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United Bank of Africa

UBA announces $14m for coronavirus relief support across Africa

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) today announced a donation of over $14 million through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response...
PSG

PSG make 100,000 euro donation to fight Coronavirus in France

Paris St-Germain have made a 100,000 euro (£91,000) donation to France's Secours Populaire charity to help fight the coronavirus crisis. The money will help provide...

Coronavirus: Prophet T.B. Joshua’s head on the chopping board

The coronavirus outbreak has kept many at home with the hope of it ending soon. So many people are hoping that scientists and medical researchers finding...

Couples urged to think twice before conceiving babies in coronavirus lockdown

Couples are being warned to think again if they plan to get pregnant during coronavirus lockdown - as it will only put extra pressure on the...

Is it safe to reuse a face mask to protect yourself against coronavirus?

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is believed to primarily pass from person to person through respiratory droplets and contaminated surfaces, so properly used face masks can act as...

Coronavirus: South Africa begins three-week lock down

South African security forces have begun enforcing a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus. All but essential movement...

Coronavirus: Man operates ATM with stick [Video]

An unidentified young man who visited the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) hub of a bank to withdraw money was captured using a stick for...
Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby’s lawyers want him released from jail amid coronavirus pandemic

Bill Cosby’s lawyers are filing a motion to get him released from his Pennsylvania jail and put on house arrest amid reports that at...
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U.S. surpasses China with most coronavirus cases worldwide

The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country with at least 82,404 positive tests. According to the latest figures collated...

Ghana records first coronavirus recovery

One of the patients being treated for COVID-19, in Atonsu Agogo Hospital, in the Ashanti Region, has recovered. He was one of the people who...

Coronavirus: Sex workers want to be considered as essential service providers

The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) and the National Movement of Sex Workers in South Africa (Sisonke) are appealing to President...
Jerry Rawlings.

Coronavirus: Rawlings announces temporary closure of office

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has closed his office until further notice. ALSO READ: Revealed: Why this bucket is called ‘Veronica Bucket’Six arrested for violating ban...
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Mamprugu Traditional Council convenes 2nd meeting on coronavirus

The overlord of the Mamprugu traditional area in the North East Region, Naa Bohagu Abdulai Sheriga II, has appealed to the government to...

We’ll have challenges compiling a new register if coronavirus goes beyond June – EC

Director of Elections for the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Serebour Quaicoe, has indicated that the Commission will find it difficult to compile a new voters’ register...
Ken Ofori Atta Finance Minister

Coronavirus: Finance Minister submits document on impact of potential lockdown

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has submitted a document to President Akufo-Addo detailing the economic implications in the event of a potential nationwide...

COVID-19: Akufo-Addo to meet NDC’s coronavirus response team

Information reaching Adomonline.com indicates that President Nana Akufo-Addo will soon meet with the COVID-19 response team put together by former president John Mahama. Deputy Minister...

Coronavirus: Drug gangs impose strict curfew on residents

Drug traffickers and militias in Rio de Janeiro's lawless Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela in Brazil, have taken the law into...
Nana Ato Arthur

Coronavirus: Local Govt Service suspends clocking system [audio]

As part of measures to limit the spread of coronavirus, the Local Government Service has suspended its clocking system for staff. ALSO READ: Ghana Health Service...
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COVID-19: Think tank demands for regional distribution of coronavirus cases

Policy think tank, Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, has requested for a regional breakdown of COVID-19 recorded cases in the country.   According to...

Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo grants amnesty to 808 prisoners

Some 808 prisoners have been freed in the wake of the increased coronavirus cases recorded in the country. ALSO READ: COVID-19: Akufo-Addo finally speaks about...

Ghanaian children intercede over coronavirus [Watch]

A group of unidentified Ghanaian children have been captured in a viral video seeking the face of God over the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The video of...

Rihanna’s foundation gives away $5 million to help fight coronavirus

Rihanna’s foundation has donated $5 million to various organizations assisting with coronavirus relief efforts. The Clara Lionel Foundation announced the donation in a statement on Saturday. “When...

Coronavirus: Suspected case in Tamale tests negative

Results of suspected Covid-19 cases at the Tamale Teaching Hospital have come out negative. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Communications Ministry to block prank callsCoronavirus: Kwahu Traditional...
Kwadwo Asamoah

Coronavirus: Kwadwo Asamoah shares scary moments in Italy

Ghana midfielder, Kwadwo Asamoah, has shared some scary moments in Italy on Coronavirus pandemic, saying the situation is now worse. The situation in Italy is unwelcoming as...

Somalia football legend Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah dies from Coronavirus

Somalia has tragically lost former footballer, Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah, to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Somali Football Federation (SFF) has confirmed. Farah passed away at a...

Coronavirus: Kwahu Traditional Council begins ‘lock-down’

As part of measures to protect its people from being infected with the deadly coronavirus, the Kwahu Traditional Council, has given some guidelines to...

Coronavirus: Communications Ministry to block prank calls

The Ministry of Communications has disclosed the emergency number 112 to assist people in need is being abused. ALSO READ: Senyo Hosi’s take on Ghana’s COVID-19...

Check out measures E/R markets have put in place to prevent coronavirus

Authorities of the market centres of Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern region have outlined necessary measures to keep traders safe as coronavirus intensifies. Municipal...
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Meet the black woman leading the charge for the coronavirus vaccine

As the world looks for solutions to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Kizzmekia Corbett, a doctor, is leading efforts to develop a vaccine for the...
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Coronavirus: This is how much Ghana will need for a lock-down [audio]

Ghana will need over GH¢15 billion for a 28-day lock-down, policy think tank, Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, has stated. Executive Director for the...
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Ghana’s Coronavirus cases hit 132

Ghana’s confirmed Covid-19 cases have passed 100 with the Ghana Health Service confirming the tally is now 132. As at the morning of 26...
Emily Owen, a 19-year-old waitress from King’s Lynn, about 100 miles north of London, died in a hospital Sunday

Teen dies after suicide attempt due to coronavirus fears

A British teen, petrified of being isolated with the coronavirus, has died following a suicide attempt, according to a report. Emily Owen, a 19-year-old waitress from King’s...

Coronavirus: Information Minister clears air on lock-down

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says there is no decision by the government to lock-down following the spread of Coronavirus in the country. With...
Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola donates 1m euros to fight coronavirus

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has donated 1m euros (£920,000) to fight the coronavirus outbreak in Spain. Guardiola, who is at his home in Barcelona,...

Kylie Jenner donates $1m towards fight against coronavirus

Kylie Jenner is pushing forward in assisting those impacted by the coronavirus and is helping alleviate the spread of the novel virus. The billionaire reality TV star and makeup mogul...

Sekyere- Kumawu D/A to lay-off workers over coronavirus

Authorities at Sekyere-Kumawu District Assembly say they are compelled to lay-off some of its 42 revenue collectors as a safety measure in the prevention...

Coronavirus: 96-year-old woman recovers from virus

A 96-year-old woman in South Korea has become the oldest patient in the country to fully recover from the novel coronavirus. The woman, identified by...

Citydia innovates to combat coronavirus pandemic in Ghana’s retail space

CityDia was the first Supermarket chain in Ghana to implement measures in our stores, to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and to ensure the...
H.E. Edward Akwasi Boateng

Coronavirus: Checkout food items shipped to Ghanaian students in China

Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Edward Boateng, in an interview with Citi Business listed a number of food items sent to Ghanaian students in China...

Heartbroken mum banned from sitting next to baby on ventilator with coronavirus

A mum is barred from sitting by her baby daughter's hospital bedside due to quarantine rules as the tot battles the deadly coronavirus. Ashley Hildebrand...