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Coronavirus: 12 states in Nigeria with no cases

Some 25 states in Nigeria now have confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Patients threaten to leave quarantine centreSalma Mumin flaunts sexy 6-packs...

Coronavirus: Chinese nationals jailed for escaping quarantine (photos)

A Ugandan court in Kampala has convicted six Chinese nationals for escaping from a hotel in the country's capital where they had been ...

COVID-19 Fund: Anti-Corruption Coalition calls for transparency

The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) is urging trustees in charge of the COVID-19 Fund to ensure transparency and accountability in the utilisation of the...

Coronavirus: Patients threaten to leave quarantine centre

The seven Guineans, who tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tamale Teaching Hospital in the Northern region, have threatened to leave the hotel...

Coronavirus: Kasoa records two cases; mass testing to begin

The Awutu Senya East Municipal Health Directorate of the Central Region has initiated an intensive and wide scale testing of individuals who have been...

Coronavirus: Sex-starved lady cries out for ‘help’ [video]

A sex-starved Nigerian lady, who seems to be affected by the Coronavirus lockdown across different states in the country, has cried out for help. ALSO...

Coronavirus: Omane Boamah writes on ‘discrepancies’ in figures

Former Communications Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, is appealing to the government to ensure it puts out the right figures of the people it...

Can you catch Covid-19 twice?

As the news of potential new vaccines and tests for Covid-19 developed by labs around the world seems to make the news each day, the optimists among us...

I touched death : a coronavirus survivor’s story

Elizabeth, 49, knows she is lucky to be alive. After falling seriously ill with Covid-19, she was admitted to hospital earlier this month. This...

Listen: Farmer predicts ‘hunger virus’ in Ghana if…

The aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic could be food insecurity, especially in Ghana, a farmer has warned.ALSO READ:No Black Stars player went to Egypt...

The city designed around quarantine

Since ancient times, societies have attempted to separate people with disease from those who remained unaffected, with references to self-isolation dating back to...

Chief Imam, Muslim leaders thank Akufo-Addo for lifting lockdown

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for lifting the partial lockdown of Accra, Kumasi,...

This is how much the Covid-19 Trust Fund has received so far

Chairperson of the Covid-19 National Trust Fund Board of Trustees, Justice Sophia Akuffo, says the fund has so far received an amount of GH¢...

Coronavirus: Two cases recorded in Nsawam-Adoagyiri municipality

The Eastern region has recorded two more cases of COVID-19 in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri municipality and the Denkyembuor district.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Bono Region bans use...

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful donates food to traditional rulers, fisherfolk

Communications Minister and Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has for the third time donated assorted food items to her constituents.The...

Man cries out after fire burns his piggy bank savings

A man has cried out after fire, which gutted his house, got his piggy bank savings burnt.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Christian Council declare 3-day national prayer...

‘Ghana’s fire fighting approach to COVID-19 will not work’

In the past week, a couple of metrics have been trending in our fight against the Coronavirus. There has been talk of conducting the...

Comedian donates his mansion as isolation centre (Photo)

Comedian I Go Dye has donated his mansion to the Federal Government to be used as an isolation centre in the fight against...

Coronavirus: Christian Council declare 3-day national prayer and fasting

The Christian Council of Ghana is set to hold a three-day national prayer and fasting session to pacify the land of Ghana.In the wake...

Coronavirus: Bono Region bans use of ‘pragyia’

The Bono Regional Minister, Mrs Evelyn Ama Kumi-Richardson, on Tuesday emphasised the ban on the use of tricycles (Pragyia) for fare paying passengers...

Patapaa’s girlfriend sends him interesting Covid-19 poem

The girlfriend of the One Corner hitmaker Patapaa Amisty, Liha Miller, has written a romantic Coronavirus poem to eulogise her lover.The duo have been...

Lifting of coronavirus lockdowns not end of pandemic – WHO

The Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says he is encouraged that several countries are now starting...

Covid-19: Noguchi clears air on Ghana’s actual tests [Audio]

A virologist with the Noguchi Institute for Medical Research, Professor William Ampofo, has tried to bring some clarity to the issue of actual Covid-19...

Lockdown: Man’s response to girlfriend after asking for data will shock you

A woman called on her boyfriend in her hour of need and the requirement was a data bundle.Perhaps he didn't like the request, maybe...

Coronavirus: 120 positive patients fully recovered in Ghana

One-Twenty (120) Coronavirus positive patients in Ghana have fully recovered.This was announced by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) at a press briefing organised by...

Dr Nsiah-Asare makes u-turn on 15,000 coronavirus deaths in Ghana

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has backtracked on his comments which indicated Ghana could hit a three million coronavirus infection rate with...

Ghana records 112 new Covid-19 cases; total now 1,154

Ghana has recorded 112 new coronavirus cases bringing its total from 1,042 to 1,154.This was announced by the Director General of the Ghana Health...

Lifting of coronavirus lockdowns not end of pandemic – WHO

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he is encouraged that several countries are now starting to plan...

Young dad kills himself after ‘feeling lonely’ during covid-19 lockdown

A 21-year-old father of one has killed himself after feeling lonely and neglected during the lockdown over coronavirus.The British man, whose family is from Lampeter,...

Can farts spread COVID-19? This researcher claims so!

Coronavirus has grappled the world in fear. With the usage of masks and adopting other sanitary measures made compulsory, people around the world are...

How to tell the difference between allergy symptoms and coronavirus symptoms

As the weather gets warmer and pollen counts across the UK rise, many people could be concerned their allergy symptoms are actually a sign...

Over 60 coronavirus cases recorded in Morocco jail

More than 60 cases of coronavirus infections have been recorded in a jail in southern Morocco, mostly among staff, the country’s prisons service said.The...

10 ways you can support someone grieving during the coronavirus crisis

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the world, leaving a lot of loss in its wake.“Not only is there incredible loss of life,...

Ghana’s 68,591 tested cases include duplicates – Dr. Nsiah-Asare

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare says Ghana’s 68,591 tested cases include duplicate cases of testing.Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express show, he explained that...

Pictures from Accra after lockdown

It was business as usual on Monday morning as many people in town were up and about to eke a living hours after an...

Coronavirus: There’s no ‘false positive’ case in Ghana – GHS debunks claims

Ghana has recorded 1042 positive cases of COVID-19 and 99 recovery cases. More than 60,000 people whose samples were collected through contact tracing and...

Our model suggests 15,000 Ghanaians could die from coronavirus – Presidential advisor

A model generated for the coronavirus infections in Ghana has projected that some 15,000 people may be killed by the raging virus, Presidential Advisor...

Six fined for partying during lockdown

An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Ms Afia Owusua Appiah, has fined six people a total of GH¢86,400 for attending a birthday party...

Council of State urges distribution of free face masks to public

The Council of State has called on the government to ramp up the production of face masks and make them available to the public.Chairman...

Ghana is lucky to have you as president at this time – Council of State to Akufo-Addo

“It may be that you have come to the country at such a time like this. We are lucky, as a country, to...