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Ghana’s coronavirus case count now 10, 201

Ghana’s coronavirus case count has moved up again. This time by 291 new confirmed cases, bringing the total cases in the country, as at...

Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus ‘very rare’ – WHO

It is "very rare" for patients not showing symptoms of Covid-19 to spread it, says a top World Health Organisation official.Such patients may in...

Upper East Regional Hospital welcomes 11 recovered coronavirus staff

The Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga has welcomed 11 health personnel of the facility who have been declared fully recovered and fit to...

Ex-hiplife star, now evangelist ‘Papa Shee’ heals Covid-19 patient (Video)

Musician-turned-pastor, evangelist Papa Shee, says he has prayed for a Coronavirus-positive patient to recover from the killer respiratory diseases affecting many across the globe....

Coronavirus – all you need to know as new figures indicate true UK death toll

The death toll in parts of the UK are 11,000 more than first thought - with 51,000 victims across the country, according to a...

Coronavirus: Death toll hits 48 as Ghana’s case count nears 10,000

More than 200 new coronavirus cases have been recorded, the Ghana Health Service has confirmed.Four new deaths have been confirmed, bringing the total tally...

Coronavirus: Magufuli declares Tanzania free of Covid-19

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has declared the country "coronavirus-free" thanks to prayers by citizens."The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God," Mr Magufuli...

177 Germany-based Ghanaians flown back

Some 177 Ghanaians resident in Germany were on Monday, 8 June 2020 airlifted from Accra back to Germany despite the world grappling with the...

COVID-19: Commonwealth partners Joy FM in e-learning platform

The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council has partnered Joy FM to introduce specially designed accredited courses to increase the knowledge and employability of Ghanaians...

South Sudan vice-president ‘recovers from coronavirus’

South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar and his wife, Defence Minister Angelina Teny, have recovered from Covid-19, Sudan Tribune reports.The two tested positive for...

Covid-19 chases prostitutes away

The number of commercial sex workers known in local parlance as 'Ashawo', who usually stand on the shoulder of major roads in Kumasi to...

George Floyd: Gun-wielding man drives into protest and shoots one protester

Authorities say a man drove a car at George Floyd protesters in Seattle Sunday night, hit a barricade, then got out of the vehicle...

New Zealand to lift all restrictions as it declares itself Coronavirus-free [Video]

New Zealand is set to lift almost all its Coronavirus restrictions within hours as it reports there are no active cases in the country.It...

Coronavirus – all you need to know as breakthrough human vaccine trials to start next week

Scientists at Imperial College London will start human trials for a new coronavirus vaccine next week as a Government spokesperson described their progress as...

COVID-19: Health workers ignore virus, dance their hearts out [Watch]

Some health workers at Eti-Osa isolation centre in Lagos have mocked coronavirus as they dance in its face.Unperturbed about the spike in the confirmed...

Kim Jong-un all smiles and social distancing weeks after mysteriously vanishing

Kim Jong-un seemed in good spirits as he chaired a meeting of his ruling Workers Party's politburo - while sitting two metres apart from...

READ: Govt’s plan to evacuate stranded Ghanaians abroad

Government has outlined its plans for evacuating some stranded Ghanaians abroad as the country is yet to open its borders to other countries.For several...

Coronavirus: 176 new cases recorded; Ghana’s case count hits 9,638

176 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has been recorded in Ghana increasing the country’s case count to 9,638 as of Sunday, June 7, 2020.The Ghana...

Police officer killed by coronavirus buried in Koforidua

The Senior Police Officer who died from Coronavirus in Koforidua in the Eastern Region has been buried.He was interned Saturday at the public Cemetery in Koforidua...

Managing Director of Nyaho Medical Centre tests positive for Covid-19

The Managing Director of Nyaho Medical Centre has tested positive for Covid-19.Dr Elikem Tamaklo’s positive diagnosis has affected his family, but according to Rita...

Bald men are more at risk of getting severe coronavirus, studies show

Bald men could be at a higher risk of dying from coronavirus because male hormones help the virus attack cells, scientists have revealed.The hormone Androgen, which...

Easing of restrictions: AIT campuses remain closed – Registrar

The Registrar of the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), Mr Dominic Osei-Boakye, says the physical campuses of the university remain closed despite the easing...

Surviving as a private university in Covid-19 era, the AIT experience

‘A hunter does not have mercy on a sick animal’ (an Akan adage).The thought of the above adage is illustrated by the case of...

George Floyd: Protesters to get tested for Covid-19

Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz is asking everyone who has protested the death of George Floyd to be checked for coronavirus.“Anyone who demonstrated should receive...

Coronavirus: Ghana records over 9,000 cases, 4 more deaths

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed an additional 283 Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number to 9,168.The number of people who have recovered have...

Coronavirus: How to hug during a pandemic

A Canadian woman was so desperate to hug her mother during quarantine that she created a “hug glove” using a clear tarp with sleeves...

George Floyd: Powerful photos show cops take part in protests

Prosecutors have brought forward new criminal charges against the four policemen implicated in the death of George Floyd.One of the officers was already...

Covid-19 patient delivers baby via caesarean section at El Wak Isolation and Treatment Centre

Medical research is yet to establish if pregnant women with Covid-19 are at greater risk of becoming seriously ill than other healthy adults with...

Coronavirus: Over 3,000 patients recover

The Greater Accra region has recorded 208 new Covid-19 cases, sending the region’s tally to 6,102.These new cases and 129 from other regions has...

Covid-19: Wrong diagnosis kills pregnant woman

The death of a young woman in Brazzaville over fake covid-19 diagnosis has sparked fury.André Ngakala Oko, prosecutor of the Congo Republic on...

Armed men dressed as Covid-19 healthcare workers rob supermarket

A group of armed men robbed a South African supermarket dressed as healthcare workers on Wednesday.The thieves made away with an undisclosed amount of...

George Floyd had coronavirus a month before he was killed, autopsy report claims

George Floyd had coronavirus a month before he was killed, his autopsy shows.The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the full autopsy results...

Over 127 journalists die from coronavirus globally – PEC

At least 127 journalists have died of COVID-19 between March 1, and May 31, this year, around the world, according to a count by...

Final year University of Ghana students to remain at home despite easing of restrictions

Final year students of the University of Ghana will remain at home despite the easing of coronavirus restrictions.On Sunday, President Akufo-Addo gave the greenlight...

Coronavirus: 251 new cases recorded

The Ghana Health Service says 146 more people have recovered from Covid-19 but 251 new cases have been recorded, taking the national tally to...

Full list of destinations for Jet2 flights this July and new rules for passengers

After the coronavirus pandemic ground the travel industry to a halt, things are slowly starting to get back to normal.While the FCO still advises against non-essential...

Be vigilant lest pastors sell to you COVID-19 bitters – Christian Council Chair

Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr Paul K Boafo has advised Christians to be wary of pastors who might take advantage...

Ghanaian millionaire ready to kiss two patients to prove Coronavirus is a myth

Controversial socialite, Ibrah One has made some wild claims about Coronavirus and its origin.According to the self-acclaimed millionaire, Coronavirus is just a hoax which...

Sarkodie warned over Sammy Gyamfi’s cartoon gaffe

A National Democratic Congress (NDC) member, Yayra Koku, is warning award winning Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie not meddle in the controversy courted by the National...

People living on higher altitude less likely to get infected by coronavirus: Study

Researchers have found that people living in higher altitudes, especially 3,000 meters (9,842 feet) above the sea level are less likely to get infected...