China to build Africa Center for disease control HQ to fight coronavirus
China has revealed its plans to upgrade its medical and health aid programs for Africa and help the continent complete projects in the health...
Comoros thanks Madagascar for supply of COVID-Organics
The Comorian president Azali Assoumani thanked the people of Madagascar and President Rajoelina for donation of COVID-Organics, the purported virus preventative and curative mixture.Also...
Trickster arrested for stealing PPE
A trader who feigned interest to help an Italian Police attaché to convey Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) valued at GH¢10,800.00 to the Northern Region...
Coronavirus: Students should be tested – Bono SHS heads propose
Some heads of second cycle institutions in the Bono region have proposed to Central Government to ensure that all students are tested for the...
Mauritius ‘declares victory in Covid-19 battle’
Mauritius has declared victory in the battle against coronavirus, but says it has not yet won the war, the AFP news agency reports quoting...
Watch: How quickly Coronavirus can spread in restaurants
This terrifying video shows how coronavirus can spread in a restaurant in just 30 minutes - after just one person is infected.Scientists from Japan...
Covid-19: Top govt official opens lid on drugs used to treat his case
A former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, has said “hydroxychloroquine” was amongst the medications he used to...
MTN grows revenue by 11% amid coronavirus pandemic
Telecommunication giant, Mobile Telephone Network (MTN), has recorded positive service revenue by 11 per cent in the first quarter of 2020.The increase in the...
Covid-19: Ghana receives diagnostic equipment and kits [photos]
The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission has handed over MIC-PCR diagnostic equipment and kits to the Government of Ghana to help in the fight against...
Photos of highway temperature checks in Bono Region amid Covid-19
As Covid-19 continues to spread at both regional and community levels, the government and its collaborating agencies in the health sector are adopting new...
Covid-19: Lady tells story of how lockdown saved her friend
A lady has narrated how her friend nearly ended up getting married to a married man with kids.A few weeks to their wedding which...
Exclusive: Sarkodie’s manager speaks about rapper’s stay abroad [Audio]
Angel Town, manager of rapper Sarkodie has opened up on how the Highest rapper’s stay abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic has affected him mentally.According...
Coronavirus: Bishop Oyedepo makes revelation on vaccine
Pastor of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has kicked against the bill before the House of Representatives which has been a source of...
Covid-19: Ibn Chambas gives prediction on African elections and economies
With some general elections in Africa marked by tension and violence, the outbreak of Covid-19 in an election era is likely to increase the...
VGMA to hold ‘Covid-19 Heroes’ virtual concert [Video]
The Ghana Music Awards Foundation has announced plans to hold a virtual concert in honour of frontline health workers leading Ghana’s battle against the...
Govt meets with employers today over COVID-19 safety guidelines at workplace
Reports indicate that the government will today, May 14, 2020, be meeting with employers across the country to discuss effective adherence to safety and...
Minister clears air on lockdown of Obuasi [listen]
Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has responded to calls by a section of the public to place restrictions on movement of persons within the...
Health Minister chides Ghanaian journalists
Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, has chastised journalists for non-compliance to the social distancing safety protocol put in place to control the spread...
COVID-19 guidelines: Police to embark on mass arrest of stubborn people
The government is said to be considering certain legal options to ensure stricter enforcement of COVID-19 preventive and safety guidelines in the country.The legal...
Obuasi records another case of Covid – 19
Obuasi in the Ashanti region has recorded another positive case of the Covid-19 after several suspected cases.Since receiving an alert from the Director-General of...
COVID-19: All African countries infected as Lesotho records first case
The southern African country of Lesotho has recorded its first coronavirus case, its health ministry has said, becoming the last nation on the continent...
Covid-19: Ministry issues new directive on drinking bars
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has opposed the decision of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) to open the hospitality sector in the...
Ghana’s coronavirus cases rise to 5,530 with 674 recoveries
Ghana’s novel coronavirus cases have risen to 5,530 with recoveries also rising to 674.The cases have risen by 122 from the previous figure of...
Ghana’s dancing pallbearers find new fame during COVID-19
The Nana Otafrija pallbearers might look slick, but they are not afraid to get dirty. Their signature moves, carried out with a coffin in...
Burundi orders WHO official to leave country
Burundi has expelled the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the country and three other health experts.An unsigned letter from the foreign affairs ministry...
No country, organisation can stop Madagascar’s COVID-Organics – President
In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI, Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina defended his promotion of a controversial homegrown remedy for Covid-19 despite...
Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test
Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms, a lab experiment suggests. Scientists who led the work, reported...
Coronavirus antibody test – what it is and what difference it will make for you
A coronavirus antibody test has been approved by Public Health England this week, following weeks of development.The antibody test can tell people if they’ve...
‘I was shunned over coronavirus fears’ – Kenyan nurse
A Kenyan nurse found herself being shunned and harassed after she prepared a patient for a Covid-19 test while she was on a nightshift.Eunice...
Taskforce for establishment of Ghana’s early warning centre inaugurated
A 10-member taskforce to draw up modalities and facilitate the establishment of a National Early Warning Centre in Ghana has been inaugurated at the...
Dr Boadi Nyamekye wades into calls for churches to be reopened
General Overseer of the Maker House Chapel, Dr Boadi Nyamekye, has added his voice in dismissing the calls for churches to reopen amid the...
Covid-19: T.B. Joshua’s message to the world after returning from the mountain
Popular televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua, has prayed for the recovery of coronavirus patients.The leader of The Synagogue...
Coronavirus: Ghana to repatriate citizens from UK
Ghana has offered an opportunity to its citizens stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) to travel back home.According to the Ghana Mission in the...
Church fined for selling bleach as coronavirus cure
A church in Australia has been fined for unlawfully advertising a purported “miracle” coronavirus cure that contains a bleach product, the Therapeutic Goods Administration...
Coronavirus: Obuasi begins voluntary testing
The Obuasi Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti region has begun voluntary coronavirus (COVID-19) testing.This is part of measures to contain and curb the spread...
The 7 lesser-known COVID-19 symptoms that everyone should be aware of
As the highly infectious novel coronavirus continues to sweep the globe, countries around the world are struggling to flatten the curve even with strict lockdown and...
Lawmaker tested for Covid-19 after coughing in parliament
An Australian lawmaker has been tested for Covid-19 after a coughing fit in parliament on Tuesday made it difficult for him to finish his speech.Video footage shows Australian...
Coronavirus drains Vatican coffers as income falls, deficits loom
Late last month, the Vatican announced the coronavirus pandemic had forced Pope Francis to postpone an annual fund raising campaign among Catholics worldwide to...
Customers chased out of the bank for defying social distancing [Video]
Chairman of the Ikwerre Local Government Area in River State, Nigeria on Wednesday stormed the United Bank of Africa (UBA)’s branch in the area...
Coronavirus: 10 inmates at Ashaimam police station test positive
Ten inmates at the Ashaiman Police Station have tested positive for coronavirus.A source at the police station confirmed this to Adom News.He said it...