Health

4 big myths about coronavirus variants people need to stop believing

Over the past month, news of new SARS-CoV-2 variants has emerged from around the globe: first in the United Kingdom, then South Africa and...

Vaccine: Ghana to receive first covid-19 consignment by this date…

President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed that the first consignment of coronavirus vaccines will arrive in Ghana by March 2021. The President disclosed this in his...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 23rd address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening.I came into your homes, on 17th January, to give an account of our COVID-19 situation – a situation which, per...

GMA sends strong message to govt over social gatherings

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has threatened to embark on strike if the government does not ban public gatherings amid a spike in covid-19...

Zoomlion’s free community disinfection campaign: Nsawam Prison benefits [Photos]

The surge in covid-19 cases in the country has necessitated the disinfection of major prisons in the country by Zoomlion Ghana Limited. The disinfection, which...

South African variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Ghana

The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has said a South African new variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Ghana. The outfit has explained...

Akufo-Addo orders for review of Covid-19 testing fee at KIA to $50

President Nana Akufo-Addo has ordered for a reduction in the price of covid-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Health officials and the company...

COVID-19 cases surging at workplaces – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has cautioned that the outbreak of the COVID-19 at workplaces is increasing at a worrying rate. It has, therefore, appealed...

5 foods that fight wrinkles and premature ageing

A radiant and beautiful skin is dependent on an abundant supply of essential nutrients. When you improve your diet, you can vastly improve the...

KATH to probe surging paediatric Covid-19 cases as 11-day-old baby is infected

The alarming rate of paediatric Covid-19 cases at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has compelled authorities to conduct further investigations into the trend. The hospital...

COVID-19 protocols: Over 1,000 arrested, 70 jailed – Police

The Ghana Police Service has disclosed that some 1,584 persons have been arrested in the country for failing to adhere to Covid-19 safety protocols. Director...

How Coronavirus turns the body against itself

The coronavirus can warp the body’s defenses in many ways — disarming the body’s early warning systems, for example, or causing immune cells to...

Full list of countries on the UK’s quarantine ‘red list’

Travellers arriving into the United Kingdom (UK) from countries deemed high-risk because of coronavirus will need to spend their isolation in ‘quarantine hotels’, the...

Aside erectile dysfunction, Covid-19 may cause male infertility – GMA

The General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said that covid-19 could potentially affect a man’s ability to produce children. This comes a...

11-day-old baby contracts Covid-19 as KATH sees surge in cases among children

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in the Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi is recording an upsurge in Covid-19 cases among children. In the last...

11-day-old baby contracts Covid-19 at KATH [Video]

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in the Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi is recording an upsurge of Covid-19 cases among children. In the last...

New directives on Covid-19 testing announced

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has directed all public health testing laboratories to offer free COVID-19 testing for persons in Ghana. This comes on the...

Beware of fake, substandard hydrogen peroxide – FDA, Pharmacy Council warn

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and Pharmacy Council (PC) have asked the public to beware of fake and substandard hydrogen peroxide on the...

Bride, groom in isolation, others contract covid-19 after bridal party at West Akim

A number of people have contracted Covid-19 after attending a wedding ceremony in the West Akyem Municipality. According to Starr News sources within the Municipal...

Lockdown: Economist warns of dire consequence on Ghana’s economy

Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Prof Peter Quartey, has said that going into a lockdown would slow down...

How to cope with pandemic anxiety: 7 practical tools

Few events in modern history have harmed the emotional well-being of people around the world as has the Covid-19 pandemic. The threat of contracting or...

Coronavirus: Ban all social gatherings – OccupyGhana to govt

Non-partisan pressure group, OccupyGhana, has advised the government to immediately ban all social gatherings in the country due to the increasing number of Covid-19...

Ghana records 5 more deaths, active cases now 3,613

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported that five more persons have died from the Covid-19 pandemic. In less than 24 hours, the death toll...

Coronavirus: Nurse at KATH makes shocking revelation (Audio)

JoyNews/AdomNews · KATH Records 8 Covid - 19 Cases In 2 - Weeks, Staff Accuses Management Of Putting Lives In Danger A nurse at the...

Restrict number of people attending Rawlings’ state funeral – GMA to govt

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has asked the government to place restrictions on social activities such as parties, church services and funerals following the...

Coronavirus: Over 1,000 positive cases recorded at KIA

As of January 24, 2021, the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) had recorded 1,085 positive cases of covid-19. Out of that 41 per cent were Ghanaians, while...

Coronavirus: Death toll now 367 as active cases jump again

Six more people have died from COVID-19 in Ghana with the death toll now 367, according to the Ghana Health Service. Active cases have also...

Coronavirus: Oti Region confirms two new cases

The Oti Region has confirmed some new cases of Covid-19. This was announced in a press release signed by the Director of Health Services...

Coronavirus: Ghana records more than 600 daily infections

Ghana's COVID-19 active cases have seen a further surge to 2,799 on Saturday following the confirmation of 635 new cases of infections.This is from...

‘I used to call myself Covid police until I let my guard down’

Several citizens began flouting the Covid-19 safety protocols when the country saw a decline in cases in the last quarter of 2020. However, after the...

Covid-19: GHS announces 658 new cases

Ghana continues to witness a steady rise in its Covid-19 active cases in recent weeks with the country confirming 658 new cases on Friday. This...

Vaccinations halted for 24 hours in Brazilian city of Manaus

The Brazilian city of Manaus has halted its vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus for at least 24 hours, CNN Brasil reported late Thursday,...

Central Region records 80 coronavirus deaths

The Central Region has recorded a total of 80 COVID-19 deaths since April last year. Out of the 17,923 cumulative suspected cases identified across the...

Citizens of these 11 African countries can’t enter UK over COVID 19 variant

The United Kingdom (UK) has extended a travel ban to travelers from 11 African countries in order to contain the new strain of the...

5 things you need to know before going on a blind date

There is nothing as frightening as the thought of meeting, for the first time, someone who could probably end up being your partner. You want...

‘Baby harvesting’ did not take place at Ridge Hospital – Regional Health Directorate

The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate says the alleged acts of Baby Harvesting/Human Trafficking involving Dr Noah Kofi Lartey, a Medical Officer at the...

License of doctors involved in baby-selling syndicate revoked

Operating licenses of doctors who have been implicated in an undercover investigation by the Medical and Dental Council (MDC) Ghana and the Economic and...

Coronavirus: Three inmates in Walewale police cells test positive

Three inmates in the Walewale police cells in the North East region have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19. The three are Miftaw Ibrahim, 22, Musah...

Two students contract Covid-19

Two students of the Wa Xavier Minor Seminary have contracted the covid-19 virus. The two, according to school authorities, are receiving treatment at the Upper...

7 best foods all men should eat

Men and women require a different set of nutrients for their bodies to function well. Similarly, the health risks for men and women vary considerably...