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Top govt official collapses at corruption hearing [Video]

A Nigerian government official, while answering questions on mismanagement of funds, collapsed on live TV right in front of lawmakers.Daniel Pondei, who is the...

Govt possibly using Covid-19 funds to finance existing debts – Seth Terkper says

Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, says the government could be using Covid-19 funds to finance existing debts on the blind side of Ghanaians.According...

Coronavirus: Zimbabwe arrests 100,000 for ‘violations’ of measures

More than 105,000 people have been arrested in Zimbabwe since March for violating regulations aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus, police say.Around 1,000...

Akufo-Addo completes 14-day mandatory quarantine

President Nana Akufo-Addo has undergone a compulsory 14-day and has been cleared to return to his work.The move became necessary after at...

Osafo-Maafo tests negative for Covid-19 [video]

The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has tested negative for Covid-19, the Information Minister has disclosed.Addressing the press during its weekly update Sunday,...

Ghana’s active Covid-19 cases reduce

The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has cautioned the public against recklessness as Ghana’s active Covid-19 cases continues to reduce.At a press...

I will not wish coronavirus experience on anyone – Volta Minister

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa has described his experience with the novel coronavirus as an unpleasant one which he hoped will...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 488 new cases, 1 more death

Ghana has recorded 488 new cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the country’s case count to 27,060.The Ghana Health Service says these are samples...

Six SHS students recover from Covid-19 in Ahafo

Six out of the 10 Senior High School (SHS) students who tested positive for coronavirus in three schools in the Ahafo region have recovered.Two...

COVID-19: Napo leads anti-stigma campaign [Photos]

Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, following his recovery from the deadly coronavirus disease, has initiated an anti-stigma campaign.Recounting his experience from the centre, he...

7 Accra Girls students, teacher’s spouse recover fully from Covid-19

Good news is finally welcomed in Accra Girls Senior High School (SHS) as seven students and a teacher's spouse, who tested positive to COVID-19,...

Reaction of Accra Girls students when recovered mates resumed classes [Video]

It was a moment of merry-making for students of Accra Girls Senior High School when their recovered mates joined them on campus.The recovered students...

US shatters daily virus record again with 77,000 new infections in just one day

The US has shattered its daily record for coronavirus infections, reporting more than 77,000 new cases as the number of deaths in a 24-hour...

Use of face shields increases risk of contracting coronavirus

Ghanaians have been cautioned against wearing face shields without nose masks as a protective gear as it does not give the user the needed...

Coronavirus: Russian spies target vaccine research

Russian spies are targeting organisations trying to develop a coronavirus vaccine in the United Kingdom (UK), United States (US) and Canada, security services have...

Woman goes ‘gaga’ as she curses Akufo-Addo [Video]

Parents of some students of the Accra Girls Senior High School have once again stormed the school premises, demanding the immediate release of their...

Baby boy infected with coronavirus in womb

Doctors in France have reported what they believe to be the first proven case of Covid-19 being passed on from a pregnant woman to...

CEO Network Ghana makes second donation to Covid-19 Fund

CEO Network Ghana has made a second donation of GH₵ 150,000 to the Covid-19 National Trust Fund.The donation forms part of a targeted sum...

What KSM fears more than Covid-19

Popular comedian and satirist, Kwaku Sintim-Misa (KSM), has expressed fear over the dissemination of false information by a section of the public about the...

Coronavirus: Fake contact tracer arrested

A 23-year-old man has been arrested by the police for allegedly posing as a COVID-19 contact tracer who took samples of sputum from unsuspecting...

Govt to close down schools only if…

The government, following the pressure mounted on it to close down schools by parents, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Minority in Parliament, due...

You may be using hand sanitizer all wrong

Keeping your hands clean is a critical component of protection against the spread of the coronavirus.Using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer is a convenient method of...

There are politicians praying for more Covid-19 deaths and infections – Gabby Otchere-Darko

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, says there are many politicians and citizens who are praying for more Covid-19...

Ghana witnesses drop in active Covid-19 cases

Ghana has recorded a cumulative of 25,252 positive cases of Covid-19 since March 2020, with 21,397 recoveries indicating a percentage recovery rate of 34.7...

Prof Opoku-Agyemang wades into death of KNUST SHS student

Running mate to National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has reacted to the death of a student of the...

Coronavirus: Medical staff at KATH dies; 170 others test positive

One medical staff at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has died of Covid-19.Details of the deceased are scanty, but JoyNews has learnt the...

Ridge Hospital breaks silence on ‘missing’ body of Rwandan official who died of Covid-19

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge, has broken its silence on the body of a Rwandan official that was reported to have gone missing.The...

Health authorities secure biggest Covid-19 treatment centre in Ashanti Region [video]

Health authorities have secured a facility for setting up the biggest Covid-19 treatment centre so far in the Ashanti Region.The 115-bed capacity...

‘New health facilities in Ashanti region to have Covid-19 treatment centres’

Some of the health infrastructure projects currently under construction in the Ashanti region would have Covid-19 treatment centres as confirmed cases in the region...

Coronavirus: Check out latest hotspot in Accra

The Ayawaso West Wuogon Municipality in the Geater Accra region has the majority of the latest COVID-19 cases recorded in the Greater Accra region.The...

Last words of dying KNUST SHS student to mother [Video]

Mother of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School (SHS) final year business student has recounted the last...

Covid-19 patients are struggling to cope after leaving hospitals

Patients who battle severe after-effects of the viral infection are turning to local doctors or YouTube videos for help in the absence of post-discharge...

Caring for 3 children without legs; the sad story of Abena Donkor [video]

Being a single mother is arguably the most challenging task in parenthood; however, being a single mother of three children without legs...

COVID-19: Ghana’s case count surpasses 25,000

Ghana has recorded 264 new Covid-19 cases bringing the number of total cases as of Tuesday, July 14, 2020, to 25,252.The new cases were...

ICUMS is a much better system than GCNET – Prof Adei

Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Professor Stephen Adei, has spoken highly of the not-so-long-ago deployed port management system; the Integrated Customs Management...

55 test positive for Covid-19 at Accra Girls’ SHS – Govt

A total of 55 persons at the Accra Girls’ Senior High School (SHS), including students and members of staff, have tested positive for the...

Woman dies after attending ‘Covid party’ thinking virus was a ‘hoax’

“I think I made a mistake. I thought this was a hoax, but it’s not.”Those were the final words of a 30-year-old patient who...

How face masks work to protect you and others from coronavirus droplets

Shoppers in England will have to don masks or face coverings in stores and supermarkets within weeks.Face coverings are already being used in public...

Covid-19: Too many countries going in wrong direction – WHO

The coronavirus pandemic is going to get “worse and worse” if certain governments do not take decisive action to curb the spread of the...

Covid-19: Akufo-Addo endangering lives of students and teachers – NDC

The Covid-19 technical team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has added its voice to calls for the closure of schools by the government...