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Idris Elba’s wife, Sabrina, also tests positive for coronavirus
Days after actor Idris Elba revealed he had the coronavirus, his wife now says she too has tested positive.
Model/actress Sabrina Dhowre Elba shared her diagnosis with...
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s Lagos orders 70% of workforce to stay home
Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial hub has asked a category of civil servants to stay at home for the next 14 days effective Monday, March...
Coronavirus: China expands medical aid to Africa with first Ethiopia shipment
China’s mass deployment of medical aid to fight the coronavirus reached Africa as Ethiopia received its first shipment of supplies, including protective gear and...
Germany bans groups of more than two to curb coronavirus
Germany has expanded curbs on social interactions to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak, banning public gatherings of more than two people.
In a televised...
Teenager becomes youngest person in England to die from coronavirus
An 18-year-old has become the youngest person in England to die from coronavirus.
Some 37 people - aged between 18 and 102 - have...
Man’s coronavirus message to young people who ‘think it isn’t dangerous’
A coronavirus patient has described coughing up blood and struggling to breath in a warning to young people.
Tarek Soliman's body began to feel...
The coming week will be crucial in Ghana’s war against coronavirus
For many months, Ghanaians monitored international news networks reporting the battering of Wuhan, in the Hubei Province of China by the novel coronavirus disease...
1,000 markets shutdown for fumigation against coronavirus
A major disinfection exercise is taking place throughout the country on Monday, March 23, 2020.
The exercise, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development...
Coronavirus: OST students create hand-sensitive ‘veronica bucket’
Some students of Obuasi Secondary Technical School’s robotics team, along with their teacher, have manufactured a hand sensitive veronica bucket.
The invention is to encourage...
Coronavirus: Ursula Owusu’s husband tests negative
Husband of Communications Minister, Sam Ekufful, has tested negative for the new coronavirus, according to his wife.
Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekufful announced the outcome of the...
Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms three new cases, total rises to 30
The federal government on Sunday said the confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria now stands at 30, with three fresh cases discovered in Lagos.
The...
Coronavirus: 3 new cases confirmed, number now 24, with 1 death
Ghana Health Service (GHS) Officials have confirmed three more cases of the novel coronavirus in Ghana, sending the number of active cases to 23,...
Coronavirus: German Chancellor Angela Merkel quarantined!
German
Chancellor Angela Merkel is going into home quarantine immediately, after a
doctor who gave her a vaccination on Friday has tested positive for
coronavirus, Merkel's spokesman...
Coronavirus: Ghana coach, players join campaign
Black Stars head coach, C.K. Akonnor has called for a holistic approach to COVID-19, saying the public must be wary of the deadly pandemic....
Marouane Fellaini tests positive for coronavirus
Former Manchester United and Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini has confirmed that he has tested positive for coronavirus.
In a post on Twitter, the 32-year-old, who is now...
NDC experts will collaborate with govt in combating coronavirus – Mahama [Video]
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the National Democratic Congress (NDC), under his leadership, has assembled a technical team to collaborate with the government...
Ghanaian musicians to fight Coronavirus with new song
Veteran Musician, Bessa Simons, has disclosed that Ghanaian musicians are set to collaborate on a new song that will sensitise Ghanaians on the novel...
Coronavirus could be airborne – WHO study reveals
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is considering “airborne precautions” for medical staff after a new study showed the coronavirus can survive in the...
Italian football great Maldini, son infected with coronavirus
Former AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini and his son Daniel, a current player for the same club, have both contracted the coronavirus, the club...
Dybala becomes third Juventus player to test positive for coronavirus
Paulo Dybala has confirmed that he and his girlfriend have both tested positive for coronavirus, making him the third Juventus player to catch the...
COVID-19: Former Real Madrid president dies at age 76 after contracting coronavirus
Former Real Madrid president, Lorenzo Sanz, has died at the age of 76 after contracting coronavirus.
Sanz was a director at Real from 1985 to 1995 before taking...
Akufo-Addo’s address on coronavirus pandemic [watch]
President Nana Akufo-Addo has addressed the nation on measures being taken by his administration to deal with the novel coronavirus.
He spoke on the current...
Coronavirus cases in Ghana now 21
Ghana’s coronavirus cases have increased to 21.
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“Ghana records two(2) new cases of COVID-19 with 1 death, this leaves ...
Coronavirus: Ghana shuts all borders, one death confirmed by President Akufo-Addo!
Ghana has shut all borders to human traffic effective Sunday, March 22, 2020 in the country’s renewed strategies to fight the deadly coronavirus.
President Nana...
Coronavirus: Ghana shuts all borders effective Sunday
Ghana has announced the closure of all its borders effective March 22, 2020.
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, who announced this Saturday, said the decision is...
Ghana records first coronavirus death
Ghana has recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus.
The deceased is the Lebanese male trader who reported to a health facility in Kumasi...
Coronavirus: No patient has recovered yet – GHS
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has debunked reports that eight out of the 19 recorded coronavirus patients have recovered.
Speaking on Newsfile...
Coronavirus: More than 900 cases confirmed in Africa
Africa has confirmed over 900 cases of COVID-19 in 36 countries on the continent as of March 21, compared to 147 cases...
Herbalists, Traditional Priests scout for coronavirus cure [watch]
Some herbalists and traditional priests in the Bono East region have declared support to the government as well as health professionals in the fight...
Coronavirus: VIP lounge at Kotoka Int’l Airport shuts down
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has temporarily shut down the VIP lounge of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) effective 21st March...
Togo closes borders over coronavirus
The Republic of Togo has shut her borders to passengers on the Abidjan-Abuja Corridor to prevent the spread of the COVID-19.
The closure of the...
Coronavirus: Ghana won’t be on lockdown – Oppong- Nkrumah
Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has allayed fears of a possible lockdown of the nation due to increasing recorded cases of the novel coronavirus...
Australian soon-to-be couples cancel weddings amid coronavirus fears
A cluster of 35 coronavirus cases linked to a marriage ceremony near Sydney and new government measures have hit Australia’s multi-billion-dollar wedding industry and...
China reports zero coronavirus case for third day running
China reported no new local cases of the deadly coronavirus for a third consecutive day Saturday but confirmed the highest yet increase in infections...
‘I survived coronavirus – here’s what every parent should know about Covid-19’
An NHS worker who had coronavirus has shared her story about having the disease in a bid to reassure people during the pandemic.
Laura Jacobs,...
Man tells of heartbreaking final goodbye with wife who caught coronavirus
The husband of a British woman who died in Bali after catching coronavirus has told of their heartbreaking final goodbye and said he has "lost...
Coronavirus: Private jet bookings spike in Nigeria
Private jet charter companies in Nigeria have told the BBC that they have experienced a spike in bookings in the last two weeks as...
Akufo-Addo should give us money for Coronavirus campaign – Kumawood actor
Kumawood actor, Emmanuel Kwame Appiah Kubi, well known as Quappiah, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to fund actors in the country to create...
Five reasons to find hope amid coronavirus chaos
We appreciate that these are dark times for people around the world, as the coronavirus continues to spread. Numbers of infections and fatalities are...
Coronavirus: C.K. Akonnor implores Ghanaians to adhere to guidelines
Black Stars coach, C.K. Akonnor, has urged Ghanaians to adhere to the guidelines given by health experts to prevent the spread of the novel...