Former President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday presented one hundred sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) to health workers at the Greater Accra Regional (Ridge) Hospital in Accra. The presentation, according to Mr. Mahama, follows reports of shortage of PPE and other materials required by the frontline medical personnel at the hospital in their fight … Read more
Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday. READ ALSO:‘Waakye’, Koko sellers, others exempted from the partial lockdown – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a … Read more
Ghana legend and former Asante Kotoko star Opoku Afriyie, the 1978 AFCON winner has been confirmed dead, according to a report by GOAL.COM. The 1978 Africa Cup of Nations winner died in Kumasi on Sunday, aged 75. “We can confirm that Opoku Afriyie has passed on. This is unfortunate news to the Porcupine family,” Asante Kotoko public relations officer Kennedy Boakye … Read more
Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has taken a swipe at the government for its decision to declare a lockdown in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. READ ALSO:National New directives to hotels, restaurants, pubs and drinking bars in partial lockdown areas He says, the plan was poorly thought through insisting that … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Tourism Authority has issued new directives to hotels, restaurants, pubs and drinking bars in some areas in the partial lockdown areas. READ ALSO:Nana Addo’s COVID-19 lockdown ‘poorly thought through’ – Ras Mubarak Akwasi Agyemang said all hotels can operate as normal and host their guests during the 14 days … Read more
The government will from Monday, March 30, 2020 test everyone in lockdown areas in Accra and Kumasi for coronavirus, Dr Nsiah Asare, presidential adviser on health has revealed. The reason for this, he indicated is to know the number of positive cases in the country for effective treatment. Dr. Nsiah Asare announced this press conference … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has declared a partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi effective 1 am on Monday, March 30, 2020. The lockdown which affects Accra, Tema and Kumasi will last for two weeks. The decision, according to the President is to help curb the spread of COVID-19 which has led to four deaths and infected … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police has withdrawn an order for the development of a deployment strategy of the lockdown of Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Obuasi. This is according to a police communique sighted by Citi News. The communique said, “further directives on the contents will be issued in due course.” An earlier document from the police sighted by … Read more
A statement released by the National Operations Directorate suggests that following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, 4 major cities, namely Accra, Kumasi, Obuasi and Tema are to be locked down to control and contain the spread of the virus. It is anticipated that this lockdown could be partial or full. This is one of … Read more
President Akuffo Addo has granted amnesty to some 808 deserving prisoners in Ghana. A statement from the Prisons Service Thursday said the President exercised his powers under Article 72 of the 1992 Constitution and in consultation with the Council of State. READ ALSO:Coronavirus: Discussions still ongoing; no lockdown for now – Akuffo-Addo The freed … Read more