countries starting last fall.The second...

Covid-19 Variant: What is Delmicron and how is it different from Omicron?

All you need to know about DelmicronThe surging cases of omicron variants in European countries have raised concerns over the possibility of a third...

Covid-19: Ghana records 41 Omicron variant cases

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed that seven more persons infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been identified in the country....

Covid-19: Vaccines should work against Omicron variant – WHO

Existing vaccines should still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe Covid cases, a World Health Organization (WHO) official says.It comes as...

Covid: Half of Australians in lockdown again to fight Delta outbreak

Anger is growing in Australia as 13 million people - about half the population - endure fresh lockdowns to quash Covid outbreaks.A third state...

Zoomlion fumigates Airports amidst fear of new Covid-19 variant [Photos]

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has undertaken a disinfection and disinfestation exercise of all Airports in Ghana targeted at de-activating microorganisms.This is to control the spread...
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AstraZeneca says early trial data indicates third dose helps against Omicron

AstraZeneca said on Thursday that preliminary data from a trial showed that its COVID-19 shot, Vaxzevria, generated an increase in antibodies against the Omicron and...

Covid-19: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks – WHO

The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have been infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 within six to eight...
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

COVID-19: An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled – WHO on Christmas

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called for the suspension of all events, in order to avert a...

COVID-19: Omicron spreading fast, now in 89 countries

The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 89 countries, and COVID-19 cases involving the variant are doubling every 1.5 to 3...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 27th update on Covid-19

It has been some time since I last came into your homes on a matter that has grabbed not only our attention, but that...
Man being checked with a gun thermometer at a checkpoint because of Coronavirus

Five new symptoms of Omicron – and how it differs from original Covid

Symptoms of the Omicron variant of coronavirus appear to be very different from previous strains, doctors and epidemiologists believe.Although some people are reporting...
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Cloth facemasks are less protective against Covid-19 – Health Experts

As the world keeps exploring ways to keep the Covid-19 infection under control, some health experts have argued that cloth masks are less protective...
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Unvaccinated people 11 times more likely to die of covid-19 – Report

People who were not fully vaccinated this spring and summer were over 10 times more likely to be hospitalised, and 11 times more likely...
Coronavirus

Man jailed for spreading COVID-19

A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to jail for five years for flouting Covid-19 rules and spreading the virus.A court found Le Van Tri...
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COVID-19: Ghana’s death toll hits over 1,000

Ghana's confirmed COVID-19 deaths have passed one thousand, with active cases in all 16 regions.Data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) COVID-19 update page...

New Zealand enters nationwide lockdown over one Covid case

New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months.The case was detected in...

COVID-19: There is pressure on treatment facilities – GHS

For weeks, the country has been experiencing a surge in cases attributed mainly to community spread of the delta variant and a lack of...
Director-General for the Ghana Health Service Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye

We cannot rely on free vaccines alone – Dr Kuma Aboagye

The Director-General of Ghana Health Services, Dr Kuma Aboagye, has warned that continuous over-reliance on free vaccines from donors will not help Ghana get...
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Covid-19: Ghana records 30 deaths in seven days

As many as 30 people have succumbed to the novel coronavirus in just seven days, that is according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS).The...

Moderna says its COVID-19 shot provides 93% immunity after six months

Moderna Inc said its COVID-19 shot was about 93% effective through six months after the second dose, showing hardly any change from the 94%...

Covid-19: GMA calls for urgent testing amidst surge in cases

JoyNews/AdomNews · GMA calls for urgent testing amidst surge in Covid-19 casesThe Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called for an urgent scale-up of free...

White man speaks impeccable Twi in COVID-19 education

A white man has taken some Ghanaians still questioning the existence of the dreaded coronavirus to the cleaners.In his view, it is obvious those...

COVID-19: 3rd wave calls for massive disinfection in public places

The Manager of Vector Control Unit of Zoomlion, Rev Ebenezer Kwame Addae, has underscored the need for massive disinfection across all public places in...

COVID-19: More Ghanaians embracing e-commerce

We thought we were safe, or at least closer to safety when many people around the world received the covid-19 vaccines.Many of the...

Covid-19 Third Wave: Govt has failed to protect Ghanaians – Ofosu-Ampofo

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has called out the government for failing to fulfill its task of protecting the...
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US to roll out 25 million vaccines for Africa by August

The United States of America (USA) says there is no strings attached to its global health support for Worldwide Covid-19 vaccines.The U.S. believes that...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 26th address on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening.I have not come into your homes for some time, because I had hoped that the next time I did so,...

Covid-19: Akufo-Addo to address the nation tonight

After 19 weeks of going on a break, President Nana Akufo-Addo is set to address the nation on measures being taken against the novel...

Covid-19: 100 students in 4 Senior High Schools among active cases in Kumasi

At least, four Senior High Schools in the Ashanti Region have recorded over 100 Covid-19 active cases as the upsurge in cases continue.Almost all...