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Coronavirus: MTN supports African Union’s vaccination programme
In a unique public/private partnership, MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination...
Coronavirus: Ban all social gatherings – OccupyGhana to govt
Non-partisan pressure group, OccupyGhana, has advised the government to immediately ban all social gatherings in the country due to the increasing number of Covid-19...
Coronavirus deaths in South Africa put coffin-makers under pressure
South Africa is the most affected country by the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent, with 1.3 million confirmed cases and just over 40,000 deaths,...
Coronavirus: Three students infected in 2 regions since re-opening of schools- GHS
Three students in Senior High Schools in the Upper West and Western Regions have contracted Covid-19 since schools re-opened a week ago.
The Director-General of...
Coronavirus: Nurse at KATH makes shocking revelation (Audio)
JoyNews/AdomNews · KATH Records 8 Covid - 19 Cases In 2 - Weeks, Staff Accuses Management Of Putting Lives In Danger
A nurse at the...
Coronavirus: Over 1,000 positive cases recorded at KIA
As of January 24, 2021, the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) had recorded 1,085 positive cases of covid-19.
Out of that 41 per cent were Ghanaians, while...
Coronavirus: Check out number of MPs permitted to sit in Chamber for proceedings
Only one-third of Members of Parliament (MPs) will be required to be in the Chamber of Parliament to take part in proceedings as part...
Coronavirus: Death toll now 367 as active cases jump again
Six more people have died from COVID-19 in Ghana with the death toll now 367, according to the Ghana Health Service.
Active cases have also...
Coronavirus: Oti Region confirms two new cases
The Oti Region has confirmed some new cases of Covid-19. This was announced in a press release signed by the Director of Health Services...
Coronavirus: UK variant ‘may be more deadly’
Early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that emerged in the UK may be more deadly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.
However, there remains huge...
Coronavirus: Ghana records more than 600 daily infections
Ghana's COVID-19 active cases have seen a further surge to 2,799 on Saturday following the confirmation of 635 new cases of infections.This is from...
Coronavirus: Two students of St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary test positive
JoyNews/AdomNews · 2 students of St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary in Wa test positive for Covid-19
Two students of the St. Francis Xavier Minor Seminary...
Central Region records 80 coronavirus deaths
The Central Region has recorded a total of 80 COVID-19 deaths since April last year.
Out of the 17,923 cumulative suspected cases identified across the...
Coronavirus: Three inmates in Walewale police cells test positive
Three inmates in the Walewale police cells in the North East region have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19.
The three are Miftaw Ibrahim, 22, Musah...
WHO Chief spells out three Coronavirus lessons
The COVID-19 pandemic has so far had three lessons for all member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN)...
African countries to start Coronavirus vaccine pre-orders
The Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) has begun its Covid-19 vaccines pre-order programme for all African Union member states.
The pre-order, being done on behalf...
Coronavirus: MPs to undergo mandatory testing again
JoyNews/AdomNews · MPs to undergo mandatory Covid-19 test today
Members of Parliament have been directed by Speaker Alban Bagbin to undergo a mandatory Covid-19 test.
This...
Students, pupils express fear over contracting coronavirus
A number of students and pupils at the Dormaa Municipal Assembly Junior High School have expressed varied opinions over fears of catching the Coronavirus...
Ghana to source suitable coronavirus vaccine – Akufo-Addo
Government is to begin negotiations with international pharmaceutical companies to source a suitable COVID-19 vaccine for Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
This...
Coronavirus: Volta region records 37 active cases in 2 weeks
The Volta Region in the midst of the spike in COVID-19 cases has recorded 37 active cases in two weeks.
A life was also lost...
Coronavirus: Former Minister loses three friends to virus
Former Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is cautioning people not to compromise on their safety in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
She revealed...
Coronavirus: Drivers appeal for PPEs
Drivers at the Tema Station Lorry Park in Accra, have appealed to government and private institutions to support them with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)...
Coronavirus: Political activities did not contribute to rising cases – Oppong Nkrumah
Following the rising Covid-19 cases in the country, a section of Ghanaians have partly blamed activities of some political parties prior to the December...
WHO’s out to narrate the true coronavirus story
The crucial tight-lipped probe to get into the roots of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to begin in China soon. A World Health Organization...
Coronavirus: I won’t allow my children to go to school – Sam George
Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prapram, Sam Nettey George, has decided not to allow his children go back to school following the reopening...
Akufo-Addo orders IGP over coronavirus protocols
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong Boanuh, to deploy police officers to enforce the directive...
Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 22nd address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus
Fellow Ghanaians, good evening.
Before I start, let me use this opportunity to thank you all and Almighty God for enabling me to swear, for...
Coronavirus: 5 more die as Ghana’s active cases climb to 1,776
Five more persons succumbed to the novel coronavirus as of January 14, 2020.
This brings the number of deaths resulting from the virus to 346,...
Bizzare: Ice cream tests positive for coronavirus
Ice cream has been found to have been contaminated with COVID-19 in China after three samples tested positive for the virus.
Anti-epidemic authorities in north China's...
Coronavirus: Kotoka International Airport disinfected again
The Ministry of Aviation (MoA) and Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) are leaving nothing to chance in their effort to ensure that the country’s...
Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases alarming – GMA
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said the increasing coronavirus cases in Ghana are dire and alarming.
It said most of the facilities being used...
Coronavirus: Western North region records nine new cases
The Western North Region has recorded nine new cases of COVID-19 cases bringing to a total of 674 active cases with 663 recoveries and...
Coronavirus: Pope Francis and ex-Pope, Benedict get vaccines
Both Pope Francis and his predecessor, former pope Benedict XVI, have received the coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican said on Thursday.
The Argentine pontiff, 84, has...
Coronavirus: 37 Military Hospital to close Medical and Emergency unit for fumigation exercise
The 37 Military Hospital has announced that it will temporarily close down its Medical and Emergency Unit to the public for a period of...
FDA denies approving coronavirus vaccine
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said it has not approved any vaccine for the coronavirus infection in the country.
The FDA in a...
Coronavirus: Private basic schools in Central region disinfected
Some private basic schools in the Central Region have been disinfected ahead of reopening.
The exercise was also to allow for the safe reopening of...
Coronavirus: Ghana records 1,261 active cases and 338 deaths – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says, in the fight against Covid-19, the country stands at 1,261 active cases and 338 reported deaths as of...
Coronavirus: Basic & SHS schools disinfected ahead of reopening
As part of the measures aimed at safe reopening of schools in the country, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has disinfected basic and Senior High Schools...
Coronavirus: China locks down another city a year after Wuhan
Xingtai and Shijiazhuang are in lockdown as China imposes tougher restrictions to stem the coronavirus surge. Authorities finished carrying out a mass COVID-19 testing...
Coronavirus: All tertiary institutions undergo disinfection ahead of reopening
The Ministry of Education (MoE) in collaboration with waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has begun a mass disinfection and fumigation of public...