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Seth Terpker weighs in on impact of possible lockdown on economy

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has waded into the debate over whether or not the government should put the country on lockdown following the...

COVID-19: ‘Ghana’s lack of a Central Medical Store worrying’

Five years down the lane and Ghana is yet to rehabilitate its only Central Medical Store (CMS) razed to ashes on January 13, 2015....

High Court throws out suit challenging Ghana Card registration

An Accra High Court has ruled that the National Identification Authority is entitled to continue with its work of registering Ghanaians amid the coronavirus...

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...

What govt must consider before a lockdown – IMANI

Casely Ato Coleman, an IMANI Fellow, says a decision to lockdown Ghana must be informed by data and not based on emotions.According to Mr...

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...

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...

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...

As they rush to save lives, health care workers are updating their own wills and funeral plans

The first time Andrea Austin, 35, considered her own mortality, she was flying into Iraq aboard a C-130 military plane. Though the emergency medicine...

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...

Afram Plains: Residents search for hair in Bible to prevent Covid-19

Some residents of Afram Plains are frantically searching for hair purported to be hidden in the Bible which has the potency to prevent Coronavirus....

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...

Ghanaians under mandatory quarantine need psychological help – Health expert

Head of Disease Control Unit of the Kaneshie Polyclinic, Priscilla Kyerewaa, has called for psychological aid for persons who have been quarantined by the...

COVID-19: Think tank demands for regional distribution of coronavirus cases

Policy think tank, Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, has requested for a regional breakdown of COVID-19 recorded cases in the country.  According to...

Coronavirus: Suspected case in Tamale tests negative

Results of suspected Covid-19 cases at the Tamale Teaching Hospital have come out negative.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Communications Ministry to block prank callsCoronavirus: Kwahu Traditional...

COVID-19: Now people will know there is God – Shatta Wale

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah, is grateful the deadly Coronavirus has shown Ghanaians that God indeed exists.On social media, some...

Ghana Health Service releases details about Covid-19 patients

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has shared data on the number of patients who have recovered and those responding to treatment.According to the Service,...

Lady exposes sellers who wash fruits with gutter water [Watch]

A Nigerian lady lost her temper upon realising some fruit sellers were soaking their mangoes inside gutter water before sale.The unidentified lady was driving...

COVID-19: Akufo-Addo finally speaks about lock-down[audio]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has declared the government’s stance on the issue of a partial or total lock-down of the nation.The president, speaking to...

NAM 1 speaks on COVID-19 pandemic

Chief Executive Officer of embattled gold dealership firm Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, has for the first time made comments about the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic....

All travellers from abroad on or after March 12 to be identified, tested

Government has directed that all individuals who came into the country from abroad on or after March 12, should be identified and ...

High Court reviews date for NIA injunction hearing

An Accra High Court has granted a request by Deputy Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, to have it hear an injunction case against the National...

What happens to your body when you stop having s3x

The average Brit is said to have sex a grand total of 5,778 times before they die.Whether that seems a little or a lot is...

Senyo Hosi’s take on Ghana’s COVID-19 lock-down

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Distributors, Senyo Hosi, says it is about time the government considers a lock-down to curb...

COVID-19: Let’s not pressure govt for a lock-down – Sammy Awuku

National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party, Sammy Awuku, has cautioned institutions and organisations in the country against pressuring the government for...

Meet the black woman leading the charge for the coronavirus vaccine

As the world looks for solutions to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Kizzmekia Corbett, a doctor, is leading efforts to develop a vaccine for the...

Coronavirus: This is how much Ghana will need for a lock-down [audio]

Ghana will need over GH¢15 billion for a 28-day lock-down, policy think tank, Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, has stated.Executive Director for the...

Ghana’s Coronavirus cases hit 132

Ghana’s confirmed Covid-19 cases have passed 100 with the Ghana Health Service confirming the tally is now 132.As at the morning of 26...

Pep Guardiola donates 1m euros to fight coronavirus

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has donated 1m euros (£920,000) to fight the coronavirus outbreak in Spain.Guardiola, who is at his home in Barcelona,...

Mali on lock-down after recording first two cases

A nationwide curfew was announced on Wednesday, March 25 by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, after the West African country reported its first two coronavirus...

COVID-19: NDC man agrees to suspension of general election if…

Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Constituency in the Eastern region, Ebenezer Tei Larbi, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will agree to the...

Coronavirus: 96-year-old woman recovers from virus

A 96-year-old woman in South Korea has become the oldest patient in the country to fully recover from the novel coronavirus.The woman, identified by...

5 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Nigeria, total now 51

Five new cases of patients affected by the novel coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control released the...

Citydia innovates to combat coronavirus pandemic in Ghana’s retail space

CityDia was the first Supermarket chain in Ghana to implement measures in our stores, to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and to ensure the...

Coronavirus: Checkout food items shipped to Ghanaian students in China

Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Edward Boateng, in an interview with Citi Business listed a number of food items sent to Ghanaian students in China...

Heartbroken mum banned from sitting next to baby on ventilator with coronavirus

A mum is barred from sitting by her baby daughter's hospital bedside due to quarantine rules as the tot battles the deadly coronavirus.Ashley Hildebrand...

How to strengthen your immunity during the coronavirus pandemic

As the coronavirus situation intensifies, you might be wondering: how can I keep myself healthy? And will swallowing a pill protect me from getting...