Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general said Wednesday, while South Africa became the continent’s new focus of concern as cases nearly doubled to 116 from two days before. South Africa’s health minister, Zweli Mkhize, this week called that kind of rate “explosive” in … Read more
The Ghana Immigration Service says it has returned incoming flights from other countries at the Kotoka International Airport as part of measures to prevent the importation of cases of the novel coronavirus. According to the Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCGI) in-charge of Command Post and Operations, Laud Kwesi Affrifah, two Italians travelling on Air France were … Read more
A new epidemic disease treatment centre is being constructed at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in preparedness to deal with the novel coronavirus and other infectious diseases. The facility, with a 50-bed capacity, is expected to be completed in a month will augment the existing ones at the Tema General Hospital and the Ridge Hospital. … Read more
Coronavirus, which is the current viral infection the world is dealing with has its preventive measures which are mostly good personal hygiene and sanitation; and here are some 10 good tips which you can practice whenever you sit in a commercial vehicle or popularly known as Trotro in Ghana. “These are not ordinary times,” this … Read more
The Finance Minister has told Parliament that $8.9 million was spent to print the new ¢100 and ¢200 notes. Responding to questions on the Floor of Parliament on Tuesday, Ken Ofori-Atta said $5.39 million has already been paid. “Information obtained from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) shows that the cost of printing the ¢100 and … Read more
Fear and panic have hit the camps of some registration officers of the National Identification Authority (NIA) as the disinfectants provided by the Authority in an era of the deadly coronavirus are expired products. Officers have for the entire period of the regional registration been dependent on an anti-bacterial wipe for hygiene even before the … Read more
Netizens are on the neck of American singer, Keri Hilson, for suggesting coronavirus is the side-effect of 5G network. Following questions of how coronvirus is not prevalent in Africa, Keri with her conspiracy theory came to the conclusion that Africa’s ‘backwardness’ has saved her from frequent cases of the outbreak. She explained electromagnetic fields of … Read more
President Paul Kagame has called upon Rwandans to showcase discipline and not to panic in the wake of the country’s confirmation of its first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Ministry of Health on Saturday announced that an Indian citizen who arrived from Mumbai, India, on March 8, tested positive of COVID-19, making Rwanda … Read more
President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus, according to a statement from the White House. Trump took the test on Friday, he said during a Saturday news conference, after coming into recent contact with two individuals who have tested positive for the virus. “Last night after an in-depth discussion with the President regarding … Read more
Liberian President, George Weah, has listed his favourite Ghanaian artistes which did not include some top musicians and made mention of Shatta wale as one of his favourites. Making the revelation in an interview with Accra-based GHOne TV, the footballer cum President revealed he taps his feet to the songs of Castro, Wutah and Shatta … Read more