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Ghana’s Coronavirus case count jumps again, new death recorded, check details

Ghana has recorded a new casualty of Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 18 from the previous 17. This was announced by the...
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Serie A clubs vote to carry on with 2019-20 season despite coronavirus

All 20 clubs in the Italian Serie A have voted to resume the 2019-20 season whenever possible. There had been reports that some clubs were...
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Africa’s fight against the coronavirus is a mixed bag of wins and losses

The spread of the coronavirus in Africa has exposed the precarious nature of many of its healthcare systems. I am writing this at a...

Coronavirus: Mass graves dug in Brazil as deaths surge (video+photos)

Harrowing footage from a Brazilian city hit by the Coronavirus pandemic shows mass graves being dug as authorities struggle with the pandemic. ALSO READ: Woman causes stir...

I have Coronavirus ‘antibodies’ – Madonna brags

Madonna has revealed that she recently got tested for the virus and found out that she has Coronavirus 'antibodies.' ALSO READ: Check out Kennedy Agyapong’s secret...
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Coronavirus: Choose patriotism over partisanship – Chief Imam tells Ghanaians

The National Chief Imam, Sheik Dr Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has, advised Ghanaians to opt for patriotism instead of partisanship in fighting COVID-19. Speaking to Adom...
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Coronavirus: Tamale Testing Centre starts testing

The Tamale Teaching Hospital has commenced testing of Covid-19 samples for Northern, Savannah, Upper West, Upper East and North East regions in Tamale in...
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Coronavirus pandemic may last two years – Report

The coronavirus pandemic is likely to last as long as two years and won’t be controlled until about two-thirds of the world’s population is...

Coronavirus: Poultry farmers donate 82 crates of eggs to boost immune system of patients

The Upper West Regional branch of the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPFs) has donated 82 crates of eggs worth GH¢1, 500.00 to...

Coronavirus: Ketu South emerging as hotspot

The Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region has been identified as an emerging hotspot for the spread of the coronavirus in the region. This...

Coronavirus: KCCR has a backlog of 8,000 samples to test [video]

A virologist at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) has revealed that there is a total backlog of 8,000 samples that are yet...

Coronavirus: Education Minister reveals when it would be appropriate for reopening of schools

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, says the reopening date of educational institutions will depend on the expert advice of health professionals managing...

READ: Popular gospel musician shares dream about coronavirus

Gospel musician, Nathaniel Bassey, has advised people to seek God for help in this coronavirus pandemic and not the government. ALSO READ: Covid-19: Akufo-Addo speaks on...

Coronavirus: Kennedy Agyapong calls for closure of markets if… [audio]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has suggested that there should be more scrutiny in market places. This, according to...
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Woman fights off coronavirus by drinking sperm smoothies

A personal trainer claims she is fighting off coronavirus by drinking smoothies containing her boyfriend's sperm. Tracy Kiss, 32, reckons that the refreshing drinks that...
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Experts reveal African coronavirus trial details

The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has outlined some of the trials going on for Covid-19 treatment and vaccination in Africa. Fifty-two countries have...
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Coronavirus shuts down sex lives as demand for condoms drop

A slump in condom sales suggests Brits are shying away from sex during the lockdown. Laxman Narasimhan, the chief of Durex's parent company Reckitt Benckiser,...

Coronavirus: The poor widow cooking stones for her children

Kenyans have rallied to the aid of a widow filmed cooking stones for her eight children to make them believe she was preparing food...

Coronavirus: Keta Municipal Assembly intensifies fight against pandemic

The Keta Municipal Assembly has intensified the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, as the confirmed case count for the virus infection increases...

Shatta Wale and Majesty breaks the internet with education on coronavirus [Video]

Shatta Wale has shared a video of his three-year-old son, Majesty who acted as a news presenter and gave updates about the Coronavirus pandemic...

Coronavirus: Russian PM tests positive

Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has gone to hospital after he was diagnosed with coronavirus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus kills child at Korle-BuNumber of Ghanaians tested for...

Coronavirus: People are having less sex in lockdown – Durex boss

The boss of Reckitt Benckiser, which owns Durex condoms, has said people are having less sex because of the coronavirus crisis. Laxman Narasimhan said condom...

Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo hints of strategy to ‘return life to normalcy’

Government is developing an exit strategy to return life to normal, amid efforts to combat the spread of Covid-19 in Ghana. At a meeting with...
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Number of Ghanaians tested for coronavirus revealed

A total of 113,497 persons have so far been tested for the deadly novel coronavirus in Ghana, latest figures released by the Ghana Health...

Coronavirus: 110 patients, staff of Accra Psychiatric Hospital quarantined

About 110 people including staff of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital have been quarantined after a patient tested positive for coronavirus at the facility. ALSO READ: Coronavirus...
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5 ways Ghanaians can mistakenly catch coronavirus

The new coronavirus is perhaps here to stay with us in the world, at least up until scientists find a cure or vaccine for...

Coronavirus kills child at Korle-Bu

Three units at the Child Health Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, have been shut down after a child who was brought for treatment...
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Nairobi hair salon defies pandemic with ‘coronavirus’ style

Through winces and grins, two girls wearing face masks and surrounded by posters of different hairstyles bowed their heads for their hairdressers. But the...

Coronavirus : ‘Traditional cure will be ready soon’

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has said that the traditional cure for Coronavirus has reached an advanced stage and will be made available...

Coronavirus: Cristiano Ronaldo set for two weeks of quarantine

Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, is set for another two weeks of quarantine when he returns to Italy. ALSO READ: Nkrumah’s son reacts to video of his...

Coronavirus: Trump says China wants him to lose re-election

United States (US) President, Donald Trump, has said China "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid, stepping up his...

Coronavirus: New York funeral home puts corpses in lorries

Dozens of bodies have been found stored in moving lorries in New York, authorities say, after passersby complained of the smell. The Andrew T Cleckley...
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Coronavirus infects people through the nose so ‘masks are crucial,’ study claims

Coronavirus infects people through the nose and so the use of face masks is 'crucial' for protection, a study claims. Investigations by Professor Zheng Min,...

Coronavirus: Breakdown of cases per state as Nigeria’s tally hits 1,532

Nigeria hit a hair-raising 1,532 figure-benchmark of coronavirus cases as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night, April 28, announced 195...
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Ghana’s coronavirus case count jumps to 2,074 with 212 recoveries

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 2,074. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced the new figures on its website Thursday morning. This...
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Guinea Bissau PM tests positive for coronavirus

The health ministry in Guinea Bissau says the Prime Minister, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, has tested positive for coronavirus. Interior Minister Botche Cande and two other...
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Remdesivir: Drug has ‘clear cut’ power to fight coronavirus – US officials

There is “clear-cut” evidence that a drug can help people recover from the coronavirus, say US officials. Remdesivir cut the duration of symptoms from 15...

Top Manhattan ER doctor commits suicide, shaken by coronavirus onslaught

The head of the emergency department at a Manhattan hospital committed suicide after spending days on the front lines of the coronavirus battle, her family said...

Coronavirus: Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister, 3 ministers test positive for Covid-19

ALSO READ: Y’asem Nie: Man shares how galamsey money was wasted on alcohol and women You can’t bring me down, you’re not God – Lil...
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Coronavirus: Calm restored at Anto as 71 workers test negative

Residents of Anto in the Shama District of the Western Region can now heave a sigh of relief, as Covid-19 test results of some...