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UK scientists starting trials of drug that could fight off coronavirus next week

A British team has received the green light to begin Phase II human trials of a drug that could help hospital patients fight off...

Government denies claims Akufo-Addo has tested positive for Coronavirus

Government has denied claims making the rounds on social media that President Nana Akufo-Addo and some of his appointees have tested positive for coronavirus. Speaking...

Coronavirus:Africa should ‘prepare for the worst’ – WHO

Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization's director-general said Wednesday, while South Africa became...

Coronavirus, a force majeure to China-Ghana Sinohydro trade deal?

Dubbed the Master Project Support Agreement, Ghana in 2018 signed a barter trade deal with Chinese state-owned company Sinohydro to ultimately solve Ghana’s infrastructural...

Coronavirus: Lebron James, Los Angeles Lakers’ teammates to undergo testing today

The Los Angeles Lakers will undergo testing for the coronavirus on Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, following the Brooklyn Nets' announcement Tuesday that four players...

Coronavirus: Six- weeks old baby, 4 others test positive

Nigeria has revealed a six-weeks old baby and four others have tested positive to the novel deadly coronavirus. This was announced in a tweet by...

Roger Mayweather, uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather, dies at 58

Floyd Mayweather says he is mourning the loss of "one of the most important people in my life" after the death of his uncle...

Coronavirus: Kevin Durant, 3 other Brooklyn Nets players test positive

Four players on the Brooklyn Nets including superstar Kevin Durant have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement issued by the team...

Jamaica declares disaster over Coronavirus, seeks Cuban nurses

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Friday declared the island a disaster area because of the threat of coronavirus infection and said his country...

Coronavirus: Nigeria records eight new cases

The Federal Government of Nigeria has just confirmed eight new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms third caseNigerian doctors go on...

Woman battling coronavirus reveals horror symptoms

A mother-of-three fighting coronavirus has revealed how it left her feeling like her whole body was on fire and she 'had swallowed glass'. Photographer Mandy Charlton, 46,...

Coronavirus: Man’s emotional message to quarantined wife on their anniversary

A man who hails from US, Connecticut, did not allow the coronavirus to stand in the way of his anniversary. Bob Shellard could not visit his...

‘I’m not staying home, there is another ‘coronavirus’ there… my wife’ (VIDEO)

An elderly gentleman from Kalamata, revealed that his biggest fear is not the coronavirus, but staying at home with his wife. The ‘fearless’ man made the statements...

Coronavirus: Why my wife was beside me during my Covid-19 video – Idris Elba [Watch]

Idris Elba has spoken out against critics who suggested his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba should not have been by his side when he announced...

SHS students allegedly beat colleague to death

A group of unidentified students of Kings College of Commerce, in River State, Nigeria have allegedly beaten to death one of their mates. Though it...

How a woman escaped death after she was kicked out of vehicle [Watch]

A lady has shared her testimony on social media of how her life was spared after she was driven out of a car by...

Coronavirus: Shop raided by authorities for selling ‘fake’ test kits

Kenyan authorities have raided a shop allegedly selling fake coronavirus testing kits. The Standard newspaper reported that police detained 10 people and locked the facility...

How you can tell the difference between a common cold and COVID-19

Coronavirus is known to have several nasty symptoms, ranging from a fever to breathing difficulties. However, COVID-19 also shares many characteristics with the common cold,...

Man arrested for allegedly suffocating, burning woman as daughter looked on

A man has been taken into custody for the murder of a KwaZulu-Natal woman who was suffocated with clothing and burnt as her daughter...

Coronavirus: Here are some good news being reported across the world

The only stories about the coronavirus infection in Ghana and other parts of the world have largely been negative, however, the good stories that...

Coronavirus: Families may have to say goodbye to dying loved ones on Skype

Families may have to say goodbye to their dying loved ones over Skype as NHS bosses continue to look for ways to prevent the...

Nigerian doctors go on strike amid coronavirus

Doctors in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, have gone on an "indefinite strike" over delayed pay and unsafe working conditions. The announcement came just after Nigeria, Africa's...

Cheating husband catches coronavirus on secret trip to Italy with mistress

A married man in quarantine with coronavirus is in a sweat because he caught the killer bug during a secret trip to Italy...

Coronavirus-free Chad shuts borders, airports

Amid the spread of coronavirus, Chad which has no record of the disease has shut its borders and airports. ALSO READ: Watch: Man ‘recovers’ from coronavirus after pastor’s...

Watch: Man ‘recovers’ from coronavirus after pastor’s prayer

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B90-RMRgwxF/ ALSO READ: Ghana records 7th Coronavirus caseLady found dead at Awutu Bontrase; body parts missingWaala Traditional Council bans Friday congregational prayers, funerals A video of...

Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms third case

Nigeria has confirmed the third case of coronavirus in Lagos. The Lagos State Ministry of Health, which confirmed the case, said the patient is...

Families of Ghanaian victims file case against Yahya Jammeh at Gambia’s Truth Commission

Families of Ghanaians, who were murdered in The Gambia in 2005, have filed submissions to the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) demanding that Yahya...

Iran frees 85,000 prisoners, including political ones, amid coronavirus

Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday. The death toll...

This priest requests for pictures of parishioners to pray for them while church is closed

This priest asked all his parishioners to send him a picture of themselves and their families so he could tape them to the pews...

Coronavirus: South Africa imposes strict restrictions

South Africa has declared a national disaster and announced a ban on travel from the worst-affected countries, while Kenya has also imposed sweeping...

Coronavirus: Jack Ma donates masks, test kits to all countries in Africa

Chinese billionaire and co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, says he will donate masks, test kits and protective suits to all countries in Africa to...

First Liberian with Coronavirus suspended from work

Liberia's President George Weah has suspended a government official who tested positive for Coronavirus after he returned to the country from Switzerland, becoming the...

Queen Elizabeth flees Buckingham Palace over coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has chased Queen Elizabeth II from Buckingham Palace, according to reports. The Queen, 93, and Prince Phillip, 98, were chauffeured off to Windsor...

Meet the 43-year-old woman who has given birth to triplets [Photos]

A 43-year-old woman has given birth to three beautiful babies. The Limpopo Department of Health took to Facebook to congratulate the 43-year-old mother and the...

Coronavirus: Marijuana on high demand in Europe after coffee shop closures

Marijuana smokers queued up to stockpile weed in Holland yesterday after the country's famous 'coffee shops' were ordered to shut over coronavirus fears.   Leaving the widespread quest...

Coronavirus: Obinim reveals next plan of action after suspension of church activities

Founder and Leader of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim, has revealed what his church would be doing following the suspension of...

Mother of two becomes first person to receive COVID-19 trial vaccine

The first human trials of a new vaccine scientists hope will protect against Covid-19 have been carried out. The US National Institutes of Health, an...

Coronavirus: Vietnam weighs suspending all travel visas

Vietnam’s government is proposing a suspension of visas to travelers from all countries for two weeks due to the spread of the novel coronavirus,...

Man arrested for fake news on coronavirus

Police in Kenya have arrested a 23-year-old man for publishing false information on the spread of coronavirus. Elijah Muthui Kitonyo was arrested in Mwingi town...

Coronavirus: Morocco closes public baths

Morocco will close all public baths, known as hammams, in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the interior minister has announced. The...