Health

Photos + Video: Thirst for water in rural communities in time of Coronavirus

A resident of Kukpehi in the Sangnerigu Municipal Assembly in the Northern region cannot afford to buy hand sanitiser which could help him prevent...

Apple, Google bring COVID-19 contact-tracing to 3 billion people

Apple and Google unveiled a rare partnership to add technology to their smartphone platforms that will alert users if they have come into contact...

New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “While not...

PPE donations from China could be contaminated – African leaders told

African leaders have been urged to be wary of donations from China in the form of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and medical supplies as...

A food safety expert’s view on why you’re unlikely to get the coronavirus from groceries or takeout

I was the 136th journalist to interview Ben Chapman this month. That’s not exactly surprising — we are in the middle of a pandemic, and...

COVID-19: Criteria for SMEs to access govt’s GH¢ 600 million soft loan

The criteria for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the country to access government’s GHc 600 million soft loan has been outlined by...

Ghana records 30 new coronavirus cases, total up to 408

Ghana has recorded 30 more cases of the deadly coronavirus. This was announced by the Ghana Health Service on its website on Saturday, April...

COVID-19: Sammy Gyamfi makes case for private health workers

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, is advocating for the inclusion of private health workers in tax exemptions, salary increments...

Stop spitting into people’s mouths for miracles – Diana Asamoah tells Cecilia Marfo

Gospel artiste, Evangelist Diana Asamoah, has advised colleague gospel artiste Cecilia Marfo to stop spitting into the mouths of people all in the name...

Eastern region records 8 new coronavirus cases; total now 28

Information gathered by Adomonline.com indicates the Eastern Region has recorded eight new additional coronavirus cases bringing the region’s total positives cases to 28. Reports filed...

British Airways cabin crew boss dies from coronavirus

A much-loved British Airways cabin boss has died from coronavirus in the same hospital where the Prime Minister is being cared for. Ian Johnson, a...

Coronavirus: US death toll passes 2,000 in a single day

The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins...

Covid-19: Nurse’s final words before being put on ventilator

A son was forced to say his last goodbye to his dying NHS nurse mum while wearing full protective gear as she who uttered...

Walewale residents under self-quarantine after possible contact with Covid-19 victim

Health authorities in Walewale in the West Mamprusi Municipal Assembly of North East Region have asked residents within a community where a...

Ghana loses renowned doctor to Coronavirus

Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule, the Rector of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in the early hours of Friday succumbed to complications from COVID-19, at...

Putting coronavirus patients on ventilators could do more harm than good, doctors warn

Putting patients suffering from the coronavirus on ventilators too early could do more harm than good, doctors have warned. As the Covid-19 crisis continues, the...

Coronavirus: CSIR assists with testing of cases

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, is assisting with the testing of COVID-19 cases. ALSO READ: Shatta Wale gives out GH¢ 200 to 50...

READ: Why Ghana’s coronavirus cases have shot up to 378

Ghana's total confirmed coronavirus cases now stand at 378, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced. According to the Service, over the past 11 days,...

COVID-19: Sweden refuses to lockdown, believes in its citizens to do the right thing

Much of Europe is still on coronavirus lockdown, with severe restrictions on movement and penalties for those who transgress. But not Sweden. Restaurants and bars are...

Coronavirus: GWCL reveals modules for govt’s free water project

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has revealed modules it will use in the implementation of government's three months free water for Ghanaians. According to the Public...

Lockdown: I feed on food prepared for the vulnerable – Gender Minister

Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison, has revealed she has been feeding on food meant for the vulnerable in the areas...

CSIR assists with testing of coronavirus cases

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, is assisting with the testing of COVID-19 cases. While the Biomedical and Public Health Research Unit...

Eating with spoon or with hands? Find what’s better for your health

Eating with hands has its good old history in India. It was not only a part and parcel of our traditions but was also...

This Easter Goodwill message from Akufo-Addo will melt your heart

Christians around the world, who celebrate Easter, the commemoration of the death of Christ Jesus, would have been meeting together in sanctuaries to celebrate...

What is the bare minimum amount of exercise you need during this lockdown?

With everybody stuck at home during the lockdown, a lot of people have pledged to come out of the lockdown fitter. The internet is...

Seven things you need to start doing do to protect your house from coronavirus

Brits are taking every precaution when they leave their homes to stop for essentials or to take their daily exercise. From wearing masks to making...

People run away when they see us – Relative of covid-19 patient laments

A relative of a patient, who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), has opened up on the stigma he’s currently facing from society. Speaking to...

Free electricity for lifeline consumers [Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that the government will absorb the electricity bills of low-income consumers in the country for April, May...

20 people tests positive for covid-19 in Eastern Region

Twenty (20) more workers of Afcons infrastructure limited in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality have tested positive to Coronavirus. This brings to 21 the...

New York now burying victims in mass graves as case numbers soar past Italy

The victims of Covid-19 in New York have been buried in mass graves as the city struggles to cope with the coronavirus. Shocking images taken from...

Full text of Akufo-Addo’s sixth national address on Ghana’s anti-coronavirus efforts

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday evening extended the restrictions on movements in Accra and Kumasi by one more week from Monday, April 13, 2020. He...

Coronavirus: 65 new cases confirmed, total up to 378

 The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced that Ghana’s Coronavirus cases are now 378 with six deaths. The previous figure was 313. More soon…

Akufo-Addo extends partial lockdown by one more week [Video]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has extended the restrictions on movements in Accra and Kumasi by one more week from Monday, April 13, 2020. Delivering his sixth...

Coronavirus: Runaway ‘kayayo’ who tested positive found [video]

One of two persons who have been on the ran after testing positive for Covid-19 has been found with the assistance of the...

Tema COVID-19 cop shooting: The inside story

DETAILS are emerging about what triggered the shooting of a policewoman, Lance Corporal Francisca Tengey, by a soldier during lockdown duties last night. The identity of the soldier...

Kingdom Exim: A Ghanaian company that is silently fighting Covid-19 from its own resources

Perhaps it is the first time you are hearing about the Kingdom Exim Group Limited but whatever the case, you are hearing of it...

Coronavirus: 13 persons identified through contact tracing in C/R as man, 52, tests positive

The Central Regional (C/R) Health Directorate has identified 13 persons who came into contact with the 52-year-old man who tested positive for the Coronavirus...

Coronavirus: Uganda’s president, 75, makes exercise video

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has released a video of himself working out in his office, to encourage citizens to exercise at home ...

Go to Nana Addo for water! – Private water retailers defy govt’s order

Some private water retailers at Teshie, a suburb of Accra, have defied the government’s directives on absorbing water bills for the next three months. They...

More coronavirus vaccines move to human trial stage

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads at unprecedented rates, invading the lungs of people of all ages, ethnicities and medical histories, more companies are ratcheting...