Health

Man dies after taking drug he thought could stop coronavirus

An Arizona man has died and his wife is in a critical condition after both ingested a form of chloroquine in an apparent effort...

Coronavirus: Ghana observes national day of fasting and prayer

Ghanaians will today, Wednesday, 25th March, 2020 observe a national day of fasting and prayer to seek the face of God in the fight...

Coronavirus: Female doctor weds handsome fiance with only 3 witnesses, no reception

A Ugandan doctor named Joy Semambo has set the bar high for other brides after deciding to go small or go home during the happiest day...

Coronavirus: Confirmed cases up to 53, with 2 deaths

Confirmed cases of the dreaded coronavirus keep increasing with the latest being an additional one that brings the total to 53. Earlier in the day at a press...

Chat between Shatta Wale and Samini over ‘legalisation of wee’

Award winning Dancehall acts, Samini and Shatta Wale, appear to be beside themselves with excitement over the legalisation of some cannabis, popularly known as ‘wee’. Parliament recently...

Mental health advocate wants patients on streets included in COVID-19 awareness

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mensah Mental Health Rehabilitation Project (MEMHREP), Mr Adu Gyamfi, has called on the government to ensure that people with...

COVID-19: 21 persons arrested for illegally entering Ghana Tuesday morning

Deputy Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Laud Affrifah, has revealed that some 21 people, including five Ghanaians, were arrested early Tuesday morning for...

Coronavirus: persons illegally entering country despite border closure warned

Caution has been sent to persons illegally attempting to enter the country despite the closure of the country’s land and sea borders.   The c...

Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms 2 new cases, total now 42

The federal government on Sunday said the confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria now stands at 42, with two discovered in Lagos and Ogun. The...

Covid-19: Ghanaian students to adopt online study models – Napo

Minister for Education, Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, has revealed plans put in place to enable Ghanaian students of all educational levels study on the various...

Govt reveals epicentres of coronavirus disease

The Ministry of Health has identified Accra and Tema in the Greater Accra Region and Kumasi in the Ashanti Region as the epicentres of the...

Coronavirus: Pandemic is ‘accelerating’, WHO warns as cases pass 300,000

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus disease pandemic is "accelerating", with more than 300,000 cases now confirmed. It took 67 days...

Unless soldiers come here to stop us – Man in Cape Coast says in a gathering of hundreds [Video]

A man in Cape Coast is asking President Nana Akufo-Addo to deploy soldiers to halt a social gathering of hundreds of Ghanaians enjoying themselves...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count hits 52 [audio]

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has announced that Ghana's case count of confirmed coronavirus cases now stands at 52. He made the announcement at...

Ayigbe Edem to host ‘Anti-Corona Concert’ live on Facebook and Twitter

Ghanaian hiplife artiste, Denning Edem Hotor, known in showbiz as Ayigbe Edem, is set to hold a concert on the back of increasing cases...

How to practise social distancing when you get into a lift – and discover you’re not alone

Britain is awaking to an historic new day today as the UK enters the first full day under lockdown - with new rules in...

Coronavirus: Eight of your most-asked questions answered

Governments around the globe have introduced strict new measures to try and slow the spread of coronavirus. But what does the virus mean for...

Dedicated frontline doctor treating coronavirus patients in hospital dies

A medic who was on the frontline treating coronavirus patients in the Philippines has died. Dr Raul Diaz Jara, a cardiologist, has been described...

20 people attend couple’s simple wedding amid public gathering ban [watch]

A Ghanaian couple has held their wedding amid the ban on public gatherings which is currently being enforced in the country.  President Nana Akufo-Addo, on...

Coronavirus kills 30-year-old top Broadcast Journalist

A renowned broadcast Journalist has died through the deadly coronavirus that continues to claim thousands of lives across the globe. The death of the Zimbabwean...

Coronavirus: Ghana needs a lockdown – Bureau of Public Safety [listen]

The Bureau of Public Safety is calling for a partial lock down of regions that have recorded cases of the novel coronavirus in the...

Coronavirus pandemic is ‘accelerating’ – WHO warns

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus disease pandemic is “accelerating”, with more than 300,000 cases now confirmed. It took 67 days...

12 million Ghanaians could soon be exposed to coronavirus – Virologist

A virologist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Michael Owusu, says close to 40% of Ghana's population could become...

WHO warns public about criminals impersonating the organisation

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned the public to be aware of some criminals disguising themselves as the WHO, to steal money and...

Efforts underway to get 15 testing centres for novel Coronavirus infection

Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, the Presidential Adviser on Health, Monday announced that the Government is working towards having at least 15 centres across the...

Coronavirus: Gifty Anti shares experience in mandatory quarantine

Popular television broadcaster, Gifty Anti, has opened up about how she is coping with the mandatory quarantine she has been placed under by the...

Coronavirus: 1,200 people put under mandatory quarantine

As part of stringent measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, some 1,200 persons who recently entered Ghana have been put on...

Coronavirus: Coconut seller fights disease with hand-washing stand (Photo)

A coconut seller has become the toast of social media users after a photo of a hand-washing stand he mounted near his selling point emerged online. Ghana,...

Coronavirus: No soldier has tested positive – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has denied reports circulating on social media that some seven soldiers have tested positive for COVID-19. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Suspected...

Coronavirus: 3 new cases confirmed, a second death recorded!

Ghana has recorded three more cases of the deadly coronavirus and a second death after the demise of the Lebanese in Kumasi, the Ashanti...

Horrifying images show coronavirus patients on the floor of packed hospital

Terrifying footage from inside a Spanish hospital shows coughing coronavirus patients lying on the floor of a corridor as they wait to be seen by medical staff.    The shocking...

Man tricked into buying baby lotion for GH¢ 70 instead of hand sanitiser (Photo)

A stranded trader from Yeji was left fuming after realising that he was tricked into buying a baby lotion for GH¢70 at Kumasi in the Ashanti...

Coronavirus: Suspected case in Damongo tests negative

A 35-year-old man, suspected to have contracted the deadly coronavirus, has been discharged. ALSO READ: Passengers alight from car after Chinese family came on board Accra...

Coronavirus: Former vice president’s son tests positive

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son has tested positive to the coronavirus. ALSO READ: READ: Role devil wants to play...

Twitter users reveal how they used heater to do nasty things in secondary school

Some twitter users have taken to the social media platform to reveal the nasty things they did with boiling ring (heater) while in...

Coronavirus: Why is India testing so little?

"We have a simple message to all countries - test, test, test," World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva...

Stop demanding for relatives under mandatory quarantine – Dr Nsiah-Asare

Special Advisor to President Nana Akufo-Addo on health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, is pleading with family members of persons mandatorily quarantined following the president's...

COVID-19: Number of travelers in govt’s mandatory quarantine revealed

Special Advisor to the President on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, has revealed about 1,200 travelers have been put on the government’s mandatory quarantine...

Coronavirus: Ghana Tourism Authority orders closure of beaches

As part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has ordered closure of beaches in the country...

Coronavirus: Rapid diagnostic test kits not approved – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has indicated it has not registered any Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits (RDTs) for screening and diagnosis of coronvirus...