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Coronavirus doesn’t mean entertainment should stop – Sarkodie disagrees with Shatta Wale

Rapper Sarkodie has dismissed assertions that the timing for the release of his ‘Sub Zero’ diss track is wrong.The award-winning musician has said activities...

A day after Old Fadama fire; hundreds rendered homeless [Video+Photos]

Slum dwellers at old Fadama who were affected by Tuesday dawn's fire outbreak are asking government and the public to assist them with some...

Fake hand sanitiser producers in trouble

The Food and Drugs Authority says it has approved 250 brands of hand sanitizers for sale and use by the public.Though 25 are produced in the Ashanti...

1,739 foreigners evacuated from Nigeria

Regional Manager, South West Airport, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mrs Victoria Shin-Aba yesterday, disclosed that about 1,739 foreigners have so far been...

Africans evicted from Chinese hotels over coronavirus fears

Hundreds of African residents and businessmen in China's southern city of Guangzhou have been evicted from hotels and apartments as local health officials rollout...

Coronavirus: Nigerian govt knocks Pastor Chris for calling lockdown a scam

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has berated Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the founder and President of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy.Paul Ogenyi,...

Covid-19: Stay at home or I will shoot you –Angry security officer warns

An angry security officer has had to use unsavory words on persons believed to be violating the lockdown directive with a threat to shoot...

Coronavirus: Separated parents in SA allowed to move kids between houses

Separated parents are now allowed to move their children between houses during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, provided they meet certain legal requirements.While government had...

Covid-19: Normalcy returns to Tema Polyclinic after nurse tests positive

Following assurance from the Tema West Municipal Health Director, Dr Mercy Obrempong, Tema Polyclinic has begun full services after Covid-19 disinfection.Part of the facility...

Covid-19: Man constructs locally-made ventilator [Watch]

As the world struggles against coronavirus with a shortage in medical supplies, an unnamed young Nigerian man has risen to the challenge by...

Coronavirus patient gives birth in isolation ward

A woman undergoing treatment for coronavirus (COVID-19) in an isolation ward in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, gave birth to a baby girl over the...

Covid-19: Trump tears WHO apart for failing the world; threatens “powerful hold” action

US President Donald Trump has threatened to hold back funding to the World Health Organization, potentially leaving the agency without support from its largest...

Northern Region to get coronavirus testing lab

The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) is working with the Ghana Health Service to set up a laboratory in the Northern Region...

Coronavirus: US records highest death toll in single day

The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with more than 1,800 fatalities reported on Tuesday.It brings the total number of...

Mayor sends Police to break up Coronavirus party only to find his wife there

Illinois's Mayor Brant Walker had an awkward apology to make on Monday morning after he sent police to break up illegal parties, and his...

Wiyaala fears losing over 50 gigs this year due to coronavirus

Musician Noella Wiyaala says she is losing out on 53 gigs due to the coronavirus pandemic affecting many across the glove.She explained that...

Veterinary doctor warns people that pets can pass coronavirus between humans

A veterinary doctor has warned people that pets like cats and dogs could help pass Coronavirus between humans even though the chances of that...

Coronavirus: GMA applauds Akufo-Addo for ‘bold decisions’ taken

The President of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr. Frank Ankobea, has applauded the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the...

Coronavirus: Kufuor calls for prayers

Former President John Kufuor has commended the government for measures put in place to combat the deadly coronavirus in the country.Speaking on Nkawkaw-based Agoo FM, he...

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia expecting up to 200,000 cases in weeks

Saudi Arabia is expecting up to 200,000 coronavirus cases within weeks, the country's health minister said today. ALSO READ:Coronavirus: BA pilot now delivery driver after job...

Coronavirus: R. Kelly’s bid for release due to pandemic denied

Singer, R. Kelly has been denied a release from jail after requesting to be freed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.ALSO READ:Sarkodie finally swallows pride,...

Coronavirus: BA pilot now delivery driver after job loss [photos]

A British Airways pilot out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic has got a new job as a Tesco delivery driver....

Coronavirus: Mahama ‘fights’ for health workers

Former President John Mahama has urged the government to expand its bracket of those labeled ‘frontline health workers’.ALSO READ:Why Ghana’s coronavirus cases have risen...

Coronavirus: Moroccans without masks in public risk jail terms

Moroccans, who venture outside their homes without wearing face masks, risk prison sentences of up to three months and a fine of up...

Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo woos doctors

The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Frank Ankobea, has applauded the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the bold measures...

Coronavirus: Waakye, kenke, koko sellers to feed Ghanaians for free – Gender Minister

Government has revised method used in the distribution of free meals to over 400,000 Ghanaians in locked-down areas amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana.Per...

READ: Otokunor’s ‘love letter’ to Akufo-Addo

The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not happy about the social intervention programmes announced by the government for...

Over 1,000 people served with food in Weija-Gbawe constituency [photos]

The Member of Parliament who doubles as Deputy Health Minister, Hon. Tina Naa Ayeley Mensah, today, April, 6, 2020, led a team of...

Sex during the Coronavirus Pandemic: What’s safe, and what experts don’t want you to do

We’re all social distancing right now. And that begs the question: how do you have sex in the era of COVID-19 self-isolation? Is it...

This doctor’s breathing technique to ease COVID-19 symptoms is going viral on Twitter

With 4,281 confirmed cases in India and 1,351,752 cases worldwide, the coronavirus pandemic has left people in a state of shock and panic.Along with staying...

NCCE director arrested for allegedly producing fake hand sanitisers

A director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti region has been arrested...

Keda, Sunda International, donate cash and items to the Covid-19 Fund

Keda ceramics Ghana and Sunda International, dealers in fast moving consumer goods have donated five hundred thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc 500,000.00) in cash and one hundred...

The countries preparing to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions

The end of lockdown appears to be in sight for many as countries across Europe begin to lift their coronavirus restrictions.Spain, Italy and Denmark are all...

Nurse shows how easily germs can spread – even if you’re wearing gloves

A nurse has used paint to show how fast germs can be spread during the coronavirus crisis - even if you're wearing gloves for protection.Nurse Molly...

Coronavirus: New Zealand health minister demoted for breaking lockdown rules

New Zealand's health minister has called himself an "idiot" after breaking the country's lockdown by driving his family to the beach.David Clark admitted the...

Check out 37 military hospital quarantine centre housing over 200 suspected covid-19 patients

Medical officials at the 37 Military Hospital say they are in urgent need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), saying the available ones are inadequate....

Coronavirus: China reports no Covid-19 deaths for first time

China reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time since it started publishing daily figures in January.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Hungry residents loot local...

COVID-19 lockdown: If you need food call these numbers announced by govt…

As part of measures to ensure that members of the public within the restriction of movement areas – Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa –...

COVID-19: Ghana’s age group distribution of recorded cases

Dr Badu Sarkodie, Director for Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, has disclosed the country’s age group distribution of recorded cases of the...

Coronavirus: Hungry residents loot local govt office for food[video]

Hungry residents of Lagos state allegedly raided the office of the chairman of a local government around the Abule Egba area of the...