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
The Guinean who tested positive for COVID-19 but subsequently escaped from a quarantine facility at Tamale in the Northern Region has been arrested in Accra. The patient was arrested in Accra. Deputy Health Minister, Alexander Abban on The Big Issue on Saturday said while the patient was spotted and arrested before Saturday morning, it was surprising how … Read more
Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City has denied suggestions it is laying off 85% of its workers as a result of poor business due to the coronavirus. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta told Parliament late Friday: “for a hotel like Kempinski which has about 400 workers, they are letting 340 go home. They are closing about … Read more
JAMES KWAME DUNYO (A SOCIAL COMMENTATOR) Even as Science kingpins and health think-tanks assiduously work around the clock to find a lasting remedy to our novel pandemic, all are to unite in prayer, adhere to precautionary measures, and keep absolute faith in Christ, who labours at our side in these trying moments. READ ALSO:Lockdown: 5 … Read more
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
A 6-year-old child dies from the novel coronavirus pandemic in Kenya. Coronavirus cases in Kenya stand at 122 after 12 more people tested positive. Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi said in a briefing Friday that the patients are 11 Kenyans and a Somali citizen. READ ALSO:Christian Atsu retires from Black Stars over ‘neglect’ Dr Mwangangi also announced … Read more
The Upper East (U/E) Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) is calling on traditional authorities and community leaders along the borders to help clamp down on illegal migrants entering the country. The directorate observed that, community members of some border areas in the region aid the transportation of illegal immigrants into the country. … Read more
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has insisted that the partial lockdown of Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa has backfired. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Thursday, a member of the NDC’s COVID-19 team, Dr. Grace Ayensu Dankwa said the lockdown should have taken immediate effect instead of the delayed implementation date. READ ALSO:Christian Atsu retires from Black … Read more
Samples of staff of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), including doctors, who came into contact with the 10 coronavirus patients in Tamale, have come out negative. Public Relations Officer of the TTH, Mohammed Misbour, who confirmed this to JoyNews, said the results were received on Wednesday. The police officers, who first came into contact with the patients … Read more
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is hopeful that the new budget to be presented in Parliament in July 2020, will reposition Ghana’s economy to meet the global impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. He says discussions are already underway among Finance Ministers in Africa to find mechanisms to restore the gains achieved in the face … Read more