Coronavirus: Obuasi residents shy away from testing
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says residents of Obuasi and its surrounding towns in the Ashanti Region are scared of availing themselves for COVID-19...
Two-day-old baby dies from coronavirus
A two-day-old baby born became the youngest victim of coronavirus in South Africa after being born prematurely to a coronavirus positive mother.It is the...
Day-to-day questions about living with coronavirus answered
From sanitizing fruits and vegetables to medicine strips, day-to-day questions about living with coronavirus answeredWe all come across various pieces of information quite often...
Ghana has not received Madagascar’s Covid-19 ‘cure’ – Oppong-Nkrumah
Ghana has not received a herbal cure for Covid-19 developed in Madagascar, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has said.Rather, he explained that they have reached...
A new drug can stop coronavirus ‘without vaccine’, say Chinese researchers
The world is waiting for a vaccine that will put an end to the aggressive hold of coronavirus across countries.Lives have come to a halt,...
Marriage services in Nairobi suspended after many flock AG’s office
The office of the Attorney General and Depart of Justice in Nairobi has halted marriage services in order to develop a clear roadmap on...
WHO lists African countries with less coronavirus cases
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa increased to about 86,000 on Tuesday.WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville,...
Scientists to produce up to 1bn doses of coronavirus vaccine from September
AstraZeneca has said it has the capacity to manufacture one billion doses of the University of Oxford 's potential Covid-19 vaccine and will begin supply in September.The pharmaceutical...
Ghana records disturbing new coronavirus cases
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has once again updated its website on the latest development on Covid-19.According to the GHS, the country’s total case...
Covid-19: Deputy Education Minister’s message to private school owners [read]
Deputy Education Minister in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has asked managers of private schools to apply for the...
Reopening of schools, churches not advisable – Yieleh Chireh
Former Health Minister, Joseph Yieleh Chireh, is kicking against proposals for the reopening of churches and schools as the country continues to record more...
Coronavirus: MPs, staff of Parliament undergo testing
Members of Parliament (MP) and all staff of the House have undergone a mandatory testing for coronavirus.The Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Ocquaye, directed...
Ashanti region: 30 frontline workers test positive for Covid-19
Some thirty health workers including doctors and nurses have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease in the Ashanti region.The Regional Health Director,...
Covid-19: Cambridge University lectures to be online-only until 2021
There will be no face-to-face lectures at the University of Cambridge over the course of the next academic year due to coronavirus, it has...
Covid-19: Six workers test positive in same company
Six workers of iSON Xperiences in Ibadan, Nigeria have reportedly tested positive for the infectious coronavirus disease.iSON Xperiences is a leading customer experience provider that...
Coronavirus patient shares drastic transformation photos after six-week battle
A coronavirus patient has shared shocking before and after photos of the effects the illness had on his body in a bid to prove...
Covid-19 patients’ fun time in isolation centre [Video]
A group of Covid-19 patients in an unidentified isolation centre in Nigeria has been captured in a merry-making mood and positive vibes.The patients, numbering...
Chinese restaurant in Zambia closed for denying locals entry
A Chinese restaurant in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka has been closed by authorities for reportedly discriminating against locals.According to local media, the Zambian authorities moved...
Every little headache scared me – Actor recounts COVID-19 near death experience
One of Nigeria’s leading actors, Femi Adebayo, has revealed how Covid-19 forced him to cancel shows in the United States and run into isolation...
Ghana receives Madagascar cure for Covid-19
The Ministry of Information has indicated that Ghana has received samples of Madagascar’s highly publicised COVID-19 remedy and preventive herbal mixture.The Ministry, in a...
Time not yet ripe for reopening of schools – PTA Council
For sometime now, calls on the government to reopen schools across the country have increased.Among those calling for the immediate reopening of schools is...
Coronavirus: British High Commission repatriates nationals from Ghana
The British High Commission in Accra has repatriated 700 of their “stranded” nationals in Ghana, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The exercise, carried out at...
Rwanda is using Robots to attend to coronavirus patients [photos]
Rwanda on Tuesday said the country will put five high-tech robots into use to fight COVID-19 in its treatment centres.“The use of robots in...
E.L’s message to GES on reopening of schools in Ghana [read]
Teacher Unions are outraged by the possibility of the Ghana Education Service (GES) reopening schools though the Coronavirus infections continue to increase.The Vodafone Ghana...
Parliament to test all MPs and staff for coronavirus
The Speaker of Parliament has directed all members and staff of the House to be tested for coronavirus.In his welcome address as Parliament resumed...
Africa’s Covid-19 cases rise to 88,172, disease agency says
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases across Africa rose from 84,634 Monday afternoon to 88,172 by Tuesday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control...
WHO chief vows to continue leading virus response after Trump threat to quit
The head of the World Health Organization vowed on Tuesday to continue to lead the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, after President Donald...
UK clamps down on TV station belonging to Pastor Chris over coronavirus conspiracies
Loveworld Television Network, a TV stationed owned by popular Nigerian Christian preacher Chris Oyakhilome, has been sanctioned by the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom, for...
Ghana records 178 more cases of coronavirus, total now 6, 096
Ghana’s coronavirus cases have jumped from 5,918 to 6,096 as at Tuesday, May 19, 2020. This means 178 additional cases have been confirmed.This was...
Akufo-Addo launches GH¢1bn Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme
President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday launched the GH¢1 billion Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme.This is a support being provided by the government and...
Yara Ghana donates to COVID-19 National Trust Fund
Yara Ghana Limited, a leading name in the fertiliser industry in Ghana, has made a donation of GHC 200,000 to the Covid-19 National Trust...
Coronavirus: Ho Teaching Hospital nurse tests positive
A nurse at the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) has tested positive to the Coronavirus disease.Mr Amos Dzah, Public Affairs Officer of the Hospital who...
Covid-19: Show dead bodies on TV – Deputy Speaker[audio]
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is urging government to put on television, evidence of deaths from Covid-19.The legislator feels such a move...
Coronavirus: Pastor with ‘cure’ dies of virus
A pastor who lay his hands on dozens of confirmed and suspected cases of Covid-19 in Cameroon has died of the illness on Saturday.Frankline...
Covid-19: Parliament to test all MPs, staff
The Speaker of Parliament has directed all members and staff of the House to be tested for coronavirus.In his welcome address as Parliament resumed...
Why people with asthma or lung conditions shouldn’t wear a face mask [read]
People with asthma or other lung conditions should avoid wearing face masks, experts have warned.The official advice from the United Kingdom (UK) government amid the coronavirus pandemic is...
Coastal Development Authority donates face masks, sanitisers to Multimedia Group Ltd
Coastal Development Authority has donated 500 face masks and 200 boxes of sanitisers to the Multimedia Group Limited to aid the fight against Covid-19.Chief...
Coronavirus: Why Africans should take part in vaccine trials [read]
There have been numerous scare stories about trials for a coronavirus vaccine being carried out on people in Africa.However, scientists say that it is...
Akufo-Addo and Kweku Baako doing the elbow greeting [photos]
A lovely photo of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and veteran journalist, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako, doing the elbow greeting has emerged and gone viral...
Nurse ‘flouts coronavirus travel ban to visit boyfriend’
The government has restricted travel in and out of Nairobi except for cargo trucks to curb the spread of coronavirus.Health workers are among...