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What Gary-Al Smith’s Covid-19 status disclosure did for anti-stigma campaign

Joy Sports’ Gary Al-Smith in an unexpected post on June 18, announced that he had contracted the dreaded novel coronavirus.He disclosed his status via...

I want to give a woman the orgasm of her life, but I don’t want to disobey the gospel – Man cries

Sex has always been a forbidden fruit for me. I’m a third-generation member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.We believe...

Immigration Officers force residents to desilt gutters, sweep entire road for this reason [Video]

Some residents in the Bono East Regional Capital, Techiman, have been made to desilt gutters and sweep an entire road stretch over failure to...

Full list: Shake-up in Immigration Service

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has announced a shake-up among its top senior officers as it intensifies its fight against the deadly coronavirus.The service,...

Asymptomatic coronavirus patients to be discharged 14 days ‘without a test’ – GHS

Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients will, henceforth, be discharged 14 days after the initial positive test, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye,...

Bono Regional Hospital MD warns staff who flout Covid-19 safety protocols [video]

The Medical Director of the Bono Regional Hospital, Dr. Cardinal Newton says management will not countenance staff who fail to strictly adhere to...

Multimedia Group records COVID-19 case

This is to inform you that five (5) members of our team at our business offices in Accra who were contact traced and tested...

Staff of Pantang Hospital withdraw services over govt’s failure to address encroachment

Staff of the Pantang Hospital here in Accra have embarked on a total strike – laying down their tools and attending only to cases...

Covid-19: Ghana’s case count nears 13, 000, 4 on ventilators

Four persons infected with Covid-19 are in critical condition and are on ventilators while 14 others are critically ill, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...

Coronavirus: KATH orders doctors, nurses at ICU to self quarantine for 14 days

The Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has asked the doctors and nurses working at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)...

Africa reacts to success of dexamethasone trial

South Africa has said it was "considering" treating seriously ill Covid-19 patients with dexamethasone, a steroid drug that British medical scientists have hailed as...

WHO sees “green shoots” of hope in coronavirus pandemic

Signs of hope are starting to show in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, but it...

China to prioritise Africa once coronavirus vaccines are ready

China has promised to give priority to African countries once COVID-19 vaccines are ready to use.The Chinese President Xi Jinping was quoted by the...

COVID-19: Myths and facts revisited

The new coronavirus disease or Covid-19 has been with us for more than half a year since it was first reported in China in...

COVID-19: SHSs to benefit from Trust Fund as more donations pour in

The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for COVID-19 National Trust Fund, Sophia Akuffo, has announced Senior High Schools (SHSs) in Ghana will soon...

Details of the 8 persons killed by coronavirus in Ghana released!

Ghana’s coronavirus death toll has increased from 58 to 66 following the death of eight patients.This was contained in an update by the Ghana...

Ghana records 8 new coronavirus deaths

Eight more people, who have contracted the novel coronavirus, have been confirmed dead, per new data released by the Ghana Health Service.This shoots the...

Govt to set up 2 coronavirus hospitals in Ashanti region

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Oko Boye, has revealed that the government is taking steps to turn two hospitals in the Ashanti region...

Coronavirus kills three-month-old baby in Northern region [video]

A three-month-old baby is among the recorded Covid-19 deaths in the Northern, the regional Ghana Health Service says.Speaking at a briefing in...

Kennedy Agyapong’s 60th birthday celebration in his home [Watch]

Controversial Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, yesterday, June 16 celebrated his birthday in grand style.Being his 60th birthday,...

Dr Okoe Boye reveals coronavirus status

Deputy Health Minister, Benard Okoe Boye, has tested negative to the deadly novel coronavirus.The medical practitioner-cum-politician, who was rumoured to have contracted the virus...

FDA approves convalescence plasma treatment for coronavirus patients

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, on Tuesday confirmed that the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has approved an investigational convalescent plasma collected...

Pregnant Ghanaian nurse’s husband’s agony after wife dies of Covid-19

Mary Agyapong was a nurse at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital in Bedfordshire. She was diagnosed with coronavirus in early April and died a week...

Covid-19: Chinese embassy, Chinese community in Ghana donates to the Ridge Hospital

The Chinese embassy in Ghana together with the Chinese community has donated items to the Greater Accra regional hospital to complement government effort at...

Mixed reactions greet nosemask fines in Ho

A cross-section of people in Ho, the Volta Regional capital, have expressed mixed feelings on the imposition of fines on persons not wearing facemasks...

Do not leave your house without these three things

Do not leave your house without these three things: CDCWith no vaccine for the novel coronavirus yet, the best and the only way to...

My experience with Covid-19: How I found healing in nature’s roots

Our family got a rude shock when my husband tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this month. One week had elapsed between the development of...

Covid-19: AngloGold staff test positive in Upper West

Acting Upper West Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Damien Pungyiri, has disclosed that out of the 10 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in...

Coronavirus can still pass between face mask wearers — even when they’re 4 feet apart: study

COVID-19 can be transmitted between people who are standing more than four feet apart, even if they are wearing a mask, a new study has found.The...

Brazil likely to see a million cases by end of week

Brazil has set a new record of daily cases – 34,918 patients were registered as having Coronavirus in the past 24 hours. There are...

Flushing ‘can propel viral infection 3ft into air’

Flushing the toilet with the lid up creates a cloud of spray that can be breathed in and may spread infection, such as coronavirus,...

Test that can spot 98% of virus cases a ‘game-changer’ for identifying immunity

A game-changing blood test that spots 98 per cent of coronavirus cases could identify tens of thousands more victims - and might be available from next...

Dexamethasone: What is the new life-saving coronavirus drug?

Researchers have announced that a drug called dexamethasone has been found to reduce the risk of deaths among ventilated Covid-19 patients by around 33 per cent.A team of...

About 200 staff of Kwadaso SDA Hospital being tested after Medical Director died of Covid-19

About 200 workers of the Kwadaso SDA Hospital in Kumasi are being tested for coronavirus after the Medical Director of the facility died of...

Covid-19: Another high-profile govt official tests positive

Another government official, the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has tested positive for Covid-19.Dr Dsane-Selby who...

Seth Terkper calls for differentiation between 2020 budget and Covid-19 fiscal gaps

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has urged parliament to be vigilant and ensure a differentiation is made between the fiscal gap created by the...

Coronavirus: Wives storm isolation centre in Nigeria to demand release of husbands[Video]

Wives of Egbin power station workers made a scene as they called for their husbands to be released to them.Staff of Egbin power station,...

Covid-19: Myths and facts revisited

The new coronavirus disease or Covid 19 has been with us for more than half a year since it was first reported in China...

Govt sets date to evacuate Ghanaians in US

Government will evacuate stranded Ghanaians in the United States of America (USA) who are registered with the Consulate-General on June 25.In a letter issued...

Life-saving coronavirus drug has been found

A cheap and widely available drug called dexamethasone can help save the lives of patients who are seriously ill with coronavirus, according to a...