South Africa to start Africa’s first coronavirus vaccine pilot
South Africa has rolled out the continent’s first coronavirus vaccine trial this week.The university leading the pilot has said, as the country grapples with...
Coronavirus: Accra Technical University records first case
Management of the Accra Technical University says one person has tested positive for Covid-19 at the educational facility. This is less than two weeks...
Covid-19: Laboratory scientists express disappointment in Akufo-Addo
The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) has expressed disappointment in the lack of commitment by the government to heed to professional advice...
Thousands of recovered coronavirus patients ‘may have to return to hospital’
After recovering from a serious coronavirus infection, the last thing that most people would want would be another trip to the hospital.But doctors have...
Is it safe to stay in a hotel during coronavirus? Things you must know before booking a room
After staying indoors for about three months, now people are slowly getting out. The restrictions have been eased and with that, public places and...
Schools and Covid-19 Information
The “new normal” took a further step towards entrenching itself when some students returned to school last week. Students such as final year students...
COVID-19: Ghana records 10 more deaths as cases hit 14,568
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 14,568 with 414 new cases being recorded.The death toll is now 95 amid 10,907 recoveries. This means...
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia bars international pilgrims for Hajj
Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, this year in a bid to control coronavirus.Only a very limited...
China deploys self-driving cars to deliver foods; disinfect places in the streets [video]
As a way to reduce the spread of coronavirus, China, according to Mashable, is using self-driving vans called Hercules to deliver foods and disinfect...
Recovered Covid-19 patients afraid to leave isolation centres over possible stigma
Some persons who have recovered from Covid-19 at one of the country’s treatment centres are dreadful of returning home due to possible stigma encounters.According...
Stranded Ghanaians with European resident’s permit evacuated [photos]
Some One Hundred and Seventy-Eight Ghanaians with resident’s permit in Europe who were stranded in Ghana as a result of the lockdown to contain...
South Korea confirms second wave of coronavirus
Health officials in South Korea believe the country is going through a second wave of coronavirus, despite recording relatively low numbers.The country had been...
Over 5,000 fraudsters apply for Ghana’s COVID-19 stimulus fund
It has been detected that applicants with fictitious data, documents and personal details were among those who applied for the special fund, set up...
Coronavirus: Can heat or cold affect COVID-19 strain?
Coronavirus pandemic has infected close to 8 million people globally, and newer infection cases are being reported every single day. While there is no clear...
You cannot believe in Jesus and be afraid of Covid 19 – Pastor Chris [Watch]
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the Founder and President of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, says pastors cannot believe in Jesus Christ and be...
School blazers and ties could be banned in September to stop spread of coronavirus
School pupils could be banned from wearing blazers and ties to help stop the spread of coronavirus.The ban would start in September when more children...
15 habits you need to adopt if you want to survive the Covid-19 pandemic
As we write this, India has not only become the fourth worst-hit country by the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of positive coronavirus cases in...
Simple coronavirus ‘spit test’ instead of painful swab available from today
Patients who have suspected coronavirus can have a “spit” test to see if they have the disease, it is announced today.Until now, potential sufferers...
Nigeria’s Covid-19 cases exceed 20,000 as 436 new infections are recorded
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have exceeded 20,000 as the country recorded 436 new infections.The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a...
Release pastors who violated Covid-19 safety protocols or curses will follow you – Pastor to Akufo-Addo [Video]
The founder of Potter’s Family Chapel has called for the immediate release of pastors who were jailed for not adhering to directives imposed by...
Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths
Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19.The grim milestone comes amid growing political unrest...
Scanty information on theft of donated coronavirus equipment – Kenyan police
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is looking into two separate theft reports relating to donated Coronavirus equipment in March when the Ministry of...
Covid-19: Why Ghana’s recovery figures have gone up – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has given the reason behind Ghana's sudden jump in Covid-19 recovery figures.Per the Ghana Health Service's data, as of Saturday June...
Coronavirus: One school, one isolation centre – Akufo-Addo directs
All Senior High Schools (SHS) with boarding facilities are to use one of their dormitories as isolation centres as final year students report to...
Ghana’s coronavirus case count now 14,154
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have seen yet another rise in less than 24-hours, bringing the total to 14,154.The latest 147 new cases were announced by...
Akufo-Addo’s directives to schools as they reopen [read]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has addressed the country for the 12th time on the easing of Coronavirus related restrictions.The President’s address among other...
Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 12th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus
Fellow Ghanaians, good evening.It has been three and a half months since we begun our fight to defeat the Coronavirus pandemic in the country....
Coronavirus: 290 new cases increases Ghana’s tally to 14,007
Ghana has recorded 290 more Covid-19 cases increasing the country’s overall total to 14,007.Out of this figure, 399 more patients have been healed from...
Nigerian researchers announce Covid-19 vaccine
A team of Nigerian scientists has announced the discovery of a preventive vaccine against the novel coronavirus, local media reported Saturday.“It is our passion...
Coronavirus: Nyaho Medical Centre MD breaks silence after testing positive [video]
Managing Director of Nyaho Medical Centre has opened up on the reasons behind his decision to publicly announce his Covid-19 status.According to...
Coronavirus: Ghana’s new guidelines for discharge patients
Ghana has revised its policy for the discharge of Covid-19 patients as part of measures to reduce ‘rising cost in testing’ and ‘increasing workload’.According...
Ghana’s Covid-19 recoveries pass 10,000 with 85 deaths
Ghana has recorded its largest daily jump in COVID-19 fatalities with 15 more deaths.In addition to the death count rising to 85, Ghana has...
Coronavirus: ‘Dangerous phase’ of pandemic as outbreak widens, WHO warns
The world has entered a “new and dangerous phase” of the coronavirus pandemic, a top official from the World Health Organization said Friday, a...
Some of the riskiest places you can catch COVID-19 from
Some of the riskiest places you can catch COVID-19 fromWe have been locked up for over three months and now, people are slowly getting...
Police move to stop sharing of ‘envelopes’ to delegates at Ablekuma North
The police at the Otaten polling station in the Ablekuma North constituency in the Greater Accra Region have intervened to stop some supporters of...
Pregnant Nigerian teenager dies of suspected coronavirus symptoms
A 15-year-old pregnant woman on admission at the Ikorodu General Hospital, Lagos, has died from health complications similar to coronavirus symptoms.It was learnt that...
Suspected Covid-19 patient caught after escaping from isolation [Watch]
Some Covid-19 frontliners had a struggle of their lives when they tried 'arresting' a suspected patient who had escaped from an isolation centre.The incident...
Coronavirus pandemic accelerating with Americas worst, warns WHO
The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, with Thursday’s 150,000 new cases the highest in a single day, and nearly half of them in the Americas,...
Covid-19: FDA cautions against dexamethasone
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned against the use of dexamethasone for the prevention of the novel coronavirus disease.This comes after researchers...
Coronavirus: Savannah region records two new cases
The Savannah Regional has recorded two new cases of the novel coronavirus.The case was recorded at Salaga in the East Gonja Municipality bringing the...