80 fishermen under mandatory quarantine in Central Region
Eighty fishermen in the Central Region have been put under mandatory quarantine, on their return from a fishing expedition in neighbouring African countries, the...
Ghana’s leading pharmaceutical company Ernest Chemist donates to Covid-19 Trust Fund
Ghana’s leading pharmaceutical company, Ernest Chemist, has made a cash donation of 100,000,00 cedis to the Covid-19 Trust Fund at the Jubilee House.The donation,...
Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 636
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 636.This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 70 new cases on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.In the...
Winner of Frytol ‘Enriching Lives’ distributes hot meals at Korle Bu, others [photos]
Winner of the maiden edition of 'Frytol Enriching Lives' cooking competition, has distributed hot meals to the Child Healthcare Department at Korle Bu and...
Mpohor MP Alex Agyekum fetes 1000s in constituency
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpohor constituency, Hon. Alex Agyekum, on Easter Sunday, put smiles on the faces of over 1,000 vulnerable persons.The...
Covid-19: China approves three vaccines for clinical trials
China has approved three COVID-19 vaccine candidates for clinical trials, said an official with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on Tuesday.An adenovirus...
This is how long you can be jailed for defying lockdown directives
Per the Imposition of Restrictions Act over the coronavirus pandemic, the Ghana Police Service has reiterated defiant residents will be liable to 10 years...
Stop obsessing over quarantine weight gain and cut yourself some slack
The “COVID-19 pounds of weight gain” memes popped up pretty much the second we started social distancing and staying home. And while it’s always...
How it feels like to be pregnant during a pandemic
I got the good news in December last year and my excitement knew no bounds. As is with most Indian families, I was asked...
Possible sign of coronavirus to look out for – even if you don’t have symptoms
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, so far more the 1.9 million people have been confirmed to have the killer bug.The two major symptoms...
WHO releases children’s book on COVID 19
The coronavirus pandemic seems like a big black cloud, which is hovering over our heads. With more than 10,000 total cases and 300 deaths in...
Coronavirus: Tourism Ministry donates items to veteran entertainers [Video]
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has donated some items to some veterans in the entertainment industry.The donations, according to the sector Minister,...
Village uses ‘ghosts’ to scare people during lockdown
An Indonesian village, Kepuh, has been employing the help of 'ghosts' to force people to obey lockdown rules as a measure to deal with...
Coronavirus: Parents name newborn baby sanitiser
A newborn in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh in India has been christened Sanitiser by his parents in a way that archives the trying time the...
What do countries with the best coronavirus reponses have in common?
Looking for examples of true leadership in a crisis? From Iceland to Taiwan and from Germany to New Zealand, women are stepping up to...
Watch: Man faints over lockdown hunger; Regains strength after being fed with food
It looks like one of the things equally dangerous as the coronavirus is hunger. Hunger which stems from the lockdown in parts of Africa,...
Nana Aba Anamoah and Bukom Banku ‘clash’ over coronavirus [watch]
There are many Ghanaians out there who have a strong belief that the coronavirus pandemic is not real.Apparently, Ghanaian boxer Bukom Banku is...
Hits and misses: Nightmare of Kenya’s quarantine centres
The announcement by Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe of mandatory quarantine for all travellers who arrived into the country from March 22 was...
Social media users react to student who makes face masks with beads [Photos]
A 20-year-old first class Anatomy graduate of Delta State University, Ishicheli has made face masks with beads in a bid to fight the covid-19.Grace...
Gifty Anti joins calls for total lockdown of Ghana
Renowned TV broadcaster, Gifty Anti, has joined calls for President Nana Akufo-Addo to announce a total lockdown of the country to prevent further spread...
Covid-19: GES speaks on using schools as isolation centres [listen]
Director General of the Ghana Education Service, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwah, says the GES has no reason to resist the use of some senior high...
Why waste borrowed money on GH Covid-19 Tracker App?
I like the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) led by President Akufo-Addo for one thing only – its motivated sense of national waste.These...
How thugs used free hand sanitiser to rob me – Woman cries
Have you been using the free hand sanitisers being offered in offices, supermarkets and even when boarding public service vehicles?Carolyne Njeri, a Nairobi...
Covid-19: NADMO reveals cost of daily hot meals
Government is spending GH₵2 million a day on hot meals being provided for Ghanaians in the lockdown areas in the wake of the Coronavirus...
Ghana not going back to IMF-supported programme – Gabby Otchere
Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has said Ghana will not be going back to an IMF-supported programme on the...
Lockdown: Phillipa Baafi partners Gender Ministry to feed multitude [Photos]
Gospel musician Philipa Baafi has distributed food items to some residents of Old Bortianor in Accra to mitigate the effect of the ongoing lockdown...
Coronavirus: 37,954 persons tested so far – GHS
About 37,954 persons have so far been tested in Ghana with 566 of them testing positive for COVID-19, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service...
Kill me if I can’t cure COVID-19- Herbalist throws challenge to GHS
A Sefwi Essam-based herbalist in the Western North region, Mallam Musah Nipahiamoa, has thrown a challenge to the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health...
Covid19 infections nearing 2 million mark across the globe
The new coronavirus has infected close to 2 million people around the world, according to Johns Hopkins data, nearing a grim milestone that exposes the...
How I found out about my husband’s extramarital affair during the lockdown
The lockdown has changed our lives in many ways. It brought to light many facets of life as well as made us face some...
Samini declares support for Dumelo on condition that…
Dancehall artiste, Samini, born Emmanuel Andrews Sammini has thrown his weight behind musician John Dumelo's bid of becoming the Member of Parliament for the...
Covid-19: Italy to test Cristiano Ronaldo, others
Italy is making plans to conduct coronavirus tests on footballers.The tests which may include Juventus talisman, Cristiano Ronaldo, are likely to be conducted in...
MUSIGA appeals for support for ageing and sick musicians
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) is commending government for the steps it is taking to contain the spread of Coronavirus in Ghana and...
Covid-19 Update: 17 persons make full recovery
An update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS)'s Director-General, Patrick Aboagye, has revealed that 17 persons have fully recovered from the disease in Ghana.The...
Livestream of government’s briefing on coronavirus
Government is updating the nation on the country’s Covid-19 response program.Led by Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Information Minister will also speak to government’s preparedness...
None of our field staff tested positive for coronavirus in Eastern Region – NIA
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has debunked rumours on social media that three of its officials have tested positive for Covid-19 in the Eastern...
Virus-free Lesotho rolls out socio-economic interventions
Lesotho has yet to record a case of COVID-19 as of April 13, one of two countries to escape the virus since it reached...
Chinese province responds to discrimination claims on Africans
Tensions are running high in the Chinese city of Guangzhou over coronavirus rumours.According to community leaders hundreds of Africans remain unable to go...
111 Africans tested positive for coronavirus in China’s Guangzhou
A total of 111 Africans in China’s southern city of Guangzhou had tested positive for the novel coronavirus as of Monday, the Xinhua...
Togbe Afede regrets clash between police and Ga traditionalists over coronavirus ritual
President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, has lamented over the clash between the police and a group of Ga traditionalists,...