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Carlos’ covid-19 brouhaha has cost my mother’s health – NPP Chair [Audio]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for Tema West Constituency, Nana Boakye, has slammed executives of the constituency for demanding the withdrawal of Kingsley Carlos...

5G in a post-pandemic world: Countdown to the digital blastoff

At this years GSMA Thrive event, Huawei’s Rotating Chairman Guo Ping delivered a keynote speech titled “5G in a post-pandemic world: Countdown to the...

Coronavirus may be hiding in these everyday objects in your household!

Coronavirus may be hiding in these daily objects in your household!As the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise at an alarming rate, it has...

Coronavirus pandemic costs Africa travel, tourism almost US$55 billion

African countries have lost almost US$55 billion in travel and tourism revenues in three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the African Union (AU)...

Akufo-Addo has not been flown to London for Covid-19 treatment – Presidency

The presidency has denied reports that President Akufo-Addo has been flown to the United Kingdom, London to receive treatment for Covid-19.The Herald Newspaper had...

Coronavirus patients wake from comas and tell doctor ‘they wish they were dead’

Critically ill coronavirus patients have been brought out of lengthy comas only to admit they wish they had died, a frontline doctor says.London consultant Dr Zudin...

Don Little cries to Akufo-Addo to bring him back to Ghana [video]

Diminutive actor Don Little, known in real life as Steven Atanga, is homesick and wants to come back to Ghana.He has joined the...

Asthma ‘does not increase the severity of Covid-19’, scientists claim

Asthma does not increase your risk of catching coronavirus, or influence the severity of the disease, scientists have claimed.While people with asthma were originally thought to be...

Covid-19: Heavy security at Accra Girls SHS as parents troop there to withdraw their wards [photos]

There is heavy security presence at the Accra Girls Senior High School (SHS) as some parents have trooped there to withdraw their children following...

GMA bemoans infection rate, deaths among members

It has emerged that over 150 medical doctors and dentists have so far tested positive for COVID-19 since Ghana recorded its first cases in...

Coronavirus in Kenyan parliament

Kenya’s National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi downplayed fears over Covid-19 infections in parliament, saying only two legislators had tested positive for the virus.But the...

Ridge Hospital speaks on 24-year-old woman who died of Covid-19

Health officials at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital have been cleared of any form of medical negligence following the death of 24-year-old Barbara Oforiwaa...

When coronavirus robs you of your sense of smell

"What I miss most is the smell of my son when I kiss him, the smell of my wife's body," says Jean-Michel Maillard.Anosmia --...

Rawlings reveals when he will shave his hair

Former president, Jerry John Rawlings says until the Covid-19 pandemic is over, he will not shave his hair or beard.The former president surprised many...

Coronavirus: Six Accra Girls SHS students test positive

Six students of the Accra Girls Senior High school have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.Citi News sources at the school said some students...

Coronavirus: Madagascar re-imposes lockdown amid surge in cases

Madagascar has placed its capital Antananarivo under a fresh lockdown following a new spike in coronavirus infections, two months after the restrictions were eased,...

Inside a COVID-19 treatment centre: Health worker shares traumatic experience

Many people all over the world have been quite anxious about the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.Many have lost their loved ones,...

Kufuor not on admission at UGMC – Aide debunks Covid-19 reports

The Special Aide to former president, John Agyekum Kufuor has denied reports that the ex-leader is on admission at the University of Ghana Medical...

Worship from home – Otabil to ICGC members

Founder and General Overseer at the International Central Gospel Church, Mensa Otabil has urged members of his church to continue worship from home amidst...

Coronavirus: Dan Botwe discharged

Minister for Regional Reorganisation, Daniel Kweku Botwe who was on admission at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) in Accra has been discharged.He...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 697 new cases, 5 more deaths

Ghana has recorded 697 new positive coronavirus cases bringing the total case count to 20,085, the Ghana Health Service has said.The number of active...

Coronavirus: Western North Region records 25 new cases

The Western North Region has recorded 25 new Covid-19 cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 127, with 82 recovered and discharged,...

Nigeria records 12 deaths in 1 day as Coronavirus cases reach 27,564

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday, July 3, released the latest updates of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic as it affects states...

Ben Ephson responding to treatment after testing positive for Covid-19

Renowned journalist and pollster, Ben Ephson, is responding well to treatment after contracting the novel coronavirus.Mr Ephson is currently under observation at the University...

Carlos Ahenkorah’s campaign team member passes on …2 others receiving COVID-19 treatment

A member of Carlos Ahenkorah’s campaign team in the Tema West Constituency passed on on Thursday after he was rushed to the LEKMA Hospital...

Oxford researches feel COVID-19 pandemic will end on its own; won’t need a vaccine

Oxford researches feel COVID-19 pandemic will end on its own; won't need a vaccineIt has been over six months since we first heard of...

KCCR gets mobile laboratory vans to fast-track Covid-19 testing

The Covid-19 testing capacity of Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) is set to increase, with the receipt of mobile laboratory vans.The...

Covid-19: FDA warns against unauthorised rapid test kits

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is cautioning the public against the patronage of unauthorised Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits supposedly meant for COVID-19.According...

COVID-19: ‘More trouble’ for Carlos Ahenkorah over protocol breach

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, is calling for the prosecution of the Tema West Member of Parliament, Carlos Ahenkorah, for breaching the COVID-19 protocols.This comes after...

Funeral mass held in honour of late Sekondi-Takoradi Mayor [video]

A funeral mass has been held in honour of the late Sekondi-Takoradi Mayor, Kobina Kurentsi Sam.Mr Sam died in June – a...

How Ghanaian-Canadians’ push for a Toronto community centre fell victim to coronavirus

Just south of where Finch Avenue West meets Weston Road sits a large beige building at the end of an industrial road.Its windows are...

Carlos Ahenkorah’s driver tests positive for Covid-19

It has emerged that driver of former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah has also tested positive for the infectious Covid-19....

Carlos Ahenkorah embarked on biological warfare – Segbefia

Tema West MP Carlos Ahenkorah has been accused of embarking on biological warfare after vising a crowded location despite being coronavirus positive.His resignation from...

Rawlings angry over coronavirus protocol snub

Former President JJ Rawlings has called on Ghanaians to be mindful of the realities of Covid-19 as they register for the new voter’s ID...

Ghana loses top surgeon to Covid-19

The country has lost one of its top surgeons, Dr Richard Kisser, who is with the Trust Hospital. According to the Hospital, the consultant...

Nigeria ‘still testing Covid-19 herbal cure’

Nigeria’s health minister says Covid-Organics – a herbal tonic produced in Madagascar and touted as a cure for coronavirus – has ingredients used for...

Inside UK factory hit by coronavirus where workers can’t afford to be sick

Inside one of Britain’s meat  processing factories, where there is an ongoing outbreak of Covid-19, Alex is working “shoulder to shoulder” with his colleagues.One...

COVID-19 gaffe: Carlos Ahenkorah resigns!

The Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah has resigned from his position.This comes after he admitted breaching COVID-19 protocols by visiting a...

Coronavirus has mutated into a new, more infectious strain, scientists warn

cases around the world are now at over 10.6 million, and now a new study suggests that most of those cases are caused by...

I haven’t tested positive for Covid-19 – Top musician

Ghanaian rapper, Tinny, has denied reports of him testing positive to Covid-19 after news of his ill health spread like wildfire.It is worthy to...