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Coronavirus’ genetic makeup traced back to US funded experiments on bats in Wuhan laboratories

Scientists have sequenced the COVID-19 genome and traced it back to bats found in caves in China’s Yunnan community.Bats from Yunnan were, however, used for...

Woman loses her entire family to coronavirus

A woman from Michigan has lost her husband of 35 years and her only son to coronavirus within three days of one another.ALSO READ:NDC...

Coronavirus in 52 African countries: 14, 400+ cases, 788 deaths, 2, 823 recoveries [Video]

There are now more than 14,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention...

Sonnie Badu tells Bill Gates wife, Melinda Gates to shut up!

Melinda Gates, wife of billionaire Bill Gates in an interview with American news channel CNN claimed that developing countries, including those in Africa, are...

Add domestic violence prevention plans in national response to COVID-19 – Guterres says as domestic abuse cases double

General-Secretary of the United Nations The United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, has asked the world governments to include domestic violence prevention and redress plans...

Minister reveals latest strategy in dealing with Covid-19

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the enhanced tracing and testing coupled with the mandatory quarantine systems following the coronavirus outbreak are yielding results.According...

Domestic violence cases surge in Africa amid Covid-19 lockdown

Some African countries are reporting of an increase in domestic violence cases during a period of lockdown to deal with coronavirus.With couples forced to...

Africans react to Melinda Gates’ ‘I see dead bodies in the streets of Africa’ comment

Africans have expressed outrage at comments made by Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates, Melinda Gates.The wife of the world billionaire, Bill...

Covid-19: Persons arrested for holding party, church service in Volta region [listen]

Over 40 people have been arrested in Dzodze in the Volta region for holding a party at a swimming pool.Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa,...

Covid-19: Melinda Gates says ‘dead bodies’ will be on streets in Africa [video]

Melinda Gates, wife of world billionaire Bill Gates, has claimed that developing countries including those in Africa would be badly hit by the deadly coronavirus pandemic.She...

NDC stalwart loses relative to coronavirus

Former Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has lost his uncle to the deadly novel coronavirus in London.The...

Why Ebony is still reigning – Father reveals

It’s two years after the late Dancehall songstress, Ebony Reigns won the Artiste Of the Year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA).It...

COVID-19: VRA to close down Akosombo market to prevent spread

The Volta River Authority (VRA) is expected to close down the Akosombo and New Combine markets.A letter dated April 11, 2020 and signed by...

Coronavirus: Popular pastor backtracks on 5G

Popular preacher, Chris Oyakhilome, leader LoveWorld Inc., better known as Christ Embassy, has taken back his recent claims that the introduction of 5G networks...

Check out percentage of covid-19 cases by travel history

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed that 66.6 percent of confirmed COVID-19 cases between March and April have had no history of travel...

Covid-19: Hot meals costing GHC2m per day – NADMO reveals

Government is spending GHC2 million on the hot meals being provided for Ghanaians in the lockdown areas in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic...

Check out Yvonne Nelson’s plush living room in new photo

Star Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson, has dazzled her followers on social media with a new stunning photo.The new photo has Miss Nelson showing...

China imposes restrictions on research into origins of coronavirus

China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to a central government directive and online notices published...

Police arrest 29 in Mosque

The Accra Regional Police Command today arrested 29 persons in a mosque at Nyamekye Darkuman in Accra for breaching the social distancing protocol.According to...

Coronavirus pandemic – all you need to know as China sees peak in new infections

China has reported a peak in new cases of coronavirus while Boris Johnson continues his recovery after being released from hospital.On Sunday, 108 new...

8 simple habits to help control your weight during lockdown

This period of the Coronavirus pandemic is filled with major uncertainties and how you are going to maintain your health and weight might not...

Stay away from all beaches – Police warn

The Ghana Police Service on Sunday warned henceforth any person found at any beach in Ghana will be arrested as part of measures to...

Coronavirus: How to maintain your sex life during this period

“For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, 8 and the two will become one...

Six-month-old baby with heart problem now fighting coronavirus on oxygen machine

A 'miracle baby' who was born with with a heart condition and weighed only 5lbs 4oz is now battling coronavirus.The distraught family of six-month-old Erin...

Woman, 21, dies of Covid-19 while awaiting liver transplant

A "bubbly" young nursery worker has died after testing positive for coronavirus while in hospital awaiting a liver transplant.Katie Horne's family have been left...

Pope calls for global solidarity in Easter message

Pope Francis has called for global solidarity to fight the coronavirus crisis in his Easter message read to an empty St Peter's Basilica."This is...

South Africa opts for mass testing

South Africa is rolling out mass testing of the population in a bid to arrest the rising number of coronavirus infections.The WHO has in...

Kenya: Easter mass held in empty Nairobi church

Nairobi’s main Catholic church was empty Sunday as faithful endure coronavirus lockdown.A modest Easter Sunday service was held by a small group of Clergymen...

Lockdown: Police vow to be ‘tough’ from Monday

Police have warned that the ongoing operation to enforce the imposition of restrictions on the movement of people will get tough from Monday, April...

158 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Ghana, total now 566

Ghana’s case count of the deadly coronavirus now stands at 566, with 158 new cases confirmed by the Ghana Health Service on its website.The...

I am getting closer to marrying Rihanna – Don Jazzy

Popular producer and Mavins’ boss, Don Jazzy has said that he is getting closer to his dream of marrying world star, Rihanna.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Western,...

Coronavirus: Western, Volta regions record cases, total now 566

The Western and Volta regions have become the latest regionS to confirm a case of COVID-19 in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service has...

Coronavirus: Tema confirms two new cases

The Tema Metropolis has confirmed two new COVID-19 cases bringing to four the total number of cases seen in the harbour cum...

Lockdown dairies: Pastor, 4 others arrested at Lapaz

A pastor of the Apostolic Church Ghana at Abeka Lapaz in Accra has been arrested for defying the Presidential directive on public gathering.ALSO READ:Coronavirus:...

Coronavirus: John Mahama writes on Day 14 of lockdown

Happy Easter my fellow countrymen and women.Today is day 14 (two weeks) since the partial lockdown declared by the President in some parts of...

Lockdown dairies: Fake journalist nabbed

A man posing as a journalist of Accra-based Onua FM, owned by Media General Ghana Limited has been arrested.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo extends ban on...

Trade Minister visits 4 local companies producing PPEs

Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen has visited some four companies selected by government to produce Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for frontline health workers...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson shares near death experience

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it "could have gone either way" as he thanked healthcare workers for saving his life after...

Coronavirus: US death toll overtakes Italy as world’s highest

The United States has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world.The latest data, compiled by Johns Hopkins...

Coronavirus: Pope calls for global solidarity in Easter message

Pope Francis has called for global solidarity to fight the coronavirus crisis in his Easter message read to an empty St Peter's Basilica."This is...