Another Covid-19 patient dies as Ghana’s case count jumps to 5, 735
One more coronavirus patient has died as the country’s total case count jumps to 5, 735 with 1, 754 recoveries.The death count is now...
Coronavirus: This is why President Buhari does not wear face masks
The Nigerian presidency has denied that the country's leader, Muhammadu Buhari, is breaking any safety rules by not wearing face masks. The denial was...
Coronavirus: Video of security man sorting out tissue with saliva causes outrage (Watch)
A video of a security man in Ghana improperly handling tissue meant for the public in the midst of the dreaded coronavirus has gone...
COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Northern region rise to 32
The Northern Regional Health Directorate has announced an increase in Covid-19 confirmed cases in the region.Confirmed cases, according to the regional Health Director, Dr...
Gabby Otchere-Darko reacts to Ghana’s coronavirus recovery rate
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has reacted to the 786 patients who have recovered from Covid-19.The private...
GHS predicts challenges in tracing contacts of 12 new Covid- 19 cases in the North
The Northern Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr John Eleeza, is predicting serious challenges in the coming days in tracing contacts...
COVID-19 patient threatens to commit suicide [Listen]
A Covid-19 patient has threatened to commit suicide after becoming an object of ridicule to many of her friends and relatives.The woman, who spoke...
GES writes to GNAT on re-opening of schools
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has started a stakeholder consultation to provide the President a blueprint that will guide the reopening of Basic, Junior...
GHS releases details of coronavirus patients who have died
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has released details of the 28 persons who have so far succumbed to coronavirus pandemic.The list, which was posted...
Coronavirus: Trial begins to see if dogs can ‘sniff out’ virus
A UK trial to see whether specialist medical sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in humans is set to begin.The dogs are already trained to...
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital receives medical supplies from Herona Company Limited
Herona Company Limited has donated medical supplies worth GH¢229,835.05 to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to fight the coronavirus pandemic.The list of items included but...
NnawÉ”twe Yi: John Boadu runs away from NDC’s ‘election rigging’ allegations
General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, in an interview with a seasoned journalist ignored a question posed to him.Mr...
Akufo-Addo’s claim that Ghana leads Covid-19 testing in Africa is false – French News Agency (AFP)
The French News Agency (AFP) has described as false President Nana Akufo-Addo’s claim that Ghana “has administered more tests per million people than any...
Ken Agyapong reveals why Covid-19 has exposed fake pastors
Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has said the novel coronavirus pandemic has exposed charlatan pastors who claim to be men of...
‘Nurse’ in trouble for twerking in viral video
The Nurses and Midwifery Council has begun investigations into the conduct of an unnamed 'nurse' whose twerking video went viral on social media.A video...
Can coronavirus live in your hair? For how long?
Yes, the virus can stay even on your hairWhat we know about COVID-19 is constantly evolving. Researchers across the world are studying the virus...
Here are the 9 top contenders for coronavirus vaccines
Here are the 9 top contenders for coronavirus vaccinesEven as countries toy with the idea of relaxing lockdown and restarting life in the COVID...
Miss Rwanda Plus-Size on her coronavirus recovery [photo]
Vivine Uwizeye, also known as "Miss Vivy", is the only coronavirus patient to have been publicly identified in Rwanda.It happened when a photo of...
Volta Region records first Covid-19 death
The Volta Region on Friday recorded its first Covid-19 death at the local Treatment Centre in Ho.The deceased, a 60-year-old woman who returned from...
Ghana records 4 more deaths as Covid-19 cases rise to 5,638
Additional 108 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Ghana since its last update on Thursday, May 14, 2020, increasing the cases to 5,638.According...
Coronavirus: Pastor sells boiled eggs as churches remain closed [Video]
A pastor and a father of six has decided to go to the streets to hawk smokies after he was forced to cancel worship...
Man charged for disclosing patient’s coronavirus status
A Zimbabwean man has appeared in a court in the capital, Harare, for allegedly disclosing the status of a Covid-19 patient on a WhatsApp...
32 nurses and midwives test positive for COVID-19
The Ghana Registered Nurses' and Midwife' Association (GRNMA) says 32 of its members have tested positive for coronavirus across the country.According to the Association,...
Slovenia proclaims end to virus epidemic at home
Slovenia has become the first European country to proclaim an end to the coronavirus epidemic at home.The European Union state's government said Friday...
Coronavirus: Over 200 stranded Ghanaians registered in Washington DC
Stranded Ghanaians in the United States of America (USA), who are ready to bear the cost of their flight home, are to be given...
Fishermen urged to practice social distancing at sea
The Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council (GNCFC) has said practicing social distancing at sea is impossible.The composition of its work, it said, cannot permit...
Asempa FM and StarTimes to serve football fans with Live Bundesliga radio commentary
Ghana’s ultimate sports station, Asempa 94.7 FM, in collaboration with StarTimes, will, starting from Saturday, May 16, 2020, run live radio commentary of the...
Viral Japanese experiment shows just how fast coronavirus transmission can happen in crowded places
COVID-19, with over 4 million cases is a scary disease and large scale pandemic. The numbers just keep on rising every day. As countries...
Coronavirus vaccine: Animal trial offers hope
A vaccine against coronavirus appears to have provided protection against the disease Covid-19 in six rhesus macaque monkeys.It gives early hope for the vaccine, which is...
Covid-19 in Ghana: Watch recovered patients jubilate [Video]
A video of some Ghanaians believed to have recovered from the deadly novel coronavirus, massively jubilating has been sighted by Adomonline.com.The video shows dozens...
Covid-19 patient recounts humiliating experience with health workers [audio]
A middle-aged woman, believed to have tested positive for coronavirus, has recounted the humiliation her family has suffered from health workers.The woman, who spoke...
193 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in Nigeria, total confirmed cases now 5,162
One-hundred and ninety-three new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Nigeria.According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ,...
Tears as Covid-19 patient shares devastating stigmatisation story [Listen]
A Covid-19 patient has recounted how she has become an object of ridicule before many of her friends and relatives after testing positive for...
3 female politicians ‘beaten and dumped’ on road
Three opposition politicians in Zimbabwe have been found badly beaten and dumped by a road.The politicians from the Movement for Democratic Change were reported...
Covid-19: Boy, 15 escapes quarantine in Wa
A 15-year-old boy who tested positive for coronavirus in the Upper West Region has reportedly escaped from quarantine.The Upper West Regional Police Command announced...
Some Ghanaians don’t believe coronavirus is real – NCCE
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has said despite the numerous public education about the novel coronavirus, some Ghanaians still do not believe...
What we know about airborne transmission of coronavirus so far
For the past several months, the world has been dealing with an unprecedented crisis, which came in the form of coronavirus pandemic. The new strains of...
Talking can generate coronavirus droplets that linger up to 14 minutes
Coughs or sneezes may not be the only way people transmit infectious pathogens like the novel coronavirus to one another. Talking can also launch...
Five million antibody kits ready to be shipped out to UK as second test approved
A major pharmaceutical firm is ready to begin shipping five million antibody kits to Britain a month after its test became the second given...
Ghana: Covid-19 cases and hotspots
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has been reported to have declared 10 Metropolis, Municipalities and Districts in two regions as coronavirus hotspots.They include Tema,...