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First coronavirus patient in Savannah region identified
The first coronavirus patient in the Savannah region has been identified as a 31-year-old trader.
The young man works at Salaga but lives in Tamale...
Coronavirus: Ras Mubarak reveals test result
Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu Constituency, Ras Mubarak, has tested negative to the novel coronavirus.
The Kumbungu lawmaker, who was part of other MPs...
Coronavirus: Western region now hotspot [audio]
The Sekondi-Takoradi Municipal and Tarkwa in the Western region have been identified as new hotspots for the coronavirus pandemic.
The Director-General of the Ghana Health...
Ghana’s coronavirus case count rises again with more recoveries
Ghana has recorded 156 new coronavirus cases, bringing the national tally to 6,964.
This was announced by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr...
Coronavirus: Sports events in March ’caused increased suffering and death’
Two major sporting events held in March "caused increased suffering and death", the scientist leading the United Kingdom's (UK) largest Covid-19 tracking project has...
UK passes Sweden to have world’s highest coronavirus death rate
The UK has overtaken Sweden to again have the highest coronavirus per capita death rate in the world, according to University of Oxford researchers.
Although cases are...
88 coronavirus patients recover in the Eastern Region
Eighty-eight out 0f 118 coronavirus patients have recovered in the Eastern Region as at May 24.
The 88 recovered represents 74.6 percent leaving 30 active...
WHO suspends coronavirus hydroxychloroquine trial
The World Health Organization (WHO) has temporarily suspended testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 as a precautionary measure,...
Coronavirus: No need to resume football now – NSA
Board Chairman of National Sports Authority (NSA), Hon. Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, has cautioned the Ghana FA not to rush to resume football activities.
Football has...
Coronavirus: Eastern, Western Naval Commands disinfected
The Western Naval Command (Sekondi) of the Ghana Navy on Monday (May 25, 2020) benefited from Zoomlion Ghana Limited's voluntary disinfection exercise.
The exercise, which...
It will take a miracle for coronavirus to disappear- Pastor Adeboye
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG, says it will take a miracle for the Coronavirus pandemic...
Why this woman shared her coronavirus status [read]
Zambia's Information Minister Dora Siliya says she publicly shared her Covid-19 test results to fight stigma associated with the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus.
She...
Coronavirus: Ghana Navy personnel test positive
Some personnel of the Ghana Navy in the Western Region have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The number of infected personnel is yet to be...
The face is important in the transmission of coronavirus – Experts
Medical practitioners in the country have called on Nigerians to take adequate care of their faces in order to avoid COVID-19 infection.
This is even...
Zambia minister’s contacts tested for coronavirus
Zambia's Information Minister Dora Siliya has said that most of her contacts have been tested after she was diagnosed with Covid-19.
The minister, who announced...
Coronavirus: Investors rush to Nigeria
Nigeria’s early move to tap cheap loans has improved its risk perception among foreign investors, leading to a fall in the country’s borrowing costs.
Yields...
Coronavirus: 164 workers of AngloGold Ashanti South Africa test positive
AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine in South Africa has been temporarily closed after 164 workers tested positive for the coronavirus, the gold miner said in...
Coronavirus: Rate of deaths in Ghana lowest in the world- President Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has described the rate of deaths in Ghana amongst Covid-19 confirmed cases as one of the lowest in...
Coronavirus: Kwahu West Municipality records three cases
The Kwahu West Municipality in the Eastern Region had recorded three coronavirus cases.
The victims are made up of two men and a woman. The...
Coronavirus: 245 deportees from Kuwait test negative
Some 245 Ghanaians who were brought into Ghana from Kuwait have all tested negative for the Coronavirus.This was revealed by the Director for Media...
Coronavirus: 16 patients in severe condition – Akufo-Addo
Government says consultations on the easing of the remaining Covid-19 restrictions will conclude this week.
This will be followed by an announcement in the course...
Edi-ul-Fitr: How coronavirus has turned Nima into a ‘ghost town’ [video]
The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on a popular town in Accra which becomes a centre of attraction during Edi-ul-Fitr celebration.
Nima, venue...
Coronavirus: Savannah Region records first case
The Savannah region has become the 14th region out of the country’s 16 regions to record a case of the deadly Coronavirus, the Ghana...
They’re all fabricated stories – Discharged patient says coronavirus is a scam
One of the recently discharged patients of the COVID-19 in Delta state, on Monday, May 18, alleged that the ailment is a scam in...
Coronavirus, the Creative Arts Industry & mental health
At a time of huge uncertainty across all sectors, many are trying to understand the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on the workforce.
In the creative...
Coronavirus patient shares shocking before-and-after photos
As he sat in his bed in a Boston hospital's coronavirus ward, Mike Schultz chatted with one of his favourite nurses about his treatment...
Coronavirus: No kissing the bride as Sri Lanka lifts weddings ban
Sri Lanka has lifted a ban on wedding receptions as part of an easing of coronavirus restrictions, but grooms may not kiss the bride...
Coronavirus: Chief Imam to hold virtual Eid prayers
National Chief Imam, Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu will hold a virtual prayer session for the Eid celebrations on Sunday.
The event, first of its kind, will...
Coronavirus: Buhari to hold private Eid prayers with family
As Muslims all over the world mark the Eid Fitri celebration this weekend, President Buhari has said he will be conducting his Eid prayers...
Coronavirus: Nurse punished for wearing underwear under see-through PPE gown [Photos]
A nurse on an all-male coronavirus ward in Russia has been disciplined for only wearing 'lingerie' beneath her transparent protective gown.
Her revealing picture went...
339 new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Nigeria, total now 7,019
A whopping 339 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday, May 21, 2020.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, 139...
Coronavirus: Man Utd say pandemic has cost them £28m so far
Manchester United say the coronavirus pandemic has cost them an initial £28m - and expect the final figure to be far higher.
United revealed their...
Coronavirus vaccine trial Phase 2 – who it involves and what it means for...
The second phase of the trial of the coronavirus vaccine tipped to be the ‘front runner’ in the fight against COVID-19 has started today.
The first phase...
WHO to sign confidentiality clause with Madagascar on coronavirus herbal ‘cure’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is to sign a confidentiality clause with Madagascar on the formulation of its herbal remedy for coronavirus.
The WHO had...
New positive coronavirus cases and facility admissions declining
Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, on Thursday said there was evidence that new COVID-19 positive cases and facility admissions...
Pregnant women in Madagascar get free transport to hospitals during coronavirus pandemic
Raholimalala Avotiana is rocking her newborn baby boy to sleep. It's her fourth day at the Maternity Hospital of Befelatanana in Antananarivo, Madagascar's capital.
"I...
WHO Assembly Heads of state adopt coronavirus consensus
The World Health Organisation (WHO)has concluded its assembly with participants signing up to a historic consensus resolution on COVID-19 and the way ahead. The...
Nine centres currently testing coronavirus cases in Ghana
Ghana currently has nine testing sites, which are helping speed up analysis of samples for COVID-19 cases, Dr Patrick Kuma-Abogye, Director General of Ghana...
Ghana’s coronavirus case count increases to 6,486; with 1,951 recoveries
Ghana has recorded 217 new cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the number of confirmed cases to 6,486.
According to the website of the Ghana...
Coronavirus: 10 inmates in Tema test positive
Ten inmates in the Tema metropolis have tested positive to the COVID-19 disease.
Tema Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Edward Johnson Akrofi-Oyirifi,...