Security analyst, Adib Saani has warned that the decision by the president to lift the partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi is a dangerous gamble that could backfire. President Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the lifting the 3-week lockdown on Greater Accra and Kumasi, with effect from Monday, April 20. Addressing the nation on Sunday, April … Read more
An outspoken member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yayra Koku has claimed the decision by the government to lift the partial lockdown is contrary to the norm. Three weeks ago, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo partially locked down Greater Accra, Kasoa, Tema and Greater Kumasi as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said although the partial lockdown of some parts of the country has been lifted, the government will closely monitor events in some hotspots in the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions to prevent a spread of the Coronavirus. Addressing the nation on Sunday, Apri 19, 2020, the President said the … Read more
Arsenal’s first-team players are expected to formally agree a 12.5% wage cut for the next year within 48 hours, making them the first squad in the Premier League to accept a reduction in pay. The agreement, which the Guardian understands would be unanimous, will be concluded at the end of a two-week series of negotiations … Read more
A heavily pregnant nurse who had tested positive for Covid-19 has died, Channel 4 News has learned. Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, underwent an emergency caesarean to deliver and save her baby daughter. The little girl is understood to be alive and being cared for. But it’s not clear if she has tested positive for the … Read more
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has touted government’s approach to the fight against Coronavirus, saying the decision to resort to enhanced contact tracing and mandatory quarantine made it possible for the country to track 274 more cases. “It is interesting to note that if we hadn’t as a country stepped up our approach to be ahead and … Read more
Six of the nine novel coronavirus cases recorded in the Volta Region were from foreigners who illegally entered Ghana at least two weeks ago. The six were travellers from Nigeria “who had entered Ghana through unapproved routes along the Ghana-Togo border near Aflao,” the Volta Regional Coordinating Council said in a statement. “They were apprehended … Read more
China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to a central government directive and online notices published by two Chinese universities, that have since been removed from the web. Under the new policy, all academic papers on Covid-19 will be subject to extra vetting before being submitted for … Read more
The Tema Metropolis has confirmed two new COVID-19 cases bringing to four the total number of cases seen in the harbour cum industrial city. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo extends ban on public President Nana Akuffo-Addo extends ban on public gatherings by two weeks Lockdown: Chorkor residents packed at the beach to chill regardless of ban … Read more
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commended Ghanaian scientists working around the clock and doing their very best to fight the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. ALSO READ: President Nana Akuffo-Addo extends ban on public gatherings for two weeks Why Ghana is recording more Coronavirus cases – Oppong Kojo Nkrumah Don’t politicise covid 19 pandemic – obuor … Read more