Accra Psychiatric Hospital records first Covid-19 case
A female patient at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has tested positive for Covid-19, Human Rights Watch has reported.The non-governmental organisation says this is causing...
Ghana performs first two autopsies on Covid-19 bodies [listen]
Ghana has conducted two autopsies on two Covid-19 bodies to help unravel the mysteries surrounding a virus that has killed thousands worldwide and derailed...
Commissioner reveals how Nigerians are ‘bribed’ to lie that they are COVID-19 patients
Cross River State Health Commissioner, Betta Edu, has alleged that some residents of the state have been receiving text messages in which they are...
Coronavirus infects people through the nose so ‘masks are crucial,’ study claims
Coronavirus infects people through the nose and so the use of face masks is 'crucial' for protection, a study claims.Investigations by Professor Zheng Min,...
53 abandoned, uncompleted health facilities ‘discovered’
The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) in Health says it has uncovered about 53 health projects across the country left unattended to since the...
Coronavirus: Breakdown of cases per state as Nigeria’s tally hits 1,532
Nigeria hit a hair-raising 1,532 figure-benchmark of coronavirus cases as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night, April 28, announced 195...
Ghana’s coronavirus case count jumps to 2,074 with 212 recoveries
The number of COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 2,074.The Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced the new figures on its website Thursday morning.This...
Covid-19: You are a matured leader – Allotey Jacobs tells Akufo-Addo
Former National Democratic Congress Central Regional Chairman, Allotey Jacobs, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for exercising the right leadership in fighting COVID-19 pandemic.Mr Jacobs...
Guinea Bissau PM tests positive for coronavirus
The health ministry in Guinea Bissau says the Prime Minister, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, has tested positive for coronavirus.Interior Minister Botche Cande and two other...
Remdesivir: Drug has ‘clear cut’ power to fight coronavirus – US officials
There is “clear-cut” evidence that a drug can help people recover from the coronavirus, say US officials.Remdesivir cut the duration of symptoms from 15...
20 Burkinabés arrested after entering Ghana illegally
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has confirmed the arrest of 20 Burkina Faso nationals at the Babile inland post near Lawra in the Upper...
Top Manhattan ER doctor commits suicide, shaken by coronavirus onslaught
The head of the emergency department at a Manhattan hospital committed suicide after spending days on the front lines of the coronavirus battle, her family said...
Coronavirus: Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister, 3 ministers test positive for Covid-19
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Covid-19: Rolider Supports Ayawaso West with GH¢ 20,000
Rolider Ghana Limited has donated GH¢20,000.00 to the Ayawaso West Municipal towards Covid-19.The Operations Manager for the Company, Mr Avi Cohen, made the presentation...
Coronavirus: Calm restored at Anto as 71 workers test negative
Residents of Anto in the Shama District of the Western Region can now heave a sigh of relief, as Covid-19 test results of some...
Will T.B. Joshua find answers to Covid-19 on Prayer Mountain? (Photos)
Popular televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua, leader of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, has once again visited...
Coronavirus: Social distancing key to stop spread – GHS boss appeals to public[audio]
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, is appealing to the public to adhere to the government’s directive to limit the...
Coronavirus: Testing of samples begins in Tamale
The Public Health Reference Laboratory in Tamale will from today, Wednesday, April 29 begin the testing of Covid-19 samples collected from the northern part...
Coronavirus: How ‘ginger, garlic, nim tree juice’ saved popular radio host in USA [audio]
A Ghanaian resident in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States of America, has survived the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in an unconventional way.ALSO READ:Adwoa Smart...
No decision has been taken on when public gatherings can resume – Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says a decision on when restrictions on public gatherings – put in place to curb the spread of...
Coronavirus: Life in Wuhan after pandemic; Ghanaian shares experience[audio]
Residents in Wuhan, the city in Central China where the novel coronavirus began are struggling to adjust to their new kind of living.ALSO READ:Coronavirus:...
This is not time to live in comfort zones – Dormaa Central MCE to traders
The Municipal Chief Executive Officer (MCE) for Dormaa Central of the Bono Region, has appealed to traders to accept the inconveniences they are going...
Ghanaian gives meaning to all President Akufo-Addo’s fabrics for COVID-19 addresses
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has for the past weeks been addressing the nation on the government’s efforts in curbing the deadly coronavirus outbreak.One...
False belief that methanol cures Coronavirus has killed over 700 people in Iran
The false belief that toxic methanol cures Coronavirus has killed over 700 people in Iran.ALSO READ:Beware of carjackers – Police to publicCoronavirus: Doctors strip...
ECG shows what to do to enjoy free/subsidised electricity (Read)
Power distribution company, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has advised customers through a press release to swipe or insert their cards into their pre-paid...
Uganda president blasts MPs for allocating $2.6 million coronavirus funds for themselves
Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has blasted Members of Parliament (MPs) for allocating themselves a total of 10bn Ugandan shillings ($2.6m; £2m) to enable them...
Coronavirus: Doctors strip naked to protest lack of PPEs
A number of German doctors have stripped naked in series of photos to show how vulnerable they feel without adequate protective equipment while fighting the...
Bill Gates throws weight behind WHO, has a message for Trump
Billionaire Bill Gates’s will focus all of its resources on fighting the coronavirus, according to the Financial Times.The philanthropist and founder of Microsoft Corp. said that...
The Big Agenda: Minister gives account of $100m, GH¢1.2b and GH¢6b in Covid-19 fight (Watch)
Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has assured that despite threats posed by the dreaded Covid-19 crippling economies across the world, Ghana’s economy will not...
Nigerian woman dies after lockdown delayed her surgery
A Nigerian businesswoman named Judith Omonua, has reportedly died from heart problems after a surgery which was to be done on her was delayed...
The different ways COVID stress is affecting our bodies
The month of lockdown has been a constant source of fear, anxiety and panic among everyone. These are common feelings, however, and can have...
Coronavirus spread frees prisoners in Cameroon
Thousands of Cameroonian prisoners have effectively regained their freedom, as ordered by the central African state’s President Paul Biya, after his government reported that...
Coronavirus: Test results of Chinese medics brought in Nigeria out
Following the completion of their mandatory 14-day quarantine, a 15-man Chinese medical team brought to Nigeria to fight Covid-19 have tested negative to the...
Implementation of the AfCFTA deal postponed due to coronavirus
The implementation of a mammoth African free trade agreement will not begin on July 1 as planned due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus...
Americans losing faith in what Trump says about coronavirus
Americans appear to be losing faith in what President Donald Trump says about the coronavirus pandemic, with almost everyone rejecting Trump’s remark that COVID-19...
You are doing a great job – Medikal tells Akufo-Addo
Rapper Medikal has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for how he has handled things in the fight against the deadly coronavirus disease.The commendations...
Testing of COVID-19 samples from Tamale begins today
The Public Health Reference Laboratory in Tamale will from today (Wednesday, April 29) begin the testing of COVID-19 samples collected from the northern part...
Just 10 minutes of sunshine a day ‘can reduce your risk of coronavirus’, expert claims
From regularly washing your hands to avoiding touching your face, there are a number of measures that have been shown to reduce your risk...
Iran: Over 700 dead after drinking alcohol to cure coronavirus
More than 700 people have died in Iran after ingesting toxic methanol, erroneously thinking it can cure the new coronavirus. The National Coroner's Authority said that alcohol poisoning...
Scientists say coronavirus could be treated by nasal spray that protects lungs
Scientists believe an anti-viral nasal spray could treat Covid-19 and stop the infection reaching the lungs, following positive lab tests in Britain.University of St...