Covid-19 trust fund donates to Nat’l Commission on Culture
The COVID-19 National Trust Fund Secretariat has presented a double cabin Mitsubishi pick-up and a cheque of Ghc646,400 to the National Commission on Culture...
Covid-19: WHO to investigate virus origins in China’s Wuhan
A team of 10 international scientists will travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan next month to investigate the origins of Covid-19, the World...
Tanzania ‘chooses local herbs over vaccine’
Tanzania has reportedly said it has no plans to import Covid-19 vaccines, instead, pinning its hopes on research into “local herbs”.In an interview with...
Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases soar
Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases have soared to 1,011, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed.The country has also recorded 116 new cases, bringing the...
Moderna vaccine safe and effective, say US experts
Moderna’s vaccine is safe and 94% effective, regulators say, clearing the way for US emergency authorisation.The analysis by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA)...
COVID-19: Over 300,000 dead in US
More than 300,000 people have died from the novel coronavirus in the US as the nation struggles to cope with spiking numbers of infections,...
UK to allow sexually active gay and bisexual men give blood, ending a controversial ban
The United Kingdom (UK) will allow some sexually active gay and bisexual men to donate blood, overturning a ban that originated during the HIV/AIDS...
Coronavirus: Nearly 30 Nigerian army generals test positive
The Nigerian army says close to 30 generals have tested positive for coronavirus after they attended a military conference.Testing was ordered when a major-general...
Coronavirus: Germany to go into lockdown over Christmas
Germany is to go into a hard lockdown over the Christmas period as the number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus reaches record...
Covid: FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use in US
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.The agency said the authorisation was a “significant milestone” in...
South Africa officially in a second wave of Covid-19
South Africa’s health minister has said the country is now experiencing a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.Minister Zweli Mkhize said four provinces –...
Presidential Advisor on Health sends message to NDC over COVID-19 Trust Fund [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Presidential Advisor on Health sends message to NDC over COVID-19 Trust FundPresidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has responded to the...
CDC shortens quarantine period to 10 days with no symptoms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the recommended quarantine period from 14 days after a person has been exposed to the coronavirus, offering...
Covid Pfizer vaccine approved for use next week in UK
The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use.British regulator, the MHRA, says the...
Pardon jailed pastors who violated coronavirus protocols – Akufo-Addo told
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been urged to grant amnesty to the pastors who were arrested and jailed for flouting the protocols outlined...
Govt to begin COVID-19 cash transfers to vulnerable households
The government is set to begin the transfer of Covid-19 relief cash to specific vulnerable individuals and households across the country.The intervention, targeted at...
Ghana’s active Covid-19 cases drop to 775
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country has witnessed a decline in the number of active Covid-19 cases.According to the Director-General of the...
Covid-19 vaccine developed by University of Oxford is 70% effective, large scale trial shows
The coronavirus vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, is highly effective at stopping people from developing Covid-19 symptoms, a large trial shows.Interim data...
Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases drop
Ghana’s active Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have seen a slight decline in the last week.As of Friday, November 13, the number of active cases stood...
I recovered in Ghana after contracting Covid-19 in France – Popular artiste manager [Video]
Artiste manager and entertainment critic, Nana Poku Ashis, says he contracted the novel coronavirus after he paid a visit to one of his friends...
Covid-19: Tema Traders accuse politicians of causing rise in infections
Some traders in Tema has accused politicians of causing the rise in COVID-19 cases in Ghana due to their disregard to protocols.Speaking to the...
Covid-19: Over 2,000 children exposed in Ghana – Report
It has been revealed that about 2,180 children in Ghana have contracted infectious coronavirus disease.This was in a research work conducted by Child...
Coronavirus: Free test at KIA for children between five and 12 years
Effective Monday, November 16, children between the ages of five and 12 years will henceforth enjoy free mandatory Covid test upon arrival at the...
Free Covid test at KIA for children between 5 to 12 years
Effective Monday, November 16, children between the ages of 5-12 years will henceforth enjoy free mandatory Covid test upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport.However,...
Prof. Gyampo makes shocking revelation about coronavirus cases in Ghana
Senior lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Yaw Gyampo has made a shocking revelation about COVID-19 cases...
Ghana’s active Covid-19 cases now 1,541
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has recorded about 149 new cases of Covid-19.This, the Service said has pushed the country’s active cases...
Russian Covid-19 vaccine shows encouraging results
Early results from trials of a Covid vaccine developed in Russia suggest it could be 92% effective.The data is based on 20 cases of...
‘Russian Covid vaccine could be 92% effective’
Early results from trials of a Covid vaccine developed in Russia suggest it could be 92% effective.The data is based on 20 cases of...
Coronavirus vaccine: German health minister urges speedy deal
Berlin is urging the EU to sign a deal as soon as possible with German firm BioNTech to secure doses of a promising coronavirus...
Coronavirus: Danger ahead – GMA warns
Ghanaians risk plunging themselves into a big tragedy, should a second wave of coronavirus be allowed to escalate, the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has...
Biden Coronavirus task force member: ‘We are about to enter Coronavirus hell’
Renowned infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm on Monday spelled out exactly what Americans should expect to see from the coronavirus pandemic in the next few...
Covid vaccine: UK scientists fins first ‘milestone’ vaccine that offers 90% protection
The first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows.The developers - Pfizer and BioNTech...
Joe Biden to roll out Covid-19 task force and reverse several Trump policies
Joe Biden is preparing to name his new team of coronavirus advisers and deliver on a promise to get the pandemic under control in...
Akufo-Addo to deliver 19th address tonight
President Nana Akufo-Addo will tonight address the nation on measures taken to curb the spread of coronavirus.The address, his 19th since the wake of...
Ghana’s COVID-19 active cases hit 947
Ghana’s active Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have increased to 947 from the last reported figure of 877.Out of the number, four are in critical condition,...
Coronavirus: Lagos to impose fresh lockdown, other measures
The Lagos State Government may impose a new lockdown and return other measures if there is a recurrence of high cases of coronavirus in...
Coronavirus: Four die as Nigeria records 137 new cases
Four more persons have died in Nigeria from Covid-19 related causes on Tuesday, while 137 new cases of infections were reported.The Nigeria Centre for...
Ghana’s active Covid-19 cases surge to 620
Ghana’s Covid-19 active cases have hit 620, according to the latest update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS).This follows the confirmation of 76 new...
Over one million people exposed to COVID-19 in Accra – Study
It has emerged that about 1.2 million Ghanaians living within Accra and Kasoa have been exposed to the infectious coronavirus disease.This was...
Covid-19: WHO Director-General goes into quarantine
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has begun a mandatory quarantine effective Sunday, November 1, 2020.According to Dr Ghebreyesus, the...