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Coronavirus: Staff of Tema General Hospital threaten to leave post

Some staff of the Tema General Hospital (TGH) are threatening to abandon post as management conceals information on colleagues who have tested...
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle pictured for the first time delivering food amid Coronavirus [Watch]

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been pictured in Los Angeles for the first time. The Duke and Duchess were seen delivering food packages on behalf of the...
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Covid-19: Taxi drivers refuse to pick nurses over coronavirus stigma

At a time when the government is fighting stigma of coronavirus, some taxi drivers show, there is a long way to go in reducing...
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Scuffle as coronavirus patient attempts to escape from isolation centre

A coronavirus patient undergoing treatment at the Infectious Disease Control Center, Down Quarters, Kaduna South attempted to escape from the isolation centre but...
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Anxiety grips Ken Ofori-Atta as he undergoes coronavirus test

Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has undergone a test for Coronavirus. This could be part of a measure by the government to have all appointees tested for the novel viral...
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Wuhan officials revise city’s coronavirus death toll upwards by 50%

China has revised its official death toll from the novel coronavirus, raising the number of fatalities attributed to the pandemic by more than a third. Officials in Wuhan,...
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Coronavirus: Upper East region records 8 cases with one death

The Upper East region recorded four new cases of confirmed COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to eight. The laboratory feedback was received...
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Coronavirus: No ‘stimulus package’ for GFA – Chairman of Select Committee of Sports

The chairman of the Sports Committee of Parliament, Hon. Alex Kofi Agyekum, says it will not be a right call for the government to come...
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Coronavirus: Eto’o plans to help 100,000 people in Cameroon

Former Barcelona and Cameroon striker, Samuel Eto’o, has said he will distribute supplies to 100,000 people to help support efforts to combat coronavirus in...
GFA President, Kurt Okraku

Coronavirus: Ghanaman Soccer Centre to serve as Isolation Centre

Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kurt Okraku has said the FA has handed over the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence to the government for...
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Meet the celebrity couple who had different coronavirus symptoms

Actor couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, who became one of the first celebrities to come out with their COVID-19 positive diagnosis last...
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Potential coronavirus vaccines being tested for safety – Prof Alex Dodoo

Clinical pharmacologist and a professor at the Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology, Prof Alex Dodoo, has revealed that there has been significant progress in...
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Our charges would be increased after Coronavirus – Viral Ghanaian pallbearers announce

Prampram-based professional pallbearers have become an internet sensational group and it is changing the dynamics to their business, therefore, an increase in their charges...

Prince William on “concern” for father Charles over coronavirus diagnosis

Prince William has spoken of his "concern" for this father Charles following his coronavirus diagnosis. Last month, Charles, 71, contracted the virus - with Clarence House saying...

Pregnant nurse, 28, who died of coronavirus lost dad to same virus

A pregnant nurse who died of coronavirus lost dad to the killer disease just two weeks ago, family said. Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, who worked...
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Coronavirus: Celebs are also suffering financially – Bismark The Joke

Actor Bismark The Joke is urging the general public to consider the livelihood of celebrities before asking them for money or donations during coronavirus outbreak. According to...
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WHO gives six conditions for ending coronavirus lockdown

Countries that want to lift coronavirus restrictions must meet a row of conditions to prevent another surge of infections, Director-General of the World Health...
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Africa may see millions of coronavirus cases, tentative WHO forecast shows

Coronavirus cases in Africa could shoot up from thousands now to 10 million within three to six months according to very provisional modelling, a...
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Coronavirus: Tributes, donations pour in for pregnant Ghanaian nurse who died in UK

Tributes and donations are pouring in for a United Kingdom (UK)-based pregnant Ghanaian nurse who died of the deadly novel coronavirus disease. The nurse, identified...
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Coronavirus: Security forces kill more Nigerians than Covid-19

Security forces enforcing the lockdown in parts of Nigeria have killed more people than coronavirus itself, a local rights group says. ALSO...

Coronavirus: Bawumia lauds staff of call centre

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says the availability of data plays a significant role in Ghana’s battle against Covid-19. Dr Bawumia, who visited the Covid-19...

TB Joshua breaks silence on ‘failed’ coronavirus prophecy

Popular Nigerian pastor, TB Joshua, has addressed his botched prophecy in which he claimed the Coronavirus pandemic would end on 27 March 2020. ALSO...

Coronavirus: Lions nap on road during lockdown

Sooner or later animals were going to notice that humans had disappeared and in South Africa's Kruger National Park lions have been taking...

UK calls for hard questions for China over coronavirus pandemic

Dominic Raab took aim at China tonight, warning the hardline Communist state faces 'hard questions' about the source of the coronavirus pandemic. The Foreign Secretary and temporary United...

Coronavirus: Ghana Red Cross earmarks GH¢5m to support govt

Over the next six months, the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) would spend five million Ghana cedis to support efforts by the government...

UK’s coronavirus lockdown extended

The United Kingdom's (UK) coronavirus lockdown will continue until May 7, Dominic Raab confirmed today. The foreign secretary, standing-in for the Prime Minister who continues...
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Faces of nurses who have died during the coronavirus pandemic pop up

Fifty frontline NHS staff members have died during the coronavirus pandemic. Some of those include doctors and nurses who have come out of retirement to...
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Coronavirus: Lawyers run as suspect coughs in court

A dramatic scene was recorded at the Osun state magistrate court in Osogbo, after a suspect identified as Ige coughed while his two-count charge of...
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Coronavirus patient shares her 14 debilitating symptoms – and first warning sign

A woman, who tested positive to coronavirus following more than two weeks of symptoms, has shared her experience to help others who may be...

Coronavirus: Why residents in this community wear panties as face masks [photos]

A section of Murang’a residents in Kenya have been reduced into wearing female underwear cut out to look like a face masks after...
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Nigerian doctor dies of coronavirus

A Nigerian doctor has died of Covid-19 after contracting coronavirus while managing an infected patient at his private clinic. The doctor was admitted to...
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Coronavirus: The 12 major developments that happened on Thursday

Across the UK, new coronavirus deaths rose by 861 in 24 hours on Thursday, bringing the death toll from 12,868 to 13,729 according to...
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Single mother, 45, dies of coronavirus leaving her 12-year-old daughter

A 12-year-old girl, whose mother died in hospital from Covid-19, has been left orphaned with no living relatives in the United Kingdom. Rutendo Mukotsanjera, aged...
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Man who tested positive for coronavirus on the run in Upper West [photo]

A man, who tested positive to Covid-19 – the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus – in the Upper West Region, is at large. The...
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15 funny Ghanaian names people are suggesting for 2020 babies because of coronavirus

Ghanaians have a way of making themselves happy when the going gets tough. In the most difficult of time, people in the West African country...

Coronavirus: Check out how Papa Owusu-Ankomah is doing

The High Commission of the Republic of Ghana to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland has said the High Commissioner, Papa...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 34 new cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 34 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria. The NCDC made the announcement on their social media...
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Coronavirus: GFA boss breaks silence on Prampram facility for isolation centre

Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kurt Okraku has insisted that the Ghanaman Soccer of Excellence at Prampram will still be used for as an...
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Coronavirus: 71% of cases have no travel history – GHS

Following the sharp rise of COVID-19 cases in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed that 71 percent of confirmed cases between March...
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Recovered coronavirus patient narrates how stigma almost killed him [listen]

A 51-year-old Ghanaian man, who has recovered from the novel Coronavirus, sharing his experience, has revealed how stigmatisation almost killed him. The recovered patient, Mr...