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Coronavirus: Piers Morgan develops “Mild” symptoms

British journalist, Piers Morgan has announced that he will temporarily step back from presenting ITV’s flagship morning show, Good Morning Britain after developing a...

Ghanaian engineers win ‘Field Ready Ventilator Challenge’

A team of three young engineers from Ghana have won the Field Ready Ventilator Challenge.Students and alumni from Field Ready’s employability programmes in...

Why lockdown food distribution ‘failed’- Omane Boamah explains

Former Minister for Communications, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has urged the government to deepen the involvement of community leaders in ongoing efforts to defeat...

Coronavirus: How Covid-19 is ravaging India’s newsrooms

Last fortnight, a camera operator working in the studio of a news network in the western city of Mumbai joined some of his colleagues...

Coronavirus vaccine must be shared worldwide – Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Sunday called for international scientific cooperation to discover a vaccine for the coronavirus and said any successful vaccine should be made...

Covid-19: Public Health Officer cautions against commercial nail cutting

A Public Health Officer, Cindy Appiah Ofori, has admonished the public to be extra careful in patronising commercial nail dressers amid the coronavirus pandemic.According...

Coronavirus: Northern region records 3 new cases

The Northern Region has recorded three more cases of coronavirus, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed.ALSO READ:Why late Bishop Nyarko stopped Kumawood colleagues...

Coronavirus: Nurse dies 2 years to her retirement

A mother-of-three nurse has died of coronavirus just two years before retirement after spending nearly 40 years on the job.Indian-born Philomina Cherian, 63, died...

Muslims are naturally immune to coronavirus – Islamic scholar claims

An Islamic Scholar, Dr Abubakr Imam Aliagan, has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari government, the Sultanate Council and Muslim authorities, not to shut down...

Why late Bishop Nyarko stopped Kumawood colleagues from visiting him [listen]

Popular Kumawood actor, Collins Oteng, popularly known as Komfo Kolege, has revealed why the late actor, Bishop Bernard Nyarko, before his demise, prevented his...

Zamfara emir dies while awaiting result of coronavirus test

The Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Mohammed Ahmad Asha, is dead. He died while waiting for his result of COVID-19 test.The monarch’s death...

Doctors prepared to announce my death as I battled coronavirus – World leader reveals

BORIS Johnson has revealed that doctors prepared to announce his death as he battled coronavirus.The PM told The Sun on Sunday he was given...

Few masks in packed Burkina Faso mosques as coronavirus ban lifted

Muslims, many praying shoulder-to-shoulder and without face masks, crowded mosques in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Sunday, after the government lifted an order closing...

Coronavirus: Nigeria eyes 2 million tests in 3 months

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is looking to test two million Nigerians over the space of three months.This was revealed by the Director-General of...

No reopening date set for schools – Dr. Adutwum

The Deputy Minister for Education Yaw Osei Adutwum has dismissed reports of dates being set for schools’ reopening across the country.Dr. Adutwum says when...

Covid-19: Kobi Hemaa supports communities in Accra with ‘Pad for All’ project

Celebrated media personality, entrepreneur, staunch Made-in-Ghana product campaigner and Public Relations practitioner, Kobi Hemaa Osisiadan-Bekoe, on May 1, 2020, reached out to three communities...

Covid-19: Classic Ladies Club donates essential items to Nsawam Female Prison

Classic Ladies Club has donated assorted items to the Nsawam Female Prison to help support them as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic.The President...

Coronavirus: National Service personnel directed to resume work on Monday

Management of the National Service Scheme, Ghana has issued a press release directing all national service personnel to resume work effective Monday, May 4,...

Coronavirus: 88% of confirmed cases have ‘no clear travel history’

Eighty-eight per cent of the 2,169 confirmed COVID-19 patients have “no clear travel history”, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS).Only 12 per cent...

Covid-19 scare hits Tanzania’s Parliament after 3 MPs died ‘mysteriously’

Tanzania’s parliament has been hit by a covid-19 scare after three parliamentarians died of unknown causes in the past 11 days.On Friday, Augustine Mahiga, 74, Tanzania’s...

Nigeria accepts to take part in COVID-19 vaccine trial

Nigeria has accepted to be part of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) solidarity trial of vaccines for coronavirus.So far, more than 100 countries have joined...

Former MUSIGA Prez, Obour donates to Juaso Government Hospital [Photos]

Former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour, has donated Personal Protective Equipment and a cash...

FDA to arrest vendors of unapproved nose masks

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned against the use of unapproved nose masks that had flooded markets across the country.Consequently, it has...

This happens after pastor prays for coronavirus patient’s recovery

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday said a pastor had tested positive for Coronavirus after praying for a deceased patient in the State.Those...

What is ‘COVID toe’? A strange sign of coronavirus infection

Before the coronavirus outbreak, Dr Lindy Fox, a dermatologist in San Francisco, used to see four or five patients a year with chilblains — painful red...

Covid-19 cases in Volta Region increase to 30

Positive Coronavirus case counts in the Volta Region have increased to 30, as of May 1, 2020, according to a communique signed by the...

Over 30 Nigerians arrested at Kasoa for defying social gathering ban

The Kasoa District Police Command has arrested over 30 Nigerians for defying the public gathering ban and social distancing to hold a birthday party.The...

Ghana’s Coronavirus case count jumps again, new death recorded, check details

Ghana has recorded a new casualty of Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 18 from the previous 17.This was announced by the...

Order Telcos to reduce internet prices – CEO of Marrer Ghana urges President Akufo-Addo

THE CHIEF Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susatgad Boat Building and Fishing Industries, Mr Novihoho Afaglo, is appealing to the government...

COVID-19: Doctors warn Chinese ventilators gifted UK will kill patients if used

Doctors in the UK have shared their fears over 250 ventilators purchased from China and called for their 'withdrawal and replacement'.Medical experts from the Sandwell and...

Africa’s fight against the coronavirus is a mixed bag of wins and losses

The spread of the coronavirus in Africa has exposed the precarious nature of many of its healthcare systems. I am writing this at a...

2 Ghanaians found dead in US

Two Ghanaians have reportedly been found dead in the United States.One of them named Charles, is said to be a son of Kwame Osei...

US approves antiviral drug remdesivir for covid-19 treatment

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now given emergency approval for the drug remdesivir to be used for coronavirus treatment.US President Donald Trump who...

Coronavirus: Mass graves dug in Brazil as deaths surge (video+photos)

Harrowing footage from a Brazilian city hit by the Coronavirus pandemic shows mass graves being dug as authorities struggle with the pandemic.ALSO READ:Woman causes stir...

Woman causes stir with Bible as face mask (Watch)

Following the outbreak of the pandemic, coronavirus (COVID 19), President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed all citizens to wear nose masks while going out of...

I have Coronavirus ‘antibodies’ – Madonna brags

Madonna has revealed that she recently got tested for the virus and found out that she has Coronavirus 'antibodies.'ALSO READ:Check out Kennedy Agyapong’s secret...

Parliament approves GH¢288m tax waiver for health personnel

Parliament has approved a GH¢288.6 million tax waiver for healthcare workers to motivate them in the fight against Covid-19.The tax waiver is on personal...

Coronavirus: Choose patriotism over partisanship – Chief Imam tells Ghanaians

The National Chief Imam, Sheik Dr Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has, advised Ghanaians to opt for patriotism instead of partisanship in fighting COVID-19.Speaking to Adom...

Nigeria records highest daily increase in Covid-19 cases as 204 test positive

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 204 new cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in 17 states and the federal capital territory.NCDC...

Social distancing: 4 chiefs arrested for flouting protocol[audio]

Four sub-chiefs of Akropong-Akuapem in the Eastern region have been arrested for flouting social distancing rule and other protocols.ALSO READ:Shut up and look wise...