75 students test positive for Covid-19 in Western Region
The Western Regional Director of Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said that 75 students drawn from 13 educational institutions in the region have tested...
Akufo-Addo presents GH¢2 million to 1,000 disabled entrepreneurs
President Akufo-Addo, has presented ¢2 million to 1,000 disabled men entrepreneurs, under the Presidential Empowerment for Male Entrepreneurs with Disability (PEMED).Launching the event at...
Gov’t commissions 100-bed Infectious Disease Centre [Livestream]
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned Ghana’s first-ever 100-bed Infectious Disease Centre at the Ga-East Municipal Hospital.President Nana Akufo-Addo cut sod for...
Coronavirus: All patients in Upper East recovered and discharged
Dr Josephat Nyuzaghl, the Upper East Deputy Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in charge of Public Health, has said all 279...
Covid-19: Uganda records first death
Uganda, on the 23rd July, confirmed its first COVID-19 death as the Director General Health Services, Henry Mwebesa substantiated the fatality during a press...
We’re ready to account for ¢54.3m spent on meals during lockdown – Deputy Finance Minister
Deputy Finance Minister Kwaku Kwarteng has said his outfit is ready to justify the ¢54.3 million that went into the distribution of cooked food...
Chinese embassy donates PPEs to First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo [video]
The Chinese Embassy has handed over 66,000 nose masks and two hundred and forty thermometer guns, from the First lady of China,...
2020 and beyond will be difficult – Finance Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has admitted 2020 and beyond will be difficult for Ghana's economy due to the impact of COVID-19.He stressed the...
US lifts visa sanctions imposed on Ghanaians
The United States (US) Government has lifted the visa sanctions imposed on some Ghanaians in 2019.The sanctions were over claims that Ghana was unreasonably...
Familiarity defeating fight against coronavirus – NCCE
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has identified family ties, familiarity among relatives and friends as a major challenge confronting the efforts at...
More hospitals coming – Health Minister hints
Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has disclosed that government plans to construct new hospitals across the country in its quest to provide quality healthcare for...
Why it is MOST important right now to follow the right coughing etiquette
Why it is MOST important right now to follow the right coughing etiquetteOne of the lessons that we all learn as a child is...
Elizabeth Ohene writes: Nature will even it out
I am probably being melodramatic here, but I can’t think of a better way of putting this. My birth was political. I am the...
Dr Oko Boye gives proper definition for ‘frontline health workers’
A Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Bernard Oko Boye, has said a proper definition has been coined for frontline health workers.He state that “the...
77-days in hospital: South African woman dances after virus recovery
A South African woman danced out of a hospital in the Western Cape Province with medical staff at the Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) clapping...
Coronavirus: Over 254 staff of KATH test positive
A total of 254 staff of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi have tested positive for COVID-19 since the outbreak in the...
Seagull found trapped with discarded face mask wrapped around its feet
People are being warned to safely dispose of their face masks after a seagull became trapped in one for more than a week. The...
Covid-19 taskforce shuts down 4 churches
Four churches in the Sunyani Municipality were shut down indefinitely for non-compliance with safety protocols and guidelines to stem the spread of Covid-19.The Sunyani...
Jean Mensa reacts to Mahama’s decision to abruptly end tour of registration centres
The Electoral Commission (EC) has described as unfortunate, John Dramani Mahama's decision to end his tour of some registration centres in the country. Mr Mahama...
Official: 125 Ghanaians deported from USA [Audio]
Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has disclosed that some 125 Ghanaians have been deported from the USA as part of arrangements that led...
Bio-hazard warning over stolen Covid-19 samples in SA
Police in South Africa are investigating the hijacking of a lorry that was carrying Covid-19 samples in the city of Port Elizabeth.The lorry was...
Cargill, Apostles Continuation Church donate to COVID-19 Fund [Photos]
Cargill Ghana, a cocoa processing company and the Apostles Continuation Church, have donated to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund.Cargill Ghana, led by the Human...
Akufo-Addo responds to Covid-19 infection claims [Audio]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed surprise at the suggestion from some Ghanaians that he had tested positive of Covid-19 and had...
Madagascar hospitals reach full capacity as Covid-19 cases surge
Public hospitals in Madagascar said they’ve reached full capacity and will only accept patients with the most severe forms of Covid-19 as cases surge...
Orphanage Homes call on govt for support amid COVID-19 [Video]
Chief Executive Officer of Nsawam-based Eye of the Lord Orphanage Home, Darko Sarpong, is appealing to the government to extend stimulus packages amid the...
Govt shifts focus away from backlogs to coronavirus symptomatic cases
Ghana is shifting its focus from waiting for weeks to clear backlogs of Coronavirus samples tests to deal with symptomatic cases.Director-General of the Ghana...
Kennedy Agyapong shares his near-death COVID-19 experience [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Kennedy Agyapong shares near-death COVID-19 experienceAssin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has narrated his near-death COVID-19 experience which he will not...
More SHSs record coronavirus
Twenty five students of the Mawuli Senior High School ( SHS) are currently in isolation after testing positive for Coronavirus.Providing updates on the Covid-19...
World Vision and Plan International support Covid-19 fight in ER
Two multinational organizations working in the Eastern region of Ghana as development partners have supported the Ghana Health Service and Ghana education service in...
WHO concerned over Covid-19 spread in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of rising coronavirus cases in sub-Saharan Africa.The WHO said there was “a continued acceleration of transmission”.The...
Why you should never pull your face mask down to your chin
Since the coronavirus pandemic was declared back in March, the benefit of wearing a face mask has been one of the most highly debated...
Ghana’s coronavirus death toll rises again with over 24, 000 recoveries
Five more persons in Ghana have been killed by Coronavirus, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced.The development brings the country’s death toll to...
287 Covid-19 patients discharged in Western North region
A total of 287 Covid-19 patients out of the 294 confirmed cases in the Western North region have fully recovered and discharged as at...
Zimbabwean authorities arrest investigative journalist who busted Covid-19 corruption
Zimbabwean security forces on Monday morning arrested and detained Hopewell Chin’ono, an investigative journalist who recently busted corruption relating to Covid-19 tenders.Zimbabwe Lawyers for...
COVID DIARY: ‘Fake news is a virus’
By Nana Kwasi Gyan-ApentengThe new coronavirus known as SARS 2 or COVID-19 for short is not the only virus in town. Of course, COVID-19...
Covid-19: Put on your full working gear – NCCE urges zoomlion workers
The Ayawaso East Municipal office of the National Commission for Civic Commission (NCCE) with support from the European Union on Thursday, July 16, 2020,...
Govt discloses amount spent on Covid-19 testing so far and it’s huge
Government says it has spent a whopping US$34.6 million on Covid-19 alone with each test at a cost of US$100.In a statement to...
Oxford coronavirus vaccine can train immune system
A coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and trains the immune system.Trials involving around 1,077 people showed the injection led...
525 Nigerians evacuated from US, Cyprus
Five hundred and twenty-five Nigerians, stranded due to the coronavirus lockdown in the United States of America and Cyprus, have been repatriated home by...
What to do if you have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for coronavirus
The pace at which the new strain of coronavirus is grappling the entire world, the risk of coming in contact with the highly contagious virus is...