Government should be commended for Covid-19 fight – Juliet Ibrahim

Actress and producer Juliet Ibrahim says government ought to be commended for the way and manner it is fighting against Covid-19 in Ghana. The actress believes government has been proactive since the first case of Covid-19 was recorded in the country thus reducing the possible rapid spread of the coronavirus. Juliet is currently stuck in … Read more

Make e-learning platform available to all – DJ Switch to government

The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have led to the closure of schools and so DJ Switch pleads with government to make e-learning platform available to all. Many schools have resorted to e-learning platforms and other avenues, but not everyone has access to these learning sites. Speaking in an interview on Covid-19 360 on TV3, … Read more

COVID-19: Government to ‘facilitate’ evacuation of Ghanaians stranded abroad

Ghanaian nationals who are stranded outside the country and are willing to bear the cost of their evacuation have been asked to submit their details to the Ghana High Commission by close of Wednesday, May 13, 2020. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, which issued the directive in a statement, suggested that it … Read more

Orkman Ghana Limited Donates Relief Items To 3 Orphanages In Kasoa And Nsawam

Orkman Ghana Limited Donates Relief Items To 3 Orphanages In Kasoa And Nsawam

Highly reputed Ghanaian company, Orkman Ghana limited has donated some relief items worth tens of thousands of Ghana cedis to select orphanages in Kasoa and Nsawam. READ ALSO:DMF Productions Postpones ‘Uncrushable’ Premier Indefinitely The donation exercise which took place on Thursday, April 10 saw the donation of bags of rice, veronica buckets, drinks, liquid soaps … Read more

MINISTRY OF HEALTH RECEIVES MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM ‘CHINA AID’ TO COMBAT COVID-19

As part of efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana, the Chinese government, today donated urgently-needed and life-sustaining medical supplies to the Ministry of Health in a short ceremony at the Kotoka International Airport, Accra. The medical supplies include 3,000 N95 Protective Face Masks, 10,000 Protective Face Masks, 2500 Disposable Coveralls, 800 Infrared … Read more

Coronavirus: Nigeria to distribute seized rice to citizens

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service to release for immediate distribution, bags of rice seized from smugglers.  ALSO READ: Tema polyclinic nurse tests positive for coronavirus Korle Bu doctors and nurses threaten strike Government to pay 3 months water bill for Ghanaians This directive is part of the palliative measures by the … Read more

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 Community Nurse who occasionally visits Tema Polyclinic as part of her routine work, tested positive to the disease on Friday and is currently recovering at home. The nurse, believed to be in … Read more

Korle-Bu doctors threaten to withdraw services

Doctors at the Department of Accident and Emergency at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital threatened to lay down their tools over the supposed lack of COVID-19 preparedness by the hospital. “We write to express our general dissatisfaction with the preparedness or lack thereof of the department to combat the current COVID-19 pandemic. We also wish to … Read more

COVID-19 patient in Upper East returned from Western Region – Upper East RCC

Fresh details concerning the first person to be confirmed COVID-19 positive in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region indicate that the patient had spent a week in the Western Region before moving to the Upper East. The patient, a 33-year-old woman, had no history of travel outside Ghana nor contact with any of the other … Read more

Covid-19 myths busted: Can a face mask protect me from coronavirus?

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19, there have been several opinions, suggestions and myths about what to do, the kind of face masks to use and others; here, some of those myths and opinions are busted in this article. Claim: ‘Face masks don’t work’ Wearing a face mask is certainly not an iron-clad guarantee that … Read more