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Coronavirus: UK Health Secretary tests positive

UK Health Secretary, Matt Hancock has tested positive for coronavirus, just hours after Prime minister Boris Johnson announced he had also contracted...

Dr Despite, brother donate $100K to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital [Video]

Businessmen, Dr Osei Kwame Despite and Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong have once again demonstrated their bigheartedness in these challenging times of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)...

COVID-19: Ghana’s community spread due to delayed mass testing – Dr Omane Boamah

A former Minister for Communications and health policy consultant has attributed Ghana’s community spread of the novel COVID-19 to delayed mass testing of citizens.He...

Musings of a PR professional: The Covid-19 experience

We started thinking about the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on our families, our business, clients, organizations and our nation Ghana, when Asia’s cases...

‘Pandemic drone’ developed to spot people with coronavirus in large crowds

A drone, which can detect heart and respiratory rates, is being developed to detect Coronavirus in crowds.The 'pandemic drone' device will detect people sneezing and coughing...

Patient makes ‘miraculous coronavirus recovery’ as family plans funeral

An 82-year-old man with dementia who had coronavirus made a "miraculous" recovery when his devastated family began to plan his funeral.Sid Lovenbury was...

Coronavirus: Nana Akomea joins lockdown crusaders

Managing Director of the State Transport Company, Nana Akomea, has joined calls for a lockdown to avert a spread of the new coronavirus.ALSO READ:Boris...

Coronavirus: Interior Ministry suspends services

The Ministry of Interior has suspended most of its services effective Monday, March 30, 2020.A public notice issued by the ministry and signed by...

Prophet Nigel Gaisie speaks on MPs dying of Coronavirus reports [listen]

Founder and Leader of the Prophetic Hill Chapel, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has denied media reports that he claimed some Members of Parliament (MPs) would...

Bring anyone with coronavirus for treatment – Bishop dares

A Nigeria pastor has has offered to treat anyone with coronavirus free of charge and also said, “anyone with coronavirus should be referred...

Coronavirus pandemic: A call to action

I hope we are all complying with the following personal hygiene measures: washing our hands often with soap and running water for at least...

Coronavirus: Upper West records first case [Video]

The Upper West region has recorded its first coronavirus case, Adomonline.com has learnt.The victim, according to reports, is a 42-year-old man who returned to Ghana from...

Coronavirus patients charged with attempted murder

Two people are facing attempted murder charges after allegedly refusing to go into quarantine in South Africa, it has emerged. One of them is a...

Coronavirus: Couple arrested for ‘calling virus a hoax’

Police in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam are holding a couple for allegedly spreading false information about coronavirus.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Ghana records 4 new...

Coronavirus: Dep. Information Minister lied – Information Service Officers

District Information Service Officers in the Ashanti region have refuted claims by the Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, that they have been resourced to embark...

Photo: Church coronavirus poster goes viral

Twitter users, especially in Nigeria, are reacting to a particular poster on the dreaded Coronavirus by a church in Edo State.ALSO READ:COVID-19: ‘Ghana’s lack...

Prince David Osei advocates for needy amid coronavirus outbreak

Actor Prince David Osei has called on civil society organisations to also remember the plight of orphans in the unfortunate times of coronavirus.In an...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street says.His symptoms are mild and he will continue to...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 4 new cases, number up to 136

Ghana has recorded four new cases of the deadly coronavirus, shooting the number up to 136.Below is a confirmation by the Ghana Health Service...

FBI arrests actor who claims he has coronavirus cure

The FBI has arrested a Southern California man who officials said falsely claimed to have developed a cure for the coronavirus and solicited investments...

COVID-19: Video reveals lung damage in coronavirus patient

A video shows the lungs of a man who had been asymptomatic a few days earlier.Now, the patient has Covid-19 and his lungs are...

Coronavirus: South Africa reports first death as lockdown begins

South Africa has announced its first deaths from Coronavirus infection, and said cases there have passed the 1,000 mark."This morning, we South Africans woke...

Player contracts should be extended due to Coronavirus

Current contracts for players and coaches should be extended until the end of the delayed domestic soccer seasons, according to an internal FIFA document...

UBA announces $14m for coronavirus relief support across Africa

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) today announced a donation of over $14 million through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response...

PSG make 100,000 euro donation to fight Coronavirus in France

Paris St-Germain have made a 100,000 euro (£91,000) donation to France's Secours Populaire charity to help fight the coronavirus crisis.The money will help provide...

Coronavirus: Prophet T.B. Joshua’s head on the chopping board

The coronavirus outbreak has kept many at home with the hope of it ending soon. So many people are hoping that scientists and medical researchers finding...

Couples urged to think twice before conceiving babies in coronavirus lockdown

Couples are being warned to think again if they plan to get pregnant during coronavirus lockdown - as it will only put extra pressure on the...

Is it safe to reuse a face mask to protect yourself against coronavirus?

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is believed to primarily pass from person to person through respiratory droplets and contaminated surfaces, so properly used face masks can act as...

Coronavirus: South Africa begins three-week lock down

South African security forces have begun enforcing a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.All but essential movement...

Coronavirus: Man operates ATM with stick [Video]

An unidentified young man who visited the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) hub of a bank to withdraw money was captured using a stick for...

Bill Cosby’s lawyers want him released from jail amid coronavirus pandemic

Bill Cosby’s lawyers are filing a motion to get him released from his Pennsylvania jail and put on house arrest amid reports that at...

U.S. surpasses China with most coronavirus cases worldwide

The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country with at least 82,404 positive tests.According to the latest figures collated...

Ghana records first coronavirus recovery

One of the patients being treated for COVID-19, in Atonsu Agogo Hospital, in the Ashanti Region, has recovered.He was one of the people who...

Coronavirus: Sex workers want to be considered as essential service providers

The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) and the National Movement of Sex Workers in South Africa (Sisonke) are appealing to President...

Coronavirus: Rawlings announces temporary closure of office

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has closed his office until further notice.ALSO READ:Revealed: Why this bucket is called ‘Veronica Bucket’Six arrested for violating ban...

Mamprugu Traditional Council convenes 2nd meeting on coronavirus

The overlord of the Mamprugu traditional area in the North East Region, Naa Bohagu Abdulai Sheriga II, has appealed to the government to...

We’ll have challenges compiling a new register if coronavirus goes beyond June – EC

Director of Elections for the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Serebour Quaicoe, has indicated that the Commission will find it difficult to compile a new voters’ register...

Coronavirus: Finance Minister submits document on impact of potential lockdown

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has submitted a document to President Akufo-Addo detailing the economic implications in the event of a potential nationwide...

COVID-19: Akufo-Addo to meet NDC’s coronavirus response team

Information reaching Adomonline.com indicates that President Nana Akufo-Addo will soon meet with the COVID-19 response team put together by former president John Mahama.Deputy Minister...

Coronavirus: Drug gangs impose strict curfew on residents

Drug traffickers and militias in Rio de Janeiro's lawless Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela in Brazil, have taken the law into...