Health

COVID-19: Local production of PPEs to commence soon

Director-General of the Ghana Heath Service, Dr Patrick Aboagye, has disclosed plans by the government to facilitate local production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs)....

Coronavirus: Man narrates how China almost turned into graveyard [Audio]

A Ghanaian living in China, Wuhan, precisely where the deadly coronavirus fist struck, has given a chilling account of what unfolded before his very...

Coronavirus: 6,000 samples taken for testing – GHS [listen]

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that so far about 6, 000 samples have been taken for testing throughout the country amid the...

Love in the time of Corona: Can spending too much time together strain your relationship?

Relationships can struggle at the best of times and when they are subjected to unnatural, difficult circumstances making them blossom and grow can be...

Can Coronavirus spread through your shoes? Here is what you need to follow

Since COVID-19 came to India, people are looking out for all sorts of ways to protect themselves. Be it practicing hand hygiene or...

Outrage as French doctors say coronavirus cure should first be tested in Africa

There is outrage among the black population in France after two doctors on live television pushed for Africa to be the first place...

Doctors at Korle Bu’s accident centre threaten to withdraw services over poor coronavirus preparedness

The Accident and Emergency Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital could be shut down if doctors carry out a threat to withdraw their services...

Protect yourself first – Kennedy Agyapong tells frontliners

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has advised front liners in the fight against the global pandemic Coronavirus...

UK coronavirus test centre empty as swabs ‘sent to Germany for quicker results’

A UK coronavirus testing centre appeared empty today as swabs are reportedly being sent to Germany for quicker results. Chessington World of Adventures opened as...

Coronavirus: 13-year-old boy creates nose mask for rural folks

“Necessity”, it is said, “is the mother of invention.” This is apt in wake of Covid-19, as the young and old find ways to address...

Coronavirus: Confirmed global cases hit one million and counting

More than a million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University - another grim milestone...

Covid-19: Kingdom Exim donates towards fight in Tema

Kingdom Exim’s Big Stars Animal Feed has donated a number of items towards the ongoing fight against Covid-19 in the country. Immanuel Paulraj and James...

Patient shares video of how Coronavirus test is done (Watch)

A lady, born and raised in Panama, but now lives in Florida, United States of America, has shared a video of how coronavirus test...

Coronavirus: UK hospital refused to admit me – Ghanaian patient [audio]

A Ghanaian resident in the United Kingdom (UK) has shared his near death experience by health authorities. ALSO READ: Recovering from coronavirus: Three harrowing stories of...

Over 200 employees to be tested for Covid-19 after colleague tests positive

The samples of more than 200 workers of Afcons Infrastructure Limited at Kpong where an Indian expatriate has tested positive to COVID-19 have been...

READ: NDC’s COVID-19 Technical Team’s proposal to govt

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Technical Team to spearhead the party’s coronavirus response has presented its proposals on some measures that can be implemented...

Recovering from coronavirus: Three harrowing stories of surviving Covid-19

While the number of coronavirus deaths has risen above 2,000 in the UK, most people who contract the virus go on to get better. Some...

Two coronavirus patients in critical condition in Ghana

Two coronavirus patients are said to be in critical condition. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) confirmed this on its website after announcing that Ghana has...

Coronavirus chart: Check the region on top

Five regions in Ghana have so far recorded cases of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic also known as coronavirus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Accra records 9 new cases,...

ICGC donates 100k to Covid-19 Trust Fund [photos]

The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), an Evangelical, Charismatic Christian church, headed by Ghanaian theologian, motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Pastor Mensa Otabil, has made...

Coronavirus: Accra records 9 new cases, 4 have no travel history

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases, all from the Greater Accra region. Four of them have no history of...

Coronavirus: Some patients show signs of brain ailments

Neurologists around the world say that a small subset of patients with COVID-19 are developing serious impairments of the brain. Although fever, cough and difficulty...

Lockdown Diaries: Military man begs passengers in trotro to stay home [watch]

Fact-checking viral video from the lockdown exercise pic.twitter.com/nVP0vZZGn9— Ministry of Information (@moigovgh) April 2, 2020 There has been news of some security operatives beating...

Coronavirus: Checkout the country fighting the virus with vodka and sauna

In Belarus, authoritarian leader President Alexander Lukashenko has famously scoffed at the coronavirus as a “frenzy and psychosis.” His views also come with advice...

Confusion rocks Rev Titi-Ofei’s facility as coronavirus isolation centre

Residents of Tema Community 18 are protesting Bishop Gideon Titi-Ofei of Pleasant Place chapel's plan to allow his property to be used as an...

Coronavirus hospital patient writes emotional message on isolation room window

A man who was taken to hospital and put on life-support with coronavirus battled back and left a touching message for medical staff on the window...

Coronavirus: Australian scientists begin tests of potential vaccines

Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in "milestone" lab trials. The vaccines, made by Oxford University and US company Inovio Pharmaceutical, have been...

Coronavirus: Mum, it’s okay for you to go: Nurse helps woman say goodbye to her dying mother (Watch)

Michelle Bennett's mother, Carolann, lived a life of service. She spent 38 years working as a nurse, and last week, at the age of 75, she...

Coronavirus: Results of Tamale doctors who came into contact with 10 Covid-19 patients out

Samples of staff of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), including doctors, who came into contact with the 10 coronavirus patients in Tamale, have come...

Six-week-old baby dies of coronavirus

A six-week-old infant is believed to be the youngest patient to die from the coronavirus, Connecticut’s governor said Wednesday. Governor Ned Lamont tweeted that the...

Coronavirus: Morgue the size of two football pitches being built in UK [Photos]

A morgue the size of two football pitches is being built near the new London hospital for coronavirus patients. The temporary mortuary is under construction on Wanstead...

Common questions about sex answered

These are not sexy times.As an obstetrician and gynecologist in the Bay Area, I’ve been caring for my patients via telemedicine for the...

How to stay emotionally healthy during quarantine

When we talk about self-isolation and quarantine, we assume that a home is a safe place, however, for a lot of people who are...

COVID-19: Health authorities release do’s and don’ts for the elderly

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, people all around the globe are taking several precautions to keep themselves safe. The most susceptible...

Covid-19: Topless dad interrupts daughter’s news broadcast [photos]

As many of us slowly get to grips with the ups and downs of working from home, it's not a skill which has been...

Online extramarital affairs on the rise during coronavirus lockdown!

Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic has brought the country to a standstill. People are strictly maintaining social distancing. Office-goers are working from home. Every minute is...

Covid-19: Junior doctor explains most terrifying thing about working in a hospital

Britain has never been more grateful for the amazing efforts of its NHS heroes. Doctors, nurses and all medical staff are working round the clock...

Burkina Faso, Guinea refuse to receive citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Ghana

Ghana is facing a diplomatic hurdle as it attempts to repatriate Burkinabe and Guinean citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Tamale, the Northern...

Coronavirus: Minority MPs cry for PPEs for constituencies

The Minority in Parliament says the Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) essential for frontline workers to battle the Covid- 19 pandemic, are unavailable in...

Coronavirus: Prostitution ban enforced in Northern region [video]

The Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has placed a ban on the activities of commercial sex workers in the region. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Police raid sex...