What are the symptoms of Omicron?
The first cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have now been detected in the United Kingdom (UK).It was highlighted by scientists in...
COVID-19: Noguchi detects 34 cases of Omicron variant
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has announced the detection of 34 imported cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 from some 120...
COVID-19: Contact tracing underway to detect new variant
JoyNews/AdomNews · Contact tracing underway to detect new Covid variant in communities – VirologistLead Virologist at Noguchi Memorial Institute, Professor William Ampofo, says the...
COVID-19: 7,870 children receive Pfizer vaccine jab
At least 7,870 minors aged 15 and 17 have received their first jab of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines in the Greater Accra Region, as government...
Founder of anti-vaccine TV dies of COVID-19
Anti-vaccine Christian broadcaster, Marcus Lamb, has died from Covid-19 at the age of 64, his channel announced Tuesday, weeks after contracting the virus.Lamb was...
Adorable twins bag first-class degrees from the same university
Nigerian lady Oluyale Juliet and her twin sister Kehinde graduated with first-class from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) on Friday, November 26.While the former...
Nigeria confirms two cases of new COVID variant
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, December 1, confirmed the first case of Omicron variant in Nigeria.NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa,...
Govt told to tighten COVID-19 testing at KIA to avoid influx of Omicron variant
Director of the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Prof Gordon Awandare, has called for regular COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka...
Covid-19: Couple arrested inside plane after fleeing quarantine hotel
A married couple who tested positive for Covid-19 has been arrested after fleeing a quarantine hotel in the Netherlands before attempting to leave the...
Govt to announce additional measures on COVID-19 response
The Government of Ghana will on Sunday 28th November 2021 announce additional measures as part of its COVID-19 response to control the risk of...
Two cases of new variant of Covid detected in UK
Two people in the United Kingdom (UK) have been found to be infected with the new Covid variant, Omicron, the health secretary has said.Sajid...
Multimedia Group partners GHS to administer covid-19 vaccines [Photos]
The Multimedia Group has collaborated with the Ayawaso Central Ghana Health Service (GHS) to administer the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine to the...
Covid: UK issues Africa travel restrictions over variant fear
Travellers arriving from several southern African countries will have to quarantine amid warnings over a new Covid variant.Health Secretary Sajid Javid said from 12:00...
COVID-19: Mass vaccination kicks off in Volta Region
The Volta Regional Co-ordinating Council has announced that a mass COVID-19 vaccination exercise has begun in all 18 districts and municipalities of the region.A...
Woman who rejected Covid jab begs doctors to save her after she ‘died’ eight times
An unvaccinated woman who 'died' eight times after being hospitalised with Covid has urged other Brits to get the jab.Gemma Roberts' heart stopped...
First known case of Covid-19 revealed
The first known Covid-19 case was a vendor at the live-animal market in Wuhan, according to a scientist who has scrutinised public accounts of...
COVID-19: 22 in severe condition
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says some 22 individuals battling with the coronavirus disease are in severe condition.According to the Service on its website,...
Covid: Mum in coma gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby girl [Photos]
A miracle 1lb baby born 14 weeks premature after her mum was put into an induced coma with Covid has defied all the odds....
KATH staff drags CEO to CHRAJ over Covid-19 funds
A staff at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate...
Ayariga backs Minority’s quest to demand accountability over COVID- I9 expenditure
The Founder of All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, says the Minority’s request for accountability regarding COVID-19 expenditure is necessary.Speaking on Joy News, he...
Covid-19: New vaccination requirements for Ghanaian travellers to USA
New rules for travel to the United States go into effect for flights departing on Monday, November 8, 2021. The rules released by the Biden...
Good news for fully vaccinated persons
The Foreign Ministry has announced that people who have been fully vaccinated with vaccines from the authorised European Medicines Agency (EMA) are now eligible...
GCB, Wesley Girls old students, others donate to Covid-19 Trust Fund
The Ghana Commercial Bank and other groups have heeded to the cry of the COVID-19 National Trust Fund Secretariat for support.The Secretariat, headed...
4 million more COVID-19 vaccines coming – MoH
Ghana is expecting about four million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the next three weeks, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Health, Kwabena...
Tonga records first coronavirus case since start of pandemic
Tongans have been rushing to vaccinate themselves against coronavirus after the Pacific island nation confirmed its first case on Friday. The infection was detected in...
Ghana to receive 756,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson
Ghana is set to receive over seven thousand, five hundred and fifty-six doses of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.Manager of the Expanded...
COVID-19: ‘Obuasi residents refusing to take vaccines’
Out of the 55,231 doses of vaccines allocated to vaccinate the people of the Obuasi East District against the covid-19, only 14,195 persons have...
Covid-19: Only 4% of Ghanaians are fully vaccinated – Asiedu Bekoe
Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, has disclosed that just about four per cent of the...
First Black US secretary of state dies of Covid-19 complications amid cancer battle
Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years...
GHS reacts to WHO’s approval of vaccines for children under 5
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said the widespread approval of malaria vaccines for children under five will be a major game-changer in the...
Ghana’s COVID vaccination certificate to be recognised by UK from Monday
Ghana will be removed from the United Kingdom (UK) government’s red list COVID-19 high-risk countries with effect from Monday, October 11, 2021The country's Covid-19...
UK govt removes restrictions on fully vaccinated Ghanaians
Ghana has been recognised as one of 37 new countries whose fully vaccinated nationals can enter the United Kingdom (UK) without any restriction.Fully vaccinated...
Mahama reacts to WHO’s approval of malaria vaccine
Former President John Mahama is elated that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the new malaria vaccine for widespread use.In a post on...
Good news as Ghana receives additional 532,000 doses of AstraZeneca [Photos]
The Ministry of Information has announced the arrival of over 532,000 additional doses of AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccines.The vaccines are from the governments of Iceland, Denmark, Norway,...
Cloth facemasks are less protective against Covid-19 – Health Experts
As the world keeps exploring ways to keep the Covid-19 infection under control, some health experts have argued that cloth masks are less protective...
Covid symptoms: Is it a cold or coronavirus?
More knowledge is being learned about coronavirus and what symptoms people should act on.The NHS says people should look out for classic Covid symptoms:A...
Covid-19: Akosombo Int’l School records new cases
At least 24 students of the Akosombo International School have been moved to a hotel at Atimpoku for isolation after testing positive for Covid-19....
KNUST scientists lead clinical trial of ‘Nibima’ for COVID-19 treatment
Scientists (investigators) at the Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), are leading the clinical trial of “Nibima”, a...
COVID vaccination soon to be requirement for entry of markets – Association declares
Very soon, entering a market in Accra will be based on whether you have taken COVID-19 jab or not.This is according to the...
Ghana receives 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca from Germany
The government has taken delivery of 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccines from Germany.This brings to almost five million, the total number...