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Coronavirus: 13 health personnel test positive in Eastern region
About 13 health personnel in the Eastern region have tested positive to Covid-19.
It is not clear whether they were infected at health facilities or...
Coronavirus: Italian federation sets August 20 as season end date
Italy's football federation (FIGC) has set August 20 as the deadline for finishing the season, with the new campaign starting on September 1.
The current...
Coronavirus: Baatsona police outfit tours companies to inspect safety measures
The Baatsona Divisional Police on Wednesday toured industries in their jurisdiction to ensure Covid-19 safety protocols are being observed.
Led by the Divisional Commander, ACP...
Coronavirus: Tema police to isolate inmates who have tested positive
Tema Regional Police Commander, DCOP Akrofi Oyirifi Edward Johnson, says police are in court to move a motion for nine inmates who have tested...
Coronavirus: Private schools proposes date for reopening of schools
Private schools in Ghana are demanding a partial reopening of schools across the country starting mid-June this year.
In a proposal to the Ghana Education...
Coronavirus outbreak teaching world humility – WHO
The Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreysus, has stated that the coronavirus outbreak pandemic is teaching the world humility.
Dr...
Coronavirus: Obuasi residents shy away from testing
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says residents of Obuasi and its surrounding towns in the Ashanti Region are scared of availing themselves for COVID-19...
Two-day-old baby dies from coronavirus
A two-day-old baby born became the youngest victim of coronavirus in South Africa after being born prematurely to a coronavirus positive mother.
It is the...
Day-to-day questions about living with coronavirus answered
From sanitizing fruits and vegetables to medicine strips, day-to-day questions about living with coronavirus answered
We all come across various pieces of information quite often...
Coronavirus: Dansoman police await test results
District Commander of the Dansoman Divisional Police Headquarters, Chief Superintendent Jeffrey Darko has discounted claims that his outfit has recorded two COVID-19 cases.
Instead, he...
A new drug can stop coronavirus ‘without vaccine’, say Chinese researchers
The world is waiting for a vaccine that will put an end to the aggressive hold of coronavirus across countries.
Lives have come to a halt,...
WHO lists African countries with less coronavirus cases
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa increased to about 86,000 on Tuesday.
WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville,...
Scientists to produce up to 1bn doses of coronavirus vaccine from September
AstraZeneca has said it has the capacity to manufacture one billion doses of the University of Oxford 's potential Covid-19 vaccine and will begin supply in September.
The pharmaceutical...
Ghana records disturbing new coronavirus cases
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has once again updated its website on the latest development on Covid-19.
According to the GHS, the country’s total case...
Coronavirus: No need to resume Ghana Premier League – Veteran journalist Bempah
Veteran Ghanaian journalist, Osei Owusu Bempah, disagrees with those who argue for the resumption of football activities amid coronavirus outbreak.
Following the directives by President...
Coronavirus: MPs, staff of Parliament undergo testing
Members of Parliament (MP) and all staff of the House have undergone a mandatory testing for coronavirus.
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Ocquaye, directed...
Coronavirus: ‘Ghanaian female footballers are getting pregnant’
Chairperson of Women’s football, Madam Hillary Boateng, has revealed that female footballers are being impregnated due to the lockdown.
Football in the west African country...
Coronavirus patient shares drastic transformation photos after six-week battle
A coronavirus patient has shared shocking before and after photos of the effects the illness had on his body in a bid to prove...
Coronavirus: Calls for resumption of football without safety measures ‘irresponsible’ – Dr Pamboe
Confederation of African Football Media Officer, Dr Prince Pamboe, has rubbished calls for the resumption of football insisting they are irresponsible and should not...
Coronavirus: British High Commission repatriates nationals from Ghana
The British High Commission in Accra has repatriated 700 of their “stranded” nationals in Ghana, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The exercise, carried out at...
Rwanda is using Robots to attend to coronavirus patients [photos]
Rwanda on Tuesday said the country will put five high-tech robots into use to fight COVID-19 in its treatment centres.
“The use of robots in...
Judge rejects R. Kelly’s third bid to be freed amid coronavirus outbreak
A Brooklyn federal judge Friday denied R. Kelly’s third bid for freedom amid the coronavirus outbreak, ruling that the jailed singer is still a flight risk and...
Parliament to test all MPs and staff for coronavirus
The Speaker of Parliament has directed all members and staff of the House to be tested for coronavirus.
In his welcome address as Parliament resumed...
UK clamps down on TV station belonging to Pastor Chris over coronavirus conspiracies
Loveworld Television Network, a TV stationed owned by popular Nigerian Christian preacher Chris Oyakhilome, has been sanctioned by the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom, for...
Ghana records 178 more cases of coronavirus, total now 6, 096
Ghana’s coronavirus cases have jumped from 5,918 to 6,096 as at Tuesday, May 19, 2020. This means 178 additional cases have been confirmed.
This was...
Akufo-Addo launches GH¢1bn Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme
President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday launched the GH¢1 billion Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme.
This is a support being provided by the government and...
Premier League: Six positive coronavirus tests across three clubs
There were six positive tests for coronavirus across three Premier League clubs on Sunday and Monday, as the top flight prepares to resume in...
Coronavirus: Ho Teaching Hospital nurse tests positive
A nurse at the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) has tested positive to the Coronavirus disease.
Mr Amos Dzah, Public Affairs Officer of the Hospital who...
Coronavirus: Pastor with ‘cure’ dies of virus
A pastor who lay his hands on dozens of confirmed and suspected cases of Covid-19 in Cameroon has died of the illness on Saturday.
Frankline...
Coronavirus: Lemon prices soar in Wa due to high demand
The price of lemon has soared in the Wa market as demand for the hitherto neglected immune booster fruit has greatly increased.The reason for...
Coronavirus: Why Africans should take part in vaccine trials [read]
There have been numerous scare stories about trials for a coronavirus vaccine being carried out on people in Africa.
However, scientists say that it is...
Nurse ‘flouts coronavirus travel ban to visit boyfriend’
The government has restricted travel in and out of Nairobi except for cargo trucks to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Health workers are among...
Coronavirus: 624 workers of Tema Fish Processing Factory test negative
About 624 workers of the Tema Fishing Processing Company, who came into contact with a coronavirus patient, have tested negative.
This was after 695...
Coronavirus: Check out the main hotspot in Ashanti region
The Obuasi Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti region has been identified as the main hotspot in the Ashanti region following the outbreak of the...
Coronavirus: How a trader infected 17 people in the Obuasi market [audio]
A trader in the Obuasi market in the Ashanti region is said to have infected about 17 people with coronavirus, Head of Disease Surveillance...
Coronavirus: Community holds party for survivors
Twelve COVID-19 patients in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern region, who were discharged after a month at a quarantine treatment centre, have been...
Coronavirus: Moderna vaccine trial shows promising early results
The first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people appears to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response against the virus, its...
Ghana’s coronavirus cases rise to 5,918, 2 more deaths recorded
New updates released by the Ghana Health Service show another surge in Ghana’s coronavirus cases as 183 persons have tested positive for the virus....
20 Ghanaians die from coronavirus in the US
The Ghana Embassy in the United States of America (USA) has revealed that 20 Ghanaians have died from the coronavirus in that part of...
Coronavirus: Buhari orders lockdown of states as virus rapidly increases
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that precision lockdowns be implemented in areas recording high rates of coronavirus infections in the country.
The chairman of the...