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Coronavirus pandemic is ‘accelerating’ – WHO warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus disease pandemic is “accelerating”, with more than 300,000 cases now confirmed.
It took 67 days...
12 million Ghanaians could soon be exposed to coronavirus – Virologist
A virologist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Michael Owusu, says close to 40% of Ghana's population could become...
Efforts underway to get 15 testing centres for novel Coronavirus infection
Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, the Presidential Adviser on Health, Monday announced that the Government is working towards having at least 15 centres across the...
Stop stigmatising coronavirus victims – Obaapa Christy
Ghanaian gospel musician, Obaapa Christy has called on Ghanaians to stop stigmatising victims and persons suspected of carrying COVID-19 in the midst of the...
KSM mocks prophets over coronavirus
Popular comedian Kwaku Sintim-Misa (KSM) has mocked Ghanaian prophets over why God didn’t reveal the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to them long before now.
In...
Family mourns Nigeria’s first Coronavirus victim
Nigeria's first identified Coronavirus death involved a former Managing Director of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), Suleiman Achimugu, his family confirmed Monday.
PPMC...
Coronavirus: Gifty Anti shares experience in mandatory quarantine
Popular television broadcaster, Gifty Anti, has opened up about how she is coping with the mandatory quarantine she has been placed under by the...
Coronavirus: 1,200 people put under mandatory quarantine
As part of stringent measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, some 1,200 persons who recently entered Ghana have been put on...
Coronavirus: Drinking spots cash in as churches shut down in Kpone – Katamanso
Several drinking bars in the Nmlitsakpo electoral area, Kpone-Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, struggled to cope with patrons on Sunday, when churches...
Coronavirus: Coconut seller fights disease with hand-washing stand (Photo)
A coconut seller has become the toast of
social media users after a photo of a hand-washing stand he mounted near his
selling point emerged online.
Ghana,...
Coronavirus: No soldier has tested positive – GAF
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has denied reports circulating on social media that some seven soldiers have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Coronavirus: 3 new cases confirmed, a second death recorded!
Ghana has recorded three more cases of the deadly coronavirus and a second death after the demise of the Lebanese in Kumasi, the Ashanti...
Coronavirus: Banks to sanitise cash
Members of the Ghana Association of Bankers, as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus, have agreed to regularly sanitise ...
Horrifying images show coronavirus patients on the floor of packed hospital
Terrifying footage from inside a Spanish hospital shows coughing coronavirus patients lying on the floor of a corridor as they wait to be seen by medical staff.
The shocking...
Coronavirus: Suspected case in Damongo tests negative
A 35-year-old man, suspected to have contracted the deadly coronavirus, has been discharged.
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Passengers alight from car after Chinese family came on board Accra...
Coronavirus: Former vice president’s son tests positive
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son has tested positive to the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: Why is India testing so little?
"We have a simple message to all countries - test, test, test," World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva...
READ: Role devil wants to play in coronavirus pandemic revealed
Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church has revealed the role desired by the devil in the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19: Number of travelers in...
Coronavirus: Otumfuo joins public safety campaign
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on Ghanaians to adhere to social distancing protocols and other directives meant to fight the...
Coronavirus: Ghana Tourism Authority orders closure of beaches
As part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has ordered closure of beaches in the country...
Coronavirus: Rapid diagnostic test kits not approved – FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has indicated it has not registered any Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits (RDTs) for screening and diagnosis of coronvirus...
Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise to 35, with 1 death
Nigeria on Monday recorded five new cases of the novel coronavirus spreading across the globe, bringing the number of those who tested positive in...
Covid-19: Nigeria reports first coronavirus-related death
Nigeria reported its first coronavirus-related death on Monday, the country's Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said.
The patient was a 67-year-old man who came back...
Tom Hanks, wife reveal what happened two weeks after coronavirus symptoms
Tom Hanks says he and his wife Rita Wilson are recovering after their positive diagnosis for coronavirus.
"Two weeks after our first symptoms and we...
How coronavirus has so far positively affected businesses in Ghana
The Central Bank in its last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting released an assessment of the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on Ghana’s economy.
With...
Revealed: How hand gloves can spread coronavirus
The Health Committee in Parliament has cautioned Ghanaians
on the wearing of hand gloves to transact daily activities since it could be
one of the fastest...
Coronavirus: Cassava starch, Akpeteshie sold as hand sanitizers
Criminals are taking undue advantage of the mad rush for hand sanitizers and defrauding unsuspecting Ghanaians through various schemes.
In view of the novel coronavirus...
Coronavirus: La Liga season suspended indefinitely
La Liga and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) have agreed to extend the suspension of the 2019-20 season indefinitely.
Spain's top flight, along with the...
Why coronavirus is worse than normal flu
Many people have been comparing coronavirus Covid-19 and its symptoms to the flu.
Worryingly, this has resulted in many people thinking it's not too...
Police shut down large wedding and send everyone home due to coronavirus fears
Police officers shut down a wedding with more than 100 guests and sent everyone home to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The bride and groom's...
Coronavirus: Parliament to relocate [Audio]
Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has revealed arrangements by the House to relocate parliamentary.
Legislative sessions will now be moved to the Accra...
Coronavirus: Allow journalists to work from home – GJA urges media houses
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has urged media houses to adopt new work systems that will allow journalists to work from home.
“We...
Coronavirus: More infections and deaths to be recorded – Public Health Specialist [video]
A public health specialist has told Ghanaians and the world at large to brace themselves for more recorded cases and deaths from the novel...
ACEP predicts $830m drop in oil revenue due to coronavirus pandemic
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is forecasting a dramatic drop in the government’s projected revenue for the year 2020.
This is because of...
Coronavirus being airborne not conclusive – GHS [listen]
Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS)
says reports about coronavirus being airborne are not conclusive.
Speaking on Adom FM's morning show Dwaso Nsem, Dr Patrick...
Botswana President in coronavirus self-isolation after Namibia trip
Botswana President Eric Mokgweetsi Masisi is in self-isolation for a fourteen-day period, the government through the office of president confirmed late Sunday.
The decision to...
Coronavirus: Hearts draw special programme for players
Head coach of Hearts of Oak, Edward Nii Odoom, has given his players a special training programme while at home following the suspension of...
Coronavirus: Some celebs disregard ban on public gatherings
Some celebrities, on Sunday, flouted some of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s orders aimed at containing the spread of the novel coronavirus across the country.
Singer Coco...
IOC considers postponing Olympic Games amid coronavirus pandemic
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has ruled out a cancellation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and remain hopeful that the Games could continue as...
Latest global updates on coronavirus
Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:
– Stay home –Across the globe an estimated 900 million people are confined to their homes,...