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COVID-19: Gov’t provides 3.5 billion cedis insurance cover for frontline health workers

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced an insurance package worth GHS 350,000 for all health personnel and allied profession at the forefront of...

Covid-19: Ghana awaits results of over 15,000 persons – Akufo-Addo

Ghana is entering the critical phase in the coronavirus fight as Health Service awaits the results of 15,384 people, President Akufo-Addo has said.Addressing the...

Joselyn Dumas begins new ‘lockdown challenge’

Actress Joselyn Dumas has initiated a 'bible verse challenge' on Twitter amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in Ghana.The challenge requires followers and Ghanaians at...

Community nurse at Tema Polyclinic tests positive for coronavirus

The Tema West Municipal Health Directorate is asking for support for health workers at Tema Polyclinic, following a confirmed Covid-19 case at the facility.A...

Coronavirus: Gov’t announces tax holiday, allowances for health workers

All health workers in Ghana in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic will for the next three months enjoy tax holiday and 50% allowances...

Boris Johnson admitted to hospital over coronavirus symptoms

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said.He was taken...

Govt absorbs 3 months water bill for all Ghanaians

All Ghanaians will not be paying water bill for the next three months as government will absorb all the costs.President Nana Akufo-Addo in his...

Coronavirus: Checkout some super-creative-homemade masks trending on social media

Lots of people have stepped up with their own creative ways of staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic and it cements the fact that necessity really...

Tiger tests positive for coronavirus after developing dry cough

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for COVID-19 after apparent exposure to an infected worker.The four-year-old female Malayan tiger named Nadia...

Covid-19 Fight: Dozens of communities in E/R benefit from Kingdom Exim’s donations

Kingdom Exim Ghana Limited has taken its support for the fight against Covid-19 to the Eastern Region where they donated a number of items...

Infographics: Akufo-Addo’s address on progress of lockdown

President Nana Akufo-Addo has addressed the nation on the progress that has been made so far after imposing a lockdown on some cities in...

Full text: Akufo-Addo updates nation on enhanced response to coronavirus Pandemic

Fellow Ghanaians, Good evening. Nine days ago, I came to your homes and requested you to make great sacrifices to save lives, and to protect...

Govt to determine extension of lockdown next week

President Nana Akufo-Addo has indicated that his government will determine whether or not to extend the lockdown imposed on parts of the country next...

Akufo-Addo to address Ghanaians today

President Nana Akufo-Addo will today, April 5, 2020 address the nation a week after a lockdown in some parts of the country.Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah,...

Lockdown: Radio Station manager accuse female soldier of assault

General Manager of Kumasi-based Zuria FM is alleging assault by a military team engaged in enforcement of the lockdown.Yussif Abdul Ganiyu,who is also a...

Coronavirus: Nigerian actress under fire for Lagos party amid lockdown

Prominent Nigerian actress Funke Akindele has been widely criticised for holding a party during the lockdown imposed to tackle coronavirus.The party in her Lagos...

Melcom, AquaFresh, others support Rebecca Foundation Relief Boxes Challenge

AquaFresh Limited, producers of Fruitelli, Kalypo and Yoyo Fruity, Faytex Ltd, A-1 Bakery and Melcom have donated to support the Rebecca Foundation relief boxes...

Of COVID-19 lockdown and Coup d’etat curfew

Today, we don't have many drainage systems with free flowing water in Ghana. Virtually every gutter in the country is choked to the brim....

Coronavirus: Part of Bolgatanga hospital to be closed as pregnant woman tests positive

From Monday, the newborn care unit of the Bolgatanga hospital will be closed down until further notice.The facility has already stopped taking in new patients....

Ghana’s coronavirus cases up by 9; total now 214

The Ghana Health Services has confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases in Ghana, six from Greater Accra and three from Ashanti region.This brings up...

Coronavirus: Gifty Anti tests negative again as she announces 2nd test

Television broadcaster Oheneyere Gifty Anti has tested negative again after undertaking her second Coronavirus (COVID-19) test.The celebrated on-screen personality has been undertaking tests after...

Kempinski denies suggestions it is laying off 85% of workers

Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City has denied suggestions it is laying off 85% of its workers as a result of poor business due to...

How Senegal is leading African fight against coronavirus

The mantra of the World Health Organization (WHO) is “test, test, test”. But Africa can ill afford expensive, time-consuming testing.That all may be set...

We can’t go on holidays because we aren’t in normal times – Speaker Oquaye to MPs

Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye, has called off planned recess for Members of Parliament, telling them; “we cannot go on holidays because we are...

Covid-19 Fight: Kingdom Exim’s two restaurants donate to office of Tema East MP

Two Tema-based restaurants belonging to the Kingdom Exim Ghana Limited have made donations to support the ongoing fight against codvid-19. The restaurants, Meet & Eat...

Man caught on camera licking couple’s doorbell during coronavirus pandemic

A homeowner has warned people to be vigilant after his wife caught someone 'licking their doorbell' during the coronavirus lockdown.Matthew Wehmeier of Batesville, Arkansas,...

Read: Filling Station closed down at Dome-Kwabenya after staff tests positive for Coronavirus

Adhering strictly to health protocols and safety tips during this time of COVID-19 outbreak is crucial to prevent a faster spread of the virus...

Blasphemy is a dangerous attack on your destiny – Celestine Donkor to Mzbel

Ghanaian gospel songstress, Celestine Donkor, has cautioned afro-pop songstress Mzbel to avoid blaspheming against the holy spirit because it’s dangerous attack on her destiny.Her...

Thousands arrested for defying South Africa lockdown

More than 17,000 people have been arrested during the first week of the coronavirus lockdown in South Africa for defying the restrictions imposed.South African...

God will punish you, you will die – Hanks Anuku curses Nigerian govt officials

Nollywood veteran actor, Hanks Anuku, is mad at the government of Nigeria for failing to make provision for food and money for its citizens...

Comedian Clemento Suarez releases new skit on coronavirus [watch]

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French doctor who proposed coronavirus vaccine test on Africans apologises

Suggesting Africans test a "repurposed" tuberculosis vaccine to help find a COVID-19 vaccine has triggered outrage.A French anti-racism group slammed the idea floated...

How to stop touching your face, according to experts

One of the biggest advisories that have been issued to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is to not touch your face too often. However,...

Meet the German-born Ghanaian developing coronavirus vaccine

Dr Marylyn Martina Addo is a German-born doctor of Ghanaian descent and is one of just a few women at the forefront of finding...

Kim Kardashian breaks social distancing rules

American socialite, Kim Kardashian, has admitted to having broken the social distancing rules after she left home to see her mom, Kris Jenner and...

Coronavirus: Dead bodies being left in the streets

A coffin containing the body of a person who is supposed to have died from Covid-19 lays wrapped in plastic and covered with cardboard,...

Lockdown: Soldiers beat me up after going out to buy ingredients for ‘kontomire’ stew – Man alleges (Video)

A young man from Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana has shared his sad ordeal of how he was allegedly beaten by the Ghanaian...

Covid-19: Dutch repatriates hundreds of its citizens from Ghana

Some citizens from the Netherlands and some European Union countries have been safely repatriated to their various home countries amidst the scourge of the...

COVID-19 positive woman gives birth to a healthy baby

A coronavirus positive woman has given birth to a baby at the AIIMS here, official sources said, adding that the baby is "healthy and doing well...

Check out Ahuofe Patri’s ‘TikTok’ video in her bedroom

Actress Ahuofe Patri has shared with her fans how she is staying home during this lockdown period.She shared a video of her in...