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Wearing a face mask reduces your risk of coronavirus by 65%, doctors say

Indoor gyms are set to reopen 'within days' as the Government continues to ease the UK's lockdown.Health officials believe it is safe to reopen workout...

Africa records over 500, 000 COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 infections in Africa today surpassed 500, 000, and there is concern as a growing number of countries are experiencing a sharp rise in cases....

Zimbabwe: Health minister fired over coronavirus test kits scandal

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired his Health minister who was implicated in the irregular procurement of $60 million worth of Covid-19 test kits.Government...

Coronavirus: 32 health workers at Tamale Teaching Hospital test postive

Thirty-two health workers at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have contracted the coronavirus disease. The Director of Medical Affairs of the TTH, Dr Abass Adam...

I prefer Nigerian students lose academic year than expose them to danger – Minister says as State stops students from writing WASSCE

Final year secondary school students in Nigeria won’t participate in the upcoming West African Examination Council's West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the...

Madagascar denies claims President Rajoelina has Covid-19

The government of Madagascar has denied reports claiming President Andry Rajoelina has Coronavirus.There have been several reports on social media platforms and news websites claiming...

Covid-19: Ghana’s Chief Justice goes into self isolation

The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has gone into a mandatory 14–day self isolation on the advise of his doctors.A statement dated July 7, 2020...

Covid-19 ‘scares’ Supreme Court, causes apex court to shut down

Ghana's apex court - the Supreme Court - has suspended cases billed to be heard this week over fears of possible contraction of the...

WHO confirms there’s ’emerging evidence’ of airborne transmission of coronavirus

The World Health Organization confirmed there is "emerging evidence" of airborne transmission of the coronavirus.The confirmation follows the publication of a letter signed Monday...

Education Minister Napo discharged from UGMC

Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has been discharged from the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) where he was being treated for...

School authorities put student on public bus after he showed Covid-19 symptoms; boy tests positive later – Family

Family of a final year student of Wesley High School in Konongo who tested positive for coronavirus have accused school authorities of negligence in...

Current fare increments by drivers illegal – GPRTU

Vice President for the Ghana Private Roads and Transport Union (GPRTU), Robert Sarbah, has said any increments being implemented by drivers were illegal.According to...

Joyce Mogtari blasts NPP for claiming she has tested positive for Covid-19

Special aide to former President John Mahama, Mrs Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has denied reports that she has tested positive for COVID-19 describing it as...

This doctor discharges recovered COVID patients with a hug; the reason is heartwarming

With the novel coronavirus pandemic continuing to spread at an unprecedented rate, it is understandable if you are feeling down and out during the current circumstances....

This is the average number of Covid-19 cases Ghana records everyday

Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has said that Ghana on an average basis records over 400 cases of Covid-19 a...

COVID-19: Bechem PRESEC confirms first case

Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) has confirmed first case of COVID-19 in the school.Assistant Headmaster in-charge of domestics, Michael Boamah, speaking to Accra...

COVID-19: ‘BECE, WASSCE’ cancelled as Kenya annuls academic year

The Government of Kenya has annulled the academic year of 2020 for primary and secondary schools due to the continuous upsurge of numbers of...

WHO acknowledges ‘evidence emerging’ of airborne spread of COVID-19

 The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the...

Trump moves to pull US out of WHO amid pandemic

President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO).The president had made his intentions clear in late...

Africa starts opening airspace even as coronavirus cases climb

Relatively few confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in Africa. Less air travel might be a factor after most countries closed their borders. But...

Police calm protest in KNUST SHS following death of student after alleged neglect over Covid-19 fears

Armed police were brought in on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to restore order after students of the KNUST Senior High School went...

8 Covid-19 cases at Accra Girls SHS: 648 contacts identified

A total of 684 persons, believed to have come into contact with some eight persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Accra...

It is unfair to disclose the Covid-19 status of others – Kojo Oppong- Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has indicated that disclosing the Covid-19 status of others is not right.According to Mr Oppong-Nkrumah, informing others about one's Covid-19...

Coronavirus: 150 doctors test positive

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is appealing to Ghanaians to demonstrate a high sense of responsiveness in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.According to...

NPP USA branch supports Covid-19 fight with GH¢100,000

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), United States of America (USA) branch, has donated One hundred thousand Cedis (GH¢100,000) to support the fight against the spread...

Covid-19: Kenya announces all national exams canceled as schools remain closed till 2021

Kenya’s Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), George Magoha, has announced that stakeholders have shelved schools reopening until 2021.Speaking to the press, Mr Magoha explained that...

Coronavirus fatality rate alarming in Zongo communities

Fatality rate of coronavirus in Zongo communities in Ghana is alarming, a renowned Islamic scholar has announced.Sheikh Anas Toffek Ibrahim told journalists at the...

COCOBOD to close offices after workers test positive for COVID-19

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced the closure of its Accra offices for a fumigation exercise from Wednesday, July 8 to Friday, July...

GHS releases details of new coronavirus deaths

Ghana’s Coronavirus related deaths rose from 122 to 129 following the demise of seven persons, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced Monday.Six out of...

A Plus reacts to Osafo Maafo’s Covid-19-positive status

Musician cum politician, Kwame A Plus, has reacted after the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong- Nkrumah, said at a press conference that the Senior Minister,...

Senior Minister Osafo Maafo tests positive for COVID-19 [audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Senior Minister Osafo Maafo tests positive for COVID-19The Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo has tested positive for COVID-19.This was announced today...

Accra Girls teacher, spouse test positive for COVID-19

It has emerged that a teacher and spouse at Accra Girls' Senior High School have also contracted the infectious coronavirus disease.This means the...

Ghana records 7 new COVID-19 deaths as cases hit 21,077

Ghana has recorded 992 new COVID-19 cases which now puts the country’s case count at 21, 077, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reports.Seven new...

Compounds that halt reproduction of coronavirus identified

Scientists have identified several existing compounds that block the replication of the COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus within human cells grown in the laboratory, by targeting...

Korle-Bu suspends urgent and non-emergency surgical cases as 91 staff test positive for Covid-19

One of the country’s top referral health facilities, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have been forced to suspend non-emergency surgery and urgent cases at least for...

COVID-19 fight: Akufo-Addo is tired; we’re all fatigued – Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has stated that the government is fatigued by the increasing cases of Coronavirus in the country despite numerous...

Coronavirus: 46 staff of BOST test positive

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has shut down its office after 46 of its staff tested positive for Coronavirus.This was...

Garlic and Sunshine – More COVID Facts and Myths

It has been more than seven months since China reported the onset of the COVID pandemic in Wuhan. Since then, the entire globe has...

Covid-19 in schools: Sick or dead students cannot write exam – Govt told

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to prioritise the lives of all final year students currently in school.The call by...

Covid-19: Check out ECs new queue management system at registration centres

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has instituted the queue management system at its registration centres to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 virus at...