Health

Coronavirus: 37 Military Hospital sets up emergency mobile facility [photos]

The 37 Military Hospital has set up emergency mobile clinic facility as the country's coronavirus cases rise. ALSO READ: Shatta Wale enjoys lunch with friends in...

Pregnant nurse, 28 dies of coronavirus

A heavily pregnant nurse has died from coronavirus after medics tried to save her baby. The 28-year-old reportedly underwent an emergency cesarean to deliver and...

Covid-19 & Lockdown: GES boss talks E-learning, SHS reopening date, BECE and more

Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Akwasi Opoku Amakwa, has spoken extensively on the measures put in place by his outfit to ensure...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s Mission in New York requests details on dead citizens

The Ghana Mission to the United Nations and Consulate-General in New York is requesting from Ghanaians in some three states to offer information on...

Covid-19 Fight: mPharma donates remote testing equipment to Noguchi

mPharma, Ghanaian-based pharmaceutical services company, has donated Covid-19 testing equipment or a Molecular workstation to the University of Ghana NOGUCHI Institute for Medical Research....

ICMR study finds coronavirus in two species of Indian bats

A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV) has revealed that pathogenic coronaviruses have been...

Almost 1M people sign petition calling for WHO boss to resign

Almost one million signatures have been secured for an online petition calling for the resignation of the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The petition was...

Dr Oko-Boye to face Parliamentary Appointments Committee today

Deputy Health Minister designate, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye, will today, April 15, 2020 face the Appointments Committee of Parliament.  He is expected to be vetted by...

Exact moment coronavirus infects a healthy cell captured under microscope

The moment that coronavirus infects a healthy cell has been captured under a microscope for the first time. Researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil have...

Social distancing ‘may be needed until 2022’, scientists warn

Social distancing may be needed until 2022 to stop the spread of coronavirus, a new study has warned. According to the study, while one-time social distancing...

UK-based Ghanaian bus-driver, deacon dies after contracting coronavirus

A 55-year-old UK-based Ghanaian bus driver, Kenneth Yeboah, has died after contracting the novel coronavirus. Mr Yeboah, a father of three who worked for Tower...

Coronavirus: Nurses, doctors who came into contact with Obour’s late father test negative

The nurses and doctors at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) , who came into contact with the late father of musician,...

Coronavirus: Eastern region records 9 new cases

The Eastern Region has recorded nine additional new coronavirus cases bringing the region’s total count to 41, Adomonline.com has learnt. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count...

Coronavirus: Ashanti region records 4 more cases

The Ashanti region has recorded four more Covid-19 cases, the Regional Health Directorate has confirmed. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 636PJS donates cash, food...

Family of deceased Coronavirus patient faces stigma

The family of the 19-year-old boy, who died of Covid-19 at the Walewale Government Hospital, is facing stigma from community members. DGN...

Why positioning coronavirus patients on their stomachs can save lives – Report

On Friday, Dr Mangala Narasimhan received an urgent call. A man in his 40s with Coronavirus was in a dire situation, and her colleague...

Woman with rare condition says it made it too painful for her to have s3x

For 15 years, Petek Tatli, lived with a rare and agonising condition that made it too painful for her to have sex. The 38-year-old would...

GB Foods, producers of Gino products donates to Covid -19 Trust Fund

GB Foods, producers of Gino range of products, has donated 100,000,00 cedis to the Covid-19 trust fund. In addition, the company donated food products and...

80 fishermen under mandatory quarantine in Central Region

Eighty fishermen in the Central Region have been put under mandatory quarantine, on their return from a fishing expedition in neighbouring African countries, the...

Ghana’s leading pharmaceutical company Ernest Chemist donates to Covid-19 Trust Fund

Ghana’s leading pharmaceutical company, Ernest Chemist, has made a cash donation of 100,000,00 cedis to the Covid-19 Trust Fund at the Jubilee House. The donation,...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 636

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 636. This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 70 new cases on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. In the...

Winner of Frytol ‘Enriching Lives’ distributes hot meals at Korle Bu, others [photos]

Winner of the maiden edition of 'Frytol Enriching Lives' cooking competition, has distributed hot meals to the Child Healthcare Department at Korle Bu and...

Covid-19: China approves three vaccines for clinical trials

China has approved three COVID-19 vaccine candidates for clinical trials, said an official with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on Tuesday. An adenovirus...

Stop obsessing over quarantine weight gain and cut yourself some slack

The “COVID-19 pounds of weight gain” memes popped up pretty much the second we started social distancing and staying home. And while it’s always...

How it feels like to be pregnant during a pandemic

I got the good news in December last year and my excitement knew no bounds. As is with most Indian families, I was asked...

Possible sign of coronavirus to look out for – even if you don’t have symptoms

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, so far more the 1.9 million people have been confirmed to have the killer bug. The two major symptoms...

What do countries with the best coronavirus reponses have in common?

Looking for examples of true leadership in a crisis? From Iceland to Taiwan and from Germany to New Zealand, women are stepping up to...

Social media users react to student who makes face masks with beads [Photos]

A 20-year-old first class Anatomy graduate of Delta State University, Ishicheli has made face masks with beads in a bid to fight the covid-19. Grace...

Covid-19: GES speaks on using schools as isolation centres [listen]

Director General of the Ghana Education Service, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwah, says the GES has no reason to resist the use of some senior high...

Ghana’s Ambassador to China meets Chinese Govt over discrimination against Africans [photos]

Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen Xiaodong, has held talks with a group of African Ambassadors, including Mr Edward Boateng, Ghana’s Ambassador to...

How thugs used free hand sanitiser to rob me – Woman cries

Have you been using the free hand sanitisers being offered in offices, supermarkets and even when boarding public service vehicles? Carolyne Njeri, a Nairobi...

Coronavirus: 37,954 persons tested so far – GHS

About 37,954 persons have so far been tested in Ghana with 566 of them testing positive for COVID-19,  Director-General of the Ghana Health Service...

5 styling tips every curvy girl should take

When it comes to Vidya Balan’s style, she's never afraid to experiment. From saris to dresses, the actress loves experimenting with her fashion game....

Covid19 infections nearing 2 million mark across the globe

The new coronavirus has infected close to 2 million people around the world, according to Johns Hopkins data, nearing a grim milestone that exposes the...

Covid-19 Update: 17 persons make full recovery

An update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS)'s Director-General, Patrick Aboagye, has revealed that 17 persons have fully recovered from the disease in Ghana. The...

Livestream of government’s briefing on coronavirus

Government is updating the nation on the country’s Covid-19 response program. Led by Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Information Minister will also speak to government’s preparedness...

Virus-free Lesotho rolls out socio-economic interventions

Lesotho has yet to record a case of COVID-19 as of April 13, one of two countries to escape the virus since it reached...

Coronavirus: Bill Gates hopes to reach 7bn people with potential vaccine

Microsoft billionaire, Bill Gates, has said that getting vaccines to seven billion people would be challenging but a target that must be worked...

Police roll out lockdown challenge

The Ghana Police Service has announced plans to reward Ghanaians who will support and join the stay at home campaign over the coronavirus campaign. The...