Africa’s second coronavirus wave ‘more aggressive’
The second wave of coronavirus hitting Africa is “more aggressive” than the first, according to the head of the African Centres for Disease Control...
China blocks WHO team from entering country to study coronavirus origin
The head of the World Health Organisation has said he is “very disappointed” China has denied its experts access to investigating the origins of...
We’ll investigate Covid-19 funds misappropriation – Haruna Iddrisu
Minority Leader of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has said that they will probe how the funds secured by government for the fight against Covid-19 were...
SA morgues ‘run out of space for Covid-19 victims’
Morgues in South Africa are running out of space as bodies of coronavirus victims continue piling up, public broadcaster SABC reportsquoting the head of...
South Sudan requests five million Covid-19 vaccine doses
South Sudan’s Ministry of Health says it has requested five million doses of Covid-19 vaccine as the country continues to witness an upsurge in...
Don’t charge or demand COVID-19 test results before admission – GES to schools
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says students are not required to take COVID-19 tests before being admitted to school.According to the Director General of...
Coronavirus: One African country re-imposes national lockdown
Zimbabwe's government on Saturday imposed a national lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases.Only essential services, such as hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets will remain...
Covid-19: Obasanjo shares near-death experience
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, is the latest world leader to share his near-death experience regarding Covid-19 attack.The former Nigerian leader has disclosed...
Infographics: All you need to know about Akufo-Addo’s 21st Covid-19 address
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday January 3, 2021 addressed the nation for the 21st time on measures his administration has put in...
All tertiary institutions to reopen on this date
All tertiary institutions will on Saturday, January 9, 2021, President Akufo-Addo has said.Delivering his 21st national address on measures being taken against the spread...
Akufo-Addo to address nation tonight
As Ghana is threatened with a second wave of Coronavirus, President Akufo-Addo will address the nation on measures his administration has taken to manage...
Covid-19: Two million vaccine doses to be supplied each week from mid-January
Two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be supplied each week by the middle of January, according to a report, despite a warning...
Akufo-Addo prays for a coronavirus-free 2021 for Ghana
President Akufo-Addo is upbeat that Ghana would surmount the scourge of the Covid-19 pandemic as its impact on the economy is mitigated in the...
China Covid-19: Nearly 500,000 in Wuhan may have had virus, says study
Almost 5% of the people in the Chinese city of Wuhan may have been infected with Covid-19, a study by researchers at the Chinese...
South Africa goes back to lockdown with alcohol sales banned again
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the country will move back to lockdown level 3, taking effect from tonight, December 28. In an address,...
Stop wildlife trade to prevent future pandemics
To prevent further major outbreaks of novel diseases such as Covid-19, H5N1, SARS and MERS7, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) calls for a halt...
Trump backs down and signs Covid-19 relief bill after surprise threat to block it
Donald Trump has signed a Covid-19 relief and spending bill, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and avoiding a partial federal government shutdown.The...
Mum and daughter’s emotional Christmas Day embrace while treating Covid patients
A powerful photo shows a mum and daughter standing face-to-face on Christmas Day as they treated critically ill coronavirus patients.The image of Royal Stoke University Hospital...
Ghana’s Covid-19 death toll 333, active cases now 888
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country has recorded a total of 54,401 Covid-19 cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in March...
Covid vaccines: Prisoners excluded from US plans
Outbreaks of the coronavirus in prisons and jails in the United States have been widespread, but inmates have been neglected as policymakers determine who...
Covid-19 will not be last pandemic: WHO
The WHO has said that attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without combating climate change. The UN agency also called for more investments...
Spain confirms first case of coronavirus variant found in UK
Announcement comes after authorities in France and Lebanon also confirm cases of the UK variant.Four cases of a coronavirus variant that recently emerged in...
Three landing beaches awarded for coronavirus adherence
The USAID Sustainable Fishing Management Programme (SFMP) COVID-19 Project has awarded three fish landing beaches in coastal Volta for adhering to the COVID-19 safety...
Covid Christmas: Revellers swarm Sakumono beach
Fears of the increasing cases of Covid-19 infections in the country did little to prevent revellers from hitting the Sakumono beach in Accra to...
Lebanon says first case of new coronavirus variant detected on flight from London
Lebanon has detected its first case of the new variant of the coronavirus, which has been spreading rapidly in parts of Britain, on a...
Tourism Authority threatens to sanction beaches that flout Covid-19 restrictions
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has served notice it will arrest and prosecute anyone found breaching the Covid-19 protocols.As part of its routine monitoring,...
Mali opposition leader dies of Covid-19 months after release by jihadists
Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé has died of coronavirus aged 71, his family and party said Friday, just two months after he was released...
Pope urges coronavirus vaccine access for all
Pope Francis has called on world leaders to ensure unfettered access to coronavirus vaccines for everyone.In a Christmas Day address delivered online for the...
President Akufo-Addo’s Christmas message [Video]
President Akufo-Addo has used his Christmas message to urge the citizenry to remain determined, hardworking and discipline to propel the country despite the setback...
COVID-19: Flights from UK to be cancelled if … – Oppong Nkrumah
It has emerged that the government is considering the cancellation of international flights from the United Kingdom (UK) to Ghana.This comes on the back...
Akufo-Addo to firm-up school reopening after Cabinet meeting
President Akufo-Addo is receiving briefings from the Covid-19 Technical Taskforce on limited school re-openings.Based on it, he is supposed to make a firm decision...
Bono East Region records high coronavirus cases
Cases of the COVID-19 cases are increasing in five municipalities and districts in the Bono East Region with 788 cases, Dr. Fred Adomako Boateng,...
Little girl’s emotional letter to Akufo-Addo over reopening of schools
A nine-year-old girl, Imani Pendo Abdallah-Sesay, is beseeching President Nana Akufo-Addo to reopen schools for academic exercises to resume.In a humble request, she said:...
Coronavirus: Ghana to receive vaccines by end of March 2021 – GHS
President Akufo-Addo’s announcement of steps to procure the newly-developed vaccines for the novel coronavirus is beginning to take shape.The Ghana Health Service...
Akufo-Addo states position on Covid-19 vaccines
President Akufo-Addo has revealed the government is taking adequate steps to access the newly approved Covid-19 vaccines.According to him, the government will ensure...
Coronavirus patient caught after going on the run from Hong Kong hospital
Li Wan-keung escaped the isolation ward by putting a jacket over his hospital clothes and exiting via a stairwell.A coronavirus patient has been caught...
Covid: EU to discuss response to variant as travel bans on UK expand
European Union officials will discuss later a co-ordinated response to a new, more infectious coronavirus variant in the UK, which has led many countries...
Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 20th address on updates to fight coronavirus
Fellow Ghanaians, good evening.Let me thank you, yet again, for welcoming me into your homes – this being the twentieth (20th) time since the...
Akufo-Addo to address the nation tonight
President Nana Akufo-Addo will this evening deliver a national address on COVID-19 and measures put in place to curb the virus.As usual, the address...
GIPC, German Cooperation sign €762,300 financing agreement
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has signed a €762,300 financing agreement with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development to help...