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Coronavirus: Which African airlines are taking off and when?
While the reopening of air borders is looming, many uncertainties remain about when air traffic will return to normal to and from Africa. Jeune...
Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 13th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus
Fellow Ghanaians, good evening, and thank you for having me in your homes, once again.
Two weeks ago, we begun the reopening of our schools,...
Coronavirus: Govt extends incentives for health workers
Government has extended the special package for health workers at the forefront of the Covid-19 fight in the country.
The President said in addition to...
Ghana’s coronavirus cases jump to 17,351
Ghana has recorded 17,351 confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus.
This was announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo during his 13th televised address to the nation.
Meanwhile,...
Nigeria records 779 new Coronavirus cases, total infections now over 24,000
Nigeria on Saturday, June 27, recorded its highest daily toll of the Coronavirus infections with 779 cases, bringing the total COVID-19 cases in the...
Coronavirus: GRIDCo, Pantang Hospital disinfected
Leading waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), last Friday took its disinfectant activities to two state institutions.
The beneficiary institutions were the Pantang Hospital,...
Coronavirus: 50% of deaths occur within 2 days – GHS
More than 50 per cent of the 95 COVID-19 deaths recorded in the country so far have occurred within two days of admission at...
Check out Anas’ coronavirus exposé artwork which airs on Monday
Ace Investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has hinted he is set to release his latest project on COVID-19 in Ghana.
According to him, the explosive...
Stepping outside? These 5 big mistakes can put your health at risk during coronavirus
Stepping outside? These 5 big mistakes can put your health at risk during coronavirus
Even as the number of positive coronavirus cases continues to increase...
Ghanaian doctor gets coronavirus-themed cake on birthday [photos]
How do you celebrate experts in coronavirus on their birthday? Don’t tell me you’ll spend the whole day manipulating a fondant to create the...
New register: Not even Coronavirus can stop us from registering – Sammy Gyamfi [audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Not even Coronavirus can stop us from registering – Sammy Gyamfi
Following the Supreme Court ruling which gave the Electoral Commission (EC) the...
Coronavirus: Ghana records 361 new cases; 103 deaths
Ghana has recorded 361 new cases of Covid-19, increasing the country’s overall case count to 15,834.
Also, eight more people have died from the disease,...
Anas drops trailer of coronavirus exposé [video]
Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, is set, in the coming days, to show his latest investigative work.
This time with an exposé about the deadly and fast-spreading...
Yemen: Coronavirus aid loss ‘harming millions of children’
Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation in Yemen amid a “huge” drop in aid caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,...
No coronavirus mass testing – Presidential Advisor
Senior presidential advisor on health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, has stated categorically that the government will not conduct mass Covid-19 testing of citizens.
Elements of...
South Africans call for school closure as students test positive for coronavirus
Calls for the closure of South African schools are growing as 204 people, mostly learners, tested positive at a boarding school in the Eastern...
Amid coronavirus pandemic, we are ignoring the scary tuberculosis health crisis
As the number of novel coronavirus cases continues to rise at an alarming rate across the globe, India has already reported close to 5 lakh cases...
Coronavirus: Govt ends mass testing
The government’s National Covid-19 Response Team has decided to halt targeted mass testing for the disease.
According to the presidential advisor on Health, Dr Anthony...
Minister discloses where majority of new coronavirus cases are coming from
Most of Ghana’s new coronavirus cases are predominately emanating from workplaces.
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, made this known to the media on Thursday, June 25.
According...
Coronavirus has affected development of housing sector – Atta-Akyea
The advent of COVID-19 has adversely impacted the housing sector in the fight to reduce the national housing deficit, Samuel Atta-Akyea, Minister of Works...
Coronavirus: How long does it really take to get a vaccine ready? We explain...
Will we get a vaccine to fight COVID-19 this year?
The world over recorded one of the biggest spikes in COVID-19 cases yesterday (June 23)...
Adisadel College denies coronavirus case
Headmistress of Adisadel College in Cape Coast, Reverend Faustina Baidoo, has debunked rumours circulating that a student in the school had contracted COVID-19.According to...
Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count surpasses 15, 000
The number of coronavirus cases recorded in the country has once again shot up from 14,568 on June 23, 2020, to 15,013 within 24...
Coronavirus: Minority calls for mass testing of final year SHS students
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on government to begin mass testing of teachers and all final-year Senior High School (SHS) students who...
Coronavirus bodies stashed in bin bags next to patients as crisis in Brazil deepens
Bodies of coronavirus victims are being stashed in bin bags next to patients as the Covid-19 crisis continues to worsen in Brazil.
Earlier this year,...
Coronavirus: Korle Bu CEO tests positive
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korle Bu Teaching hospital, Dr Daniel Asare, has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).
According to reports, he has...
More than 180 SA pupils test positive at coronavirus hotspot
The health authorities in South Africa are scrambling to contain a coronavirus outbreak at a school in Eastern Cape province after about 180 pupils...
Three babies recover from coronavirus
The Kwahu West Municipal Health Directorate has confirmed that three babies who tested positive for Coronavirus have recovered.
The babies aged six-months, one and two years, tested...
Coronavirus: Oforikrom presiding member dead
The presiding member of Oforikrom Municipal Assembly, William Kwabena Boateng, has died of Covid-19, doctors have confirmed.
The Assemblyman for Ayigya-Ahenbronum was the elder brother...
Coronavirus: Liberia’s Education Minister flown into Ghana for treatment
Liberia’s Education Minister has been flown into Accra and is undergoing treatment after testing positive for Covid-19, sources close to Ghana’s Covid-19 management team...
Coronavirus: Fred Pappoe speaks on return of football
Former Vice President of the Ghana Football Association(GFA), Fred Pappoe, has cast doubt over the resumption of football in Ghana.
Football has been halted since...
Coronavirus: Newborn Mexican triplets test positive in ‘unprecedented’ case
Newborn triplets in Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus in an “unprecedented” case, according to local health authorities.
Medical experts are investigating whether the disease...
South Africa to start Africa’s first coronavirus vaccine pilot
South Africa has rolled out the continent’s first coronavirus vaccine trial this week.
The university leading the pilot has said, as the country grapples with...
Coronavirus: Accra Technical University records first case
Management of the Accra Technical University says one person has tested positive for Covid-19 at the educational facility. This is less than two weeks...
Coronavirus: No need to resume football – Ex-GFA Chairman
A former chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Nana Sam Brew Butler, has stressed on why football must not resume anytime soon.
Following the...
Thousands of recovered coronavirus patients ‘may have to return to hospital’
After recovering from a serious coronavirus infection, the last thing that most people would want would be another trip to the hospital.
But doctors have...
Is it safe to stay in a hotel during coronavirus? Things you must know...
After staying indoors for about three months, now people are slowly getting out. The restrictions have been eased and with that, public places and...
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia bars international pilgrims for Hajj
Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, this year in a bid to control coronavirus.
Only a very limited...
South Korea confirms second wave of coronavirus
Health officials in South Korea believe the country is going through a second wave of coronavirus, despite recording relatively low numbers.
The country had been...
Coronavirus: Can heat or cold affect COVID-19 strain?
Coronavirus pandemic has infected close to 8 million people globally, and newer infection cases are being reported every single day. While there is no clear...