Health

91 new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Nigeria, total now 873

Ninety-one new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, the country's Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said officially. According to NCDC, 74 of...

UK coronavirus vaccine trial begins today – how it works and who will receive it

With coronavirus cases around the world now at over 2.4 million, scientists have been frantically working to develop a vaccine. Today, researchers at the University of Oxford will finally...

WHO warns of yellow fever outbreak in Ethiopia

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a yellow fever outbreak in Ethiopia. The number of suspected cases has increased from three reported on...

Two cats test positive for coronavirus

Two cats in New York have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus, making them the first pets in the US known to be infected...

The lockdown surprise that changed this 56-yr-old shoemaker’s life [Watch]

A 56-year-old shoemaker, Opanin Sarfo’s struggles seems to have come to an end after Crime Check Foundation (CCF) gave him the biggest surprise of...

Noguchi records positive Covid-19 cases every day – Senior research fellow

A Senior Research Fellow at Ghana’s foremost coronavirus testing centre, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Dr Kofi Bonney, has said the facility records...

First man to test positive for coronavirus in Upper West Region recovers

A 42-year-old man who was the first to test positive for Covid-19 in the Upper West Region has now recovered and is about to...

Lifting lockdown ban recipe for disaster – CEO expresses worry

THE CHIEF Executive of (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susatgad Boat Building and Fishing Industries, Mr Novihoho Afaglo, has said the President's decision...

Fake coronavirus vaccine on sale

There is a reported ‘fake’ coronavirus vaccine being sold in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) pressed the alarm belt in a...

Fishermen angry after being quarantined in poor room (Photos)

Six fishermen, who have been placed under mandatory quarantine at Sekondi in the Western Region after returning from a fishing expedition from neighbouring Ivory...

Coronavirus: Patients threaten to leave quarantine centre

The seven Guineans, who tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tamale Teaching Hospital in the Northern region, have threatened to leave the hotel...

Coronavirus: Kasoa records two cases; mass testing to begin

The Awutu Senya East Municipal Health Directorate of the Central Region has initiated an intensive and wide scale testing of individuals who have been...

Can you catch Covid-19 twice?

As the news of potential new vaccines and tests for Covid-19 developed by labs around the world seems to make the news each day, the optimists among us...

I touched death : a coronavirus survivor’s story

Elizabeth, 49, knows she is lucky to be alive. After falling seriously ill with Covid-19, she was admitted to hospital earlier this month. This...

The city designed around quarantine

Since ancient times, societies have attempted to separate people with disease from those who remained unaffected, with references to self-isolation dating back to...

This is how much the Covid-19 Trust Fund has received so far

Chairperson of the Covid-19 National Trust Fund Board of Trustees, Justice Sophia Akuffo, says the fund has so far received an amount of GH¢...

Lifting of coronavirus lockdowns not end of pandemic – WHO

The Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says he is encouraged that several countries are now starting...

Covid-19: Noguchi clears air on Ghana’s actual tests [Audio]

A virologist with the Noguchi Institute for Medical Research, Professor William Ampofo, has tried to bring some clarity to the issue of actual Covid-19...

Coronavirus: 120 positive patients fully recovered in Ghana

One-Twenty (120) Coronavirus positive patients in Ghana have fully recovered. This was announced by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) at a press briefing organised by...

Dr Nsiah-Asare makes u-turn on 15,000 coronavirus deaths in Ghana

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has backtracked on his comments which indicated Ghana could hit a three million coronavirus infection rate with...

Ghana records 112 new Covid-19 cases; total now 1,154

Ghana has recorded 112 new coronavirus cases bringing its total from 1,042 to 1,154. This was announced by the Director General of the Ghana Health...

Lifting of coronavirus lockdowns not end of pandemic – WHO

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he is encouraged that several countries are now starting to plan...

Young dad kills himself after ‘feeling lonely’ during covid-19 lockdown

A 21-year-old father of one has killed himself after feeling lonely and neglected during the lockdown over coronavirus. The British man, whose family is from Lampeter,...

Can farts spread COVID-19? This researcher claims so!

Coronavirus has grappled the world in fear. With the usage of masks and adopting other sanitary measures made compulsory, people around the world are...

How to tell the difference between allergy symptoms and coronavirus symptoms

As the weather gets warmer and pollen counts across the UK rise, many people could be concerned their allergy symptoms are actually a sign...

10 ways you can support someone grieving during the coronavirus crisis

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the world, leaving a lot of loss in its wake. “Not only is there incredible loss of life,...

Ghana’s 68,591 tested cases include duplicates – Dr. Nsiah-Asare

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare says Ghana’s 68,591 tested cases include duplicate cases of testing. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express show, he explained that...

Coronavirus: There’s no ‘false positive’ case in Ghana – GHS debunks claims

Ghana has recorded 1042 positive cases of COVID-19 and 99 recovery cases. More than 60,000 people whose samples were collected through contact tracing and...

Our model suggests 15,000 Ghanaians could die from coronavirus – Presidential advisor

A model generated for the coronavirus infections in Ghana has projected that some 15,000 people may be killed by the raging virus, Presidential Advisor...

Council of State urges distribution of free face masks to public

The Council of State has called on the government to ramp up the production of face masks and make them available to the public. Chairman...

Listen: Omane Boamah hints of more coronavirus cases

Former Minister of Communications in the erstwhile Mahama administration is hinting Ghana may record more coronavirus cases. ALSO READ: Lifting of restrictions on movement makes economic...

Coronavirus: WHO worker killed while collecting samples

A World Health Organization (WHO) driver has been killed in a conflict-riven region of Myanmar while out collecting Covid-19 monitoring samples. Pyae Sone Win Maung...

Lagos hospital shuts down over Covid-19 fears

A major private hospital in Nigeria’s commercial capital has suspended operations because of exposure to coronavirus. St Nicholas Hospital said in a statement that it...

Covid-19: Over 500 patients will recover in coming weeks – Gabby Otchere-Darko

Ghana is likely to see more than 500 persons make a complete recovery from the Covid-19 over the next three weeks, this is according...

GHS allays fears of possible COVID-19 community spread at Akwapim North after two people tested positive

The Eastern Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Alberta Britwum Nyarko, has allayed fears that the two persons who tested positive...

Covid-19: Man turns pizza shop into face mask company

A pizza operator, Dimitri Syrkin-Nikolau, has risen up against the spread of coronavirus in a very creative and unconventional way. On Monday, March 16,...

The reason why some people don’t wash their hands

There are millions of non-hand-washers hiding among us. Why won’t they adopt this simple hygiene habit – and how can we change their minds? "My...

3 most common dreams people are having due to coronavirus

Are you seeing weird dreams lately? The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life by all proportions. You can't go out, meet or hug people, or travel....

SINAPI ABA donates to KCCR, Kumasi South Hospital and Mamprobi Polyclinic

SINAPI ABA has donated medical supplies including some sanitary items to three health facilities including a testing centre. The items worth 200,000 Ghana Cedis was...

Coronavirus: KCCR re-strategising to expand testing capacity

The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) says it is re-strategising to expand testing capacity due to increased samples of Covid-19. With a current capacity...