Health

Full list of 75 countries where coronavirus has been confirmed

The outbreak of coronavirus, which was first noticed in Chinese City of Wuhan at the end of 2019, has now been confirmed in 75 other countries.  While...

More teenage girls attempt unsafe abortion in Sunyani West Municipality

Some 20 cases of unsafe abortion were reported in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region in 2019, says the Municipal Health Directorate. The...

Ghanaian pastor gets Coronavirus ‘cure’ [Video]

A Ghanaian pastor claims he has discovered cure for the deadly Covid-19 virus, popularly known as Coronavirus. Apostle Job Antwi said the Holy Spirit gave...

Medic suggests self-quarantine to prevent coronavirus

The National Coordinator in-charge of Port Health, Dr Dennis Laryea, has said self-quarantining will prevent the spread of Covid-19. Dr Laryea says the call...

Man lands in trouble after he was caught defecating in chocked gutter at Mamprobi [listen]

A middle-aged fisherman, Robert Kotei, was tasked to clean a section of the choked Mamprobi drains after he was caught openly defecating in broad...

Bishop Agyin Asare goes spiritual with fight against spread of coronavirus [Audio]

Renowned Pastor, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has said a powerful prayer for the nation as the new coronavirus continues to spread around the world. Speaking on Adom FM’s...

Video: Woman ‘pregnant without baby’ on verge of death

Mary Quansah, a 45-year-old woman, is on the verge of death due to very complicated ailments that have led to unusual bulging of her...

South Korean ‘cult’ leader begs for spreading coronavirus [photos]

The leader of the South Korean 'cult' accused of spreading coronavirus in South Korea, today begged for forgiveness after authorities launched a bid to charge...

Photos: Innovative protection against coronavirus

With coronavirus fast spreading across the world with over 8,000 infected persons and over 200 deaths recorded, many are now afraid to the point...

Coronavirus: Senegal confirms first case

Senegal’s Health Minister on Monday announced the first case of coronavirus in the country, the second case in sub-Saharan Africa after one was...

Coronavirus outbreak: The key scientific questions answered

Coronavirus Covid-19 has now spread to six continents – only Antarctica is currently free of infections – and has triggered more than 85,000 cases...

Sanitation campaign: Teshie-Nungua Area liaises with Local Government Authorities

The Church of Pentecost, Teshie-Nungua Area has launched the Environmental Care campaign various Zonal centres in the Area. This was immediately followed with Public...

WHO upgrades global risk of coronavirus spread to maximum level

The UN health agency on Friday upgraded the global risk from the new coronavirus to its highest level, saying the continued increase...

Coronavirus: Nigeria to jail vendors who inflate prices of face mask, sanitizers

The Nigerian government has warned vendors across the country against increasing the price of face mask and sanitizer.  ALSO READ: Asante Kotoko gift Asempa FM’s OB...

Coronavirus miracle? Vietnam says all its infected patients cured

Amid the rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak around the world, Vietnam has announced that all 16 infected patients in the country were discharged from hospital...

Coronavirus kills Iranian MP one week after he was elected

A member of Iranian parliament, Mohammad Ali Dastak has been confirmed dead days after he was hospitalized for the flu-like virus.  Dastak who was elected as...

US records first coronavirus death

The United States has announced its first Coronavirus death which occurred in the state of Washington. Dr. Jeffrey Duchin, health officer for Seattle and King County in...

Coronavirus: Three Juventus players test positive

Juventus have immediately stopped all training sessions and put all their Under-23 players in quarantine after a trio from Serie C side Pianese tested positive for...

Nigerian professor announces his discovery of coronavirus cure

A Nigerian professor of virology, Maduike Ezeibe, has said he has a cure for the corona (Covid-19) virus and Lassa fever. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Nigerian escapes...

WAPCMLS inducts 216 foundation fellows [Photos]

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists has congratulated the Regional Body of the West Africa Postgraduate College of Medical Laboratory Science (WAPCMLS), Ghana...

Iranian MP ‘dies of flu’ as coronavirus spreads through country

An Iranian Member of Parliament (MP) has died of the flu, a state-run news agency has reported, amid a sharp rise in the number...

Coronavirus: Nigerian escapes quarantine, threatens to spread virus

A Nigerian man diagnosed with Coronavirus has reportedly run away from the hospital amid threats to spread the virus all over the country. The man,...

Kenya’s High Court suspends flights from China over Coronavirus

Kenya’s High Court on Friday ordered flights from China to be temporarily suspended over the coronavirus outbreak, following a petition by the Law Society...

Dog tests positive for coronavirus

A dog in Hong Kong has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus that’s killed at least 2,859 humans across the world over ...

Coronavirus: Footballer tests positive

A 22-year-old Italian-Nigerian footballer, King Udoh, who plays professional football with Pianese, an Italian Serie C side has tested positive to the novel...

North Korea shoots and kills coronavirus patient

North Korea has brutally executed a coronavirus patient for going out in public, reports claim. Kim Jong-un's dictatorship is dealing with the virus with an...

Ghana ‘limited’ in Coronavirus outbreak management – WHO

Despite assurances by the Ministry of Health (MoH) of adequate measures to tackle COVID-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says Ghana’s “treatment readiness,” is...

Coronavirus: Spend more money to protect us – MP to gov’t

Ranking Member of Defense and Interior Committee in Parliament, James Agalga, has appealed to government to invest more money to ensure the fast-spreading Coronavirus...

Governor forces school administration to eat substandard food served students

A video has emerged of a Governor of Nigeria, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, forcing the Principal and Teachers of Government Science and Government Girls’ Secondary...

Ghanaian students in Italy under quarantine

Ghanaian students in Italy have been quarantined following the rise of new cases of the novel coronavirus recorded in the country. In an interview, a Ghanaian...

Nigeria confirms first case of coronavirus

Nigeria has recorded the first case of coronavirus, health officials confirmed Thursday. The Health Ministry said on Twitter that the case was in the state...

Iran to flog and imprison anyone caught ‘spreading fake news’ about coronavirus outbreak

Iran has threatened to flog and imprison anyone caught 'spreading fake news' about the coronavirus outbreak that has already killed 26 people in the...

Two more coronavirus cases in UK bring total to 15

Two further cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United Kingdom (UK), bringing the total number of cases to 15, England's chief...

Pope Francis sick a day after supporting coronavirus sufferers

Pope Francis has come down with a “slight indisposition,” forcing him to cancel a planned Mass in Rome, just a day after he expressed...

Coronavirus hits Prince George, Princess Charlotte’s school

Pupils at Prince George and Princess Charlotte's school are in self-isolation at their homes over fears they may have coronavirus. ALSO READ: Mental Health Expert...

These photos of babies receiving treatment under cocoa trees will shock you

Nursing mothers at Amonom, a farming community in the Atiwa West district of the Eastern region, are appealing for Community-based Health Planning and Service...

This story of a pregnant hawker who died during delivery will break your heart

An expectant mother who was only identified as Ohemaa has died on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, during delivery at the hospital. The late expectant mother lived...

Time for Ghana to be more alert as Africa announces its second case of Coronavirus

Algerian authorities on Tuesday announced the country's first case of the novel coronavirus, in an Italian citizen who arrived in the country on February 17. "One case...

Joy Prime holds 3rd edition of Race4Heart Health Walk

Ghana’s favourite entertainment channel, Joy Prime, will be embarking on the third edition of its Race4Heart Health Walk and Screening on Saturday, February 29,...