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Inside the ‘plane graveyard’ storing nearly 300 jets grounded by coronavirus

While many airports around the world have ground to a halt with flights cancelled, one runway located in the middle of the Arizona desert...

Coronavirus: Accra Psychiatric Hospital staff tests positive

A staff of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has tested positive for Covid-19 after coming into contact with an affected patient. This was after some 110...

We thought coronavirus was hoax until … – Infected patients

Some Ghanaian Covid-19 patients who are currently battling the virus in intensive care units have revealed how they doubted the presence of the virus...
Wedding guests flee coronavirus raid [Watch]

Wedding guests flee coronavirus raid [Video]

A pastor in Nigeria’s southern city of Calabar has been arrested for breaching lockdown rules by conducting a wedding in his church. In a video,...

Coronavirus: 85 million children at risk of violence – World Vision warns

World Vision, a non-governmental agency, says 1 billion children, who are already exposed to violence, are at risk and the number likely to grow by...

Coronavirus: Bishop Oyedepo ‘heals’ church members

According to Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, the church received 62 testimonies of persons healed of...

Coronavirus: 1,500 patients waiting to be discharged – Dr Nsiah-Asare

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, says Ghanaians should brace up for more COVID-19 recoveries as some 1,500 patients are on the waiting...
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1,500 coronavirus patients waiting to be discharged – Dr Nsiah-Asare

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has said Ghanaians should brace up for more Covid-19 recoveries as some 1,500 patients are on the...
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Coronavirus: Details of autopsy report revealed

Exclusive details from the report of the autopsies conducted on some Covid-19 bodies at the Ga East District hospital shows some of the deceased...

My wife and I came face-to-face with death – Nigerian coronavirus survivor narrates

Narrating the trauma his wife and himself suffered at the isolation centre after testing positive for coronavirus, Chief Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special...
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Teen battles new coronavirus syndrome

When a sprinkling of a reddish rash appeared on Jack McMorrow’s hands in mid-April, his father figured the 14-year-old was overusing hand sanitizer —...

Coronavirus: This is why President Buhari does not wear face masks

The Nigerian presidency has denied that the country's leader, Muhammadu Buhari, is breaking any safety rules by not wearing face masks. The denial was...

Coronavirus: Video of security man sorting out tissue with saliva causes outrage (Watch)

A video of a security man in Ghana improperly handling tissue meant for the public in the midst of the dreaded coronavirus has gone...
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Gabby Otchere-Darko reacts to Ghana’s coronavirus recovery rate

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has reacted to the 786 patients who have recovered from Covid-19. The private...
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GHS releases details of coronavirus patients who have died

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has released details of the 28 persons who have so far succumbed to coronavirus pandemic. The list, which was posted...
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Coronavirus: Trial begins to see if dogs can ‘sniff out’ virus

A UK trial to see whether specialist medical sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in humans is set to begin. The dogs are already trained to...

Can coronavirus live in your hair? For how long?

Yes, the virus can stay even on your hair What we know about COVID-19 is constantly evolving. Researchers across the world are studying the virus...

Here are the 9 top contenders for coronavirus vaccines

Here are the 9 top contenders for coronavirus vaccines Even as countries toy with the idea of relaxing lockdown and restarting life in the COVID...
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Miss Rwanda Plus-Size on her coronavirus recovery [photo]

Vivine Uwizeye, also known as "Miss Vivy", is the only coronavirus patient to have been publicly identified in Rwanda. It happened when a photo of...

Coronavirus: Pastor sells boiled eggs as churches remain closed [Video]

A pastor and a father of six has decided to go to the streets to hawk smokies after he was forced to cancel worship...
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Man charged for disclosing patient’s coronavirus status

A Zimbabwean man has appeared in a court in the capital, Harare, for allegedly disclosing the status of a Covid-19 patient on a WhatsApp...

Coronavirus: Over 200 stranded Ghanaians registered in Washington DC

Stranded Ghanaians in the United States of America (USA), who are ready to bear the cost of their flight home, are to be given...

Viral Japanese experiment shows just how fast coronavirus transmission can happen in crowded places

COVID-19, with over 4 million cases is a scary disease and large scale pandemic. The numbers just keep on rising every day. As countries...

Coronavirus vaccine: Animal trial offers hope

A vaccine against coronavirus appears to have provided protection against the disease Covid-19 in six rhesus macaque monkeys. It gives early hope for the vaccine, which is...

Some Ghanaians don’t believe coronavirus is real – NCCE

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has said despite the numerous public education about the novel coronavirus, some Ghanaians still do not believe...

What we know about airborne transmission of coronavirus so far

For the past several months, the world has been dealing with an unprecedented crisis, which came in the form of coronavirus pandemic. The new strains of...
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Talking can generate coronavirus droplets that linger up to 14 minutes

Coughs or sneezes may not be the only way people transmit infectious pathogens like the novel coronavirus to one another. Talking can also launch...
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China to build Africa Center for disease control HQ to fight coronavirus

China has revealed its plans to upgrade its medical and health aid programs for Africa and help the continent complete projects in the health...

Coronavirus: Students should be tested – Bono SHS heads propose

Some heads of second cycle institutions in the Bono region have proposed to Central Government to ensure that all students are tested for the...
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Watch: How quickly Coronavirus can spread in restaurants

This terrifying video shows how coronavirus can spread in a restaurant in just 30 minutes - after just one person is infected. Scientists from Japan...
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MTN grows revenue by 11% amid coronavirus pandemic

Telecommunication giant, Mobile Telephone Network (MTN), has recorded positive service revenue by 11 per cent in the first quarter of 2020. The increase in the...

Coronavirus: Bishop Oyedepo makes revelation on vaccine

Pastor of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has kicked against the bill before the House of Representatives which has been a source of...
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Ghana’s coronavirus cases rise to 5,530 with 674 recoveries

Ghana’s novel coronavirus cases have risen to 5,530 with recoveries also rising to 674. The cases have risen by 122 from the previous figure of...
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Coronavirus antibody test – what it is and what difference it will make for...

A coronavirus antibody test has been approved by Public Health England this week, following weeks of development. The antibody test can tell people if they’ve...

‘I was shunned over coronavirus fears’ – Kenyan nurse

A Kenyan nurse found herself being shunned and harassed after she prepared a patient for a Covid-19 test while she was on a nightshift. Eunice...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 281 new cases; total now 5,408

Ghana has recorded 281 more coronavirus cases taking the national tally to 5,408, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. In an update on the...

Coronavirus: Ghana to repatriate citizens from UK

Ghana has offered an opportunity to its citizens stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) to travel back home.According to the Ghana Mission in the...
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Church fined for selling bleach as coronavirus cure

A church in Australia has been fined for unlawfully advertising a purported “miracle” coronavirus cure that contains a bleach product, the Therapeutic Goods Administration...
Man being checked with a gun thermometer at a checkpoint because of Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Obuasi begins voluntary testing

The Obuasi Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti region has begun voluntary coronavirus (COVID-19) testing. This is part of measures to contain and curb the spread...
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Coronavirus: No need to resume football now – GFA told

Board Chairman of National Sports Authority, Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, has said football activities cannot return until the risk level has been minimised. Football has been...