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Putting coronavirus patients on ventilators could do more harm than good, doctors warn

Putting patients suffering from the coronavirus on ventilators too early could do more harm than good, doctors have warned. As the Covid-19 crisis continues, the...
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Coronavirus: Thailand bans sale of alcohol

Thailand is trying a new tactic in its battle against the new coronavirus: banning the sale of alcoholic beverages to try to curb...

Coronavirus: North Korea testing, quarantining, still says no cases – WHO

North Korea, one of only a handful of countries not to have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, has said that it continues testing...

Coronavirus: Obinim commits GH₵2 billion to needy church members [audio]

Members of International Godsway Church will be smiling to the bank after their man of God says he has committed GH₵2 billion to support...
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Coronavirus: CSIR assists with testing of cases

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, is assisting with the testing of COVID-19 cases. ALSO READ: Shatta Wale gives out GH¢ 200 to 50...
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Viral photos of Coronavirus tattoos hit social media

Some people are taking light the novel coronavirus which is affecting many across the globe and putting fear in billions. For many reasons best...

Coronavirus: Great apes on lockdown over threat of disease

Great apes have been put on lockdown against the threat of coronavirus. ALSO READ: COVID-19: Hospital, funeral players cry over congested morgueCovid-19: US Embassy registers...
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Coronavirus likely to force Ghana’s economy into recession – Prof Quartey

Director for Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Prof Peter Quartey, has said Ghana is likely to suffer a severe recession if...
Randy Abbey

Coronavirus: Randy Abbey justifies why govt must come to the aid of Ghana FA

Executive Council Member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Randy Abbey, has justified why the government must help ease the financial burden on clubs. Following...
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson’s father speaks

Boris Johnson "must rest up" after he was moved from intensive care with coronavirus, his father has said. ALSO READ: Lockdown: I feed on...

Coronavirus: License of popular TV station in Zambian revoked!

The Zambian government has revoked the license of one of the country's most popular TV station for "refusing to air free coronavirus-awareness adverts." ALSO READ: Woman reveals...
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READ: Why Ghana’s coronavirus cases have shot up to 378

Ghana's total confirmed coronavirus cases now stand at 378, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced. According to the Service, over the past 11 days,...

Coronavirus: I thought I was going to die – Rihanna’s father reveals

Rihanna's dad Ronald Fenty thought he 'would die' as he battled coronavirus. ALSO READ: Bobrisky dances in bikini to flaunt post-surgery body COVID-19: Hospital, funeral...

Shatta Wale gives out GH¢ 200 to 50 fans amid Coronavirus lockdown [Video]

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, has gone live on Instagram to give away cash gifts to 50 Shatta Movement fans. According to him, giving back to...

Coronavirus: New York using mass graves amid outbreak

Images have emerged of coffins being buried in a mass grave in New York City, as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues...

Coronavirus: GWCL reveals modules for govt’s free water project

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has revealed modules it will use in the implementation of government's three months free water for Ghanaians. According to the Public...
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CSIR assists with testing of coronavirus cases

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, is assisting with the testing of COVID-19 cases. While the Biomedical and Public Health Research Unit...
5G and coronavirus

Doctor says 5G isn’t spreading coronavirus and labels theories ‘impossible’

A conspiracy theory claiming 5G wireless communication technology is responsible for causing the coronavirus crisis has been widely shared online. Social media bosses have been urged to...
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Arsenal boss Arteta feeling ‘really good’ after coronavirus recovery

Mikel Arteta says he is feeling "really" good after making a full recovery from Covid-19. In an interview with the BBC, Arteta told Dan Walker:...
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Seven things you need to start doing do to protect your house from coronavirus

Brits are taking every precaution when they leave their homes to stop for essentials or to take their daily exercise. From wearing masks to making...

Coronavirus: Details about those who will enjoy electricity for free

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans to absorb the electricity bills of low-income consumers in the country for April, May and June. ALSO READ: Coronavirus:...
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In Uganda, mothers in labour die amidst coronavirus lockdown

Scovia Nakawooya’s unborn child died inside her as she struggled to reach a hospital on foot. She died hours later - one of at...
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Full text of Akufo-Addo’s sixth national address on Ghana’s anti-coronavirus efforts

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday evening extended the restrictions on movements in Accra and Kumasi by one more week from Monday, April 13, 2020. He...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian Imam loses position for complying with social distancing order

Sheik Malam Abubakar Sarkin Aminu the Imam of Khamsu-Salawat of Abubakar Gumi Juma’at Mosque, Lowcost, Zaria-Kaduna, has on Wednesday lost his position as the...
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Chinese experts arrive in Nigeria to help fight against coronavirus

A team of Chinese medical professionals on Wednesday arrived at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Nigeria flying in medical equipment worth about 1.5 million...
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Women are most adversely impacted by coronavirus – U.N. calls for action

The United Nations has called for specific action for women on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. It urged governments to take...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s borders remain shut – Akufo-Addo

Ghana will close all land, sea and air borders to human traffic until further notice, President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Runaway ‘kayayo’ who...

Coronavirus: 65 new cases confirmed, total up to 378

 The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced that Ghana’s Coronavirus cases are now 378 with six deaths. The previous figure was 313. More soon…

Coronavirus: Runaway ‘kayayo’ who tested positive found [video]

One of two persons who have been on the ran after testing positive for Covid-19 has been found with the assistance of the...
Boris Johnson

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson out of intensive care

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment...

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia’s King, crown Prince in isolation after 150 royals test positive

Dozens of members of the ruling Saudi royal family, as many as 150, have been infected with coronavirus in recent weeks, a ...

Coronavirus: CMB market closed indefinitely

The Korle-Klottey Municipal Assembly has closed down the CMB Market indefinitely, as part of efforts to curtail the rapid spread of the new coronavirus...

Coronavirus: NCA allays public fears over virus and 5G technology

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has stated categorically that there is absolutely no link between 5G technology and Covid-19. It has, therefore, advised the public...
Bebe Winans

American gospel singer tests positive for coronavirus, mother & brother also positive

BeBe Winans is the latest celebrity to open up about a difficult coronavirus diagnosis, and the R&B/gospel icon stopped by SiriusXM’s 'The Joe Madison...
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Coronavirus: Why sachet water producers won’t benefit from govt’s free water supply [audio]

Sachet water producers in the country will not enjoy government’s free water supply, the Ghana Water Company (GWCL) has said. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Married men I...

Coronavirus: 13 persons identified through contact tracing in C/R as man, 52, tests positive

The Central Regional (C/R) Health Directorate has identified 13 persons who came into contact with the 52-year-old man who tested positive for the Coronavirus...
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Coronavirus: Effutu residents defy social distancing over choice of isolation centre [video]

Residents of Effutu in Cape Coast in the Central region are protesting over the choice of Effutu Senior High School (SHS) as an isolation...
An 86-year-old Louisiana woman and three of her sons who all tested positive for the coronavirus have died

Woman, three sons die eight days apart after contracting Coronavirus

An 86-year-old Louisiana woman and three of her sons who all tested positive for the coronavirus have died, relatives and the coroner's office say. The...

Coronavirus: Married men I sleep with for money not picking my calls – Slay...

A Nigerian lady, who identified herself as a slay queen in a video which has gone viral, has cried out over the challenges...

Coronavirus: Uganda’s president, 75, makes exercise video

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has released a video of himself working out in his office, to encourage citizens to exercise at home ...