Authorities at the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly have begun training some individuals within the area to go into mass production of hand sanitizers which will be distributed to residents for free. This is part of preventive measures against the spread of the novel Coronavirus in communities within the Asokore Mampong Municipality. Authorities have also intensified […] The post COVID-19:
Five Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they raped women as they enforced a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the army has said. Residents of Nyarutarama have been telling the military prosecution office that the soldiers also beat up male residents and […] The post Rwandan soldiers
Senegal has cancelled giant celebrations to mark its 60th anniversary of independence from France because of the novel coronavirus. The West African nation has 140 active cases of Covid-19 – 66 people have recovered and one person has died over the last month. It has become one of the countries in Africa leading the fight […] The post Coronavirus:
Paris intensive care doctor Jean-Paul Mira apologized Friday for suggesting the testing in Africa of a “repurposed” tuberculosis vaccine as a COVID-19 beater during an expert chat with a colleague on television. “Africa isn’t a testing lab,” replied retired Ivory Coast football star Didier Drogba, and a Moroccan lawyers’ collective had said it would sue […] The post French
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has asked residents affected by the partial lockdown in Kumasi and its environs to observe the directives or risk prosecution. He says offenders could be fined up to GHS12,000 or in default serve a four-year prison term. Speaking to Citi News, he indicated that the level of compliance […] The post Coronavirus:
The novel coronavirus is a quiet storm decimating economies globally and testing the psyches of many a nation. The tough pill of a lockdown is the latest stage on our road to recovery, and businesses in every crevice are taking a hit. A chunk will not recover. The next few months are going to be […] The post Adogla writes: The
The Minority in Parliament has served notice it will challenge the Pre-Tertiary Bill in the Supreme Court. The provision in the Bill prompting this action has to do with the redefining of Basic Education to include Secondary Level Education. The Minority in a statement contended that this is “a violation of Article 25 of the […] The post Minority to head
The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama has warned of an imminent closure of markets where vendors fail to comply with social distancing directives. According to her, the need to enforce all relevant protocols to contain the spread of COVID-19 will be paramount in all dealings with the market vendors in […] The post We’ll
The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has called on the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to provide details of the support intended for persons with disability as Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi observe a partial lockdown to curb the spread of the Coronavirus disease. At a press briefing by the Ministry of […] The post COVID-19:
President Nana Akufo-Addo has advised the management of all closed down radio stations to follow the right procedures to have their stations reopened. The President said because he was not the one who shut down the stations, it “would be difficult for me to be the one to unlock them. The procedures are there. I […] The post I can’t reopen
Former President John Dramani Mahama has recommended 13 ways he believes could help boost the fight against the spread of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana. John Mahama made the recommendations via his Facebook page on Saturday. The former president during the Facebook stream announced that he had donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) worth […] The post Mahama
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Gender and Children Committee, Hajia Laadi Ayamba is advocating for the voluntary testing of head porters, also known as Kayayei under the care of government for the novel coronavirus. As part of measures to reach out to the vulnerable in the period of partial lockdown, the government is providing food and […] The post MP wants Kayayei
The Member of Parliament for the Ajumako Enyan Essiam constituency, Cassiel Ato Forson, has donated some Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to 193 communities in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District as part of efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to Citi News after presenting the items to the various communities on behalf of Cassiel Ato […] The post COVID-19:
Nine new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Ghana. This has increased the country’s case count to 214 as at 0600GMT on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Six of the cases were confirmed in the Greater Accra region while the remaining three were recorded in the Ashanti Region. One of the patients who contracted the disease […] The post COVID-19: Nine new cases push Ghana’s
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