Angry residents chase out lockdown escapees Angry residents of Apantem, a farming community near Aburi in Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region, on Wednesday, chased out four escapees from Accra, which is currently under lockdown over Coronavirus pandemic. The four made up of a native of the community fled to seek refuge. Their arrival in … Read more
Parliament has approved a $35 million facility from the World Bank for the Emergency Response Efforts of government against the novel coronavirus pandemic. READ ALSO:COVID-19: Health Minister ‘misspoke’ on treatment of VIPs at BoG hospital – Oppong Nkrumah The proceeds from the facility will account for part of the $100 million announced by the government … Read more
Ghana placed 105th out of the 195 member countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the 2019 Global Health Security Index. The country scored an overall score of 35.5 points out of 100. Ghana’s score was below the average global score of 40.2 points, which points to the fact that the country’s health system … Read more
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
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 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
The Greater Regional Branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says it may reduce the number of passengers who board its commercial buses in order to maintain the directive of social distancing in this time of Coronavirus pandemic. READ ALSO:Coronavirus: Discussions still ongoing; no lockdown for now – Akuffo-Addo GPRTU said the … Read more
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is with immediate effect going all out to enforce the ban on the sale of second-hand clothing, including brassieres and panties, the Director-General of the authority, Professor Alex Dodoo, has said. READ ALSO:Ghana is suffering from 2 ‘major’ pandemics; NDC and Coronavirus– Abronye DC In 1994, Ghana passed the … Read more
Popular television broadcaster, Gifty Anti, has opened up about how she is coping with the mandatory quarantine she has been placed under by the state. The television broadcaster was part of British Airways passengers who arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Sunday but have been quarantined, following their exposure to the new coronavirus … Read more
A second person has died from the coronavirus in Ghana. The Ghana Health Service has yet to give details about the deceased but said three new cases have been recorded, bringing Ghana’s total number to 27. In an update on its website, the Service said a total of 521 suspected cases have been tested for … Read more