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READ: How to reduce your risk of coronavirus infection

The deadly coronavirus has left the world in a state of confusion. Since the virus is like nothing that has happened before, health scientists in...

Coronavirus: TUC issues travel alert

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged traders who do business in coronavirus-hit China not to travel to that country until the...

Ghana’s response to coronavirus very poor – Coalition of NGOs in Health

Chairman of the Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Health, Dr Gabriel Bernaku, has described as very poor the response by the Ghana Health...

Measures put in place will keep Ghana safe from coronavirus – GHS

Head of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, has described measures put in place to avert the spread...

Oil prices fall by 10% as coronavirus raises fears for global growth

China's coronavirus outbreak has rattled oil markets, sending prices sharply lower as investors worry that efforts to prevent it from spreading will harm the country's...
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Ethiopia quarantines four over coronavirus fears

Four people with suspected coronavirus have been put into isolation in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, the BBC's Bizuwork Olana reports. Since last Wednesday, all passengers...
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Coronavirus: Ghanaian students in China bemoan living conditions

Ghanaian students in China, following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country, are lamenting about how the epidemic is affecting living conditions. Ghanaian students in...

Coronavirus: Ridge, Tema General Hospitals named management centres

The Ministry of Health has announced the Ridge Hospital and the Tema General Hospital as centres to manage possible cases of coronavirus in Ghana. The move, according...
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Germany records first case of coronavirus

Health authorities say the man who contracted the virus is from the state of Bavaria. It is the first known instance outside of China of the...
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Kenya investigating suspected coronavirus case

A Kenyan student from China with symptoms similar to those of the deadly coronavirus has been quarantined at the national referral hospital in the...
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Coronavirus: Ghanaian students in China demand evacuation

Ghanaian students in Wuhan in China, are calling on government to evacuate them from the country since there is an outbreak of coronavirus in the...
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Coronavirus: Ivory Coast tests woman for China virus

Health officials are dealing with a suspected case of coronavirus in Ivory Coast, the country's health ministry has announced. An unnamed student, who returned to...

We’ve not created a vaccine for coronavirus – KNUST responds to fake news

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has described as false media reports that, its Pharmacy Department, has created a vaccine for...

Ghana, China to hold emergency meeting over Coronavirus

Ghanaian Ambassador to China, Edward A. Boateng, says an emergency meeting will be held with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss how...
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How coronavirus is beginning to hit China’s economy

Preliminary data show the scale at which the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the Chinese economy. At a special press conference on Sunday, Chinese officials indicated the disease...
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Coronavirus: Companies tell workers ‘stay at home’

Companies in China have advised staff to work from home in an attempt to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Businesses are also offering...
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Coronavirus: Postpone planned trips to China – Gov’t advises

Ghana’s mission in China has advised Ghanaians planning to travel to the Asian country to consider postponing their trips as the death toll from...
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We’re on alert for Coronavirus – Health Ministry

The Health Ministry says it has began implementing measures to prevent the outbreak and spread of a new virus that first broke out in...

Wafcon 2026: Minister insists Morocco was ready to host tournament

Three weeks on from the last-minute postponement of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon), reasons for the delay remain a mystery, with...

Indonesian rescuers find a second body as search for Spanish soccer coach and 2...

Indonesian rescuers recovered a second body Sunday in the ongoing search for a Spanish soccer coach and two of his children who went missing after a...

Your toothbrush is bristling with bacteria – is it time to change it?

Bacteria from our toilets, the cold sore virus and thrush-causing yeast can thrive on our toothbrushes. But there are ways to keep your toothbrush...

These Americans are done with Trump. So they’re leaving America

Kevin and Jessica Cellura had just 48 hours in December to make an enormous family decision. The couple, who both work as teachers, had to...

NVI partners with local manufacturers, Global Allies to drive vaccine independence

Ghana is rewriting the story of vaccine access on the continent through a strategic public-private partnership (PPP) model, says Dr. Sodzi Sodzi Tettey, CEO...

Liverpool lift Premier League trophy after dramatic final day

THIS TIME there was no hollow, empty atmosphere. Just the sound of sheer, unbridled joy. This time Anfield was full to capacity - 62,000 partying and...
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Nigeria repays $3.4 billion in COVID-19 funding, says IMF

Nigeria has repaid $3.4 billion in emergency funding it received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help the country cope with the impact...

Plan International Ghana hosts grand close-out ceremony for WISE Project [Photos]

Plan International Ghana has concluded its impactful five-year Women's Innovation for Sustainable Enterprises (WISE) Project with a celebratory close-out ceremony. The colorful ceremony took place...

Togo commences trial in over $31 million trading scam

In the Republic of Togo, a highly anticipated trial of financial companies accused of fraud and money laundering began on Wednesday, January 15, in...

TMPC registrar sues GHAFTRAM secretary, 2 others

The Registrar of the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC), Dr. Michael Kyeremateng, has filed a defamation lawsuit at the Accra High Court against the...
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How often should you wash your towels?

The towels we dry ourselves with get a lot of use and pick up a lot of microbes along the way. But how long...

Pope assassination plot foiled by UK intelligence

A plot to assassinate Pope Francis during a trip to Iraq was stopped following a tip-off from British intelligence, according to his upcoming autobiography. The...

Elon Musk’s record $447 billion fortune means he’s nearly $200 billion ahead of Jeff...

Elon Musk is nearly $200 billion richer than Jeff Bezos, and personally worth more than Costco, after adding $63 billion to his fortune in...

A fatal car crash in India sparks concerns over Google Maps

Can a navigation app be held responsible if a user gets into an accident? That is the question being asked in India after three men...

WHO Africa incoming director dies aged 55

The incoming regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa, Tanzania’s Dr Faustine Ndugulile, has died, just three months after he was...

A flagbearer will be shot – Popular prophet predicts doom for Dec 7 elections

Leader Of Creator's House Chapel, Prophet Eric Boahen Uche, has made a chilling prophecy regarding the upcoming December 7 elections in Ghana. During a recent...

Meta CEO Zuckerberg regrets bowing to Biden ‘pressure’ over Covid

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says he regrets bowing to what he calls pressure from the Biden administration to "censor" content on Facebook and Instagram...

Volta Region has identified NPP as development-oriented – Makafui Woanya

The Volta Regional Chairman of the NPP has ridiculed claims by the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the NPP is using...

Rape and murder of doctor in hospital sparks protests in India

Early on Friday morning, a 31-year-old female trainee doctor retired to sleep in a seminar hall after a gruelling day at one of India’s...

Playing Afcon every four years ‘easier’ – Ivory Coast coach

Emerse Fae, the man who coached Ivory Coast to glory at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), believes it would be “easier” for...
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Elton John confirms retirement from touring

Elton John is sticking to his retirement plans. During a Thursday, June 27, interview with Entertainment Tonight, the “Rocket Man” singer, 77, firmly answered...

8 things to watch for in CNN’s 2024 debate between Biden and Trump

President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, are set to make history on CNN Thursday night as they meet for their first 2024 debate. It’ll be the first...