Eight-three infected persons have recovered from the novel Coronavirus in Ghana, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The 83 were part of the 268 confirmed cases under routine surveillance. Meanwhile, Ghana’s case count of COVID-19 has risen to 641. The GHS confirmed this on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, via its dedicated website on providing […] The post COVID-19:

Ghana’s case count of COVID-19 has risen to 641. The Ghana Health Service confirmed on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, via its dedicated website on providing updates on the outbreak “As of 14th April 2020, at 23:00HRS, a total of 50,719 persons have been tested with 641 being positive for COVID-19. The breakdown of the 641 […] The post Ghana’s COVID-19 case count now 641 appeared

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has debunked claims by Member of Parliament for Klottey Korley, Zanetor Rawlings that food and other relief items are being distributed based on partisan lines to Kayayei. The Klottey Korley legislator in a post on social media accused the Ministry of being biased in the distribution of […] The post Don’t

A Deputy Minister of Health-designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye says he will focus on improving the efficiency of various teams under the Ministry for fighting COVID-19 if approved. President Nana Akufo-Addo nominated Bernard Okoe Boye as a Deputy Minister of Health-designate on April 6, 2020. The Deputy Minister-designate was vetted on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, […] The post ‘I’ll

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Papa Owusu Ankomah is in “stable condition” after contracting the novel coronavirus. This is captured in a statement issued by the Ghana High Commission in London. “We wish to inform you that indeed the High Commissioner has been diagnosed with the COVID-19 and to assure all […] The post Coronavirus:

The extent to which the COVID-19 has taken the world hostage is distinctively historic. Without regard to age, race, gender, nationality, religious affiliation, political or financial status, it has indiscriminately invaded human lives at all levels. What we know as the regular way of life has been drastically and dramatically altered globally in the wake […] The post Solomon

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing life as we know it. The virus is affecting economics, politics, health and everyday life. Unfortunately, the law has not been excluded from its tentacles. Lawmakers worldwide are passing emergency legislation to regulate and control the spread of the virus. Another aspect of the law that the virus is affecting […] The post Albert

The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah has launched a campaign to promote the wearing of nose masks among Ghanaians. The campaign dubbed #WearYourMask which was launched on Tuesday at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) City Hall forms part of measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the city especially […] The post AMA

The Kaneshie Police has arrested a 22-year-old man for spraying an unknown substance into the face of a police officer while she was on COVID-19 lockdown enforcement duty at Abossey Okai Zongo junction. Police say the incident occurred last Friday [April 10, 2020] at about 9 am. The suspect, Osman Amadu was aboard a taxi […] The post COVID-19 lockdown:

Anglogold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has scaled up interventions aimed at containing the spread of Coronavirus in communities within the Obuasi Municipality and the District. Obuasi is one of the areas in the Ashanti Region that recorded a case of COVID-19 at the initial stages when the disease was detected in Ghana. An employee of […] The post AngloGold

The government official vehicle of the National Youth Authority (NYA) for the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions has been stolen in Sunyani. Madam Fati Bamba, Director of the Authority speaking in an interview with Citi News, said the vehicle – a white Toyota Hilux Pick-up with registration number GV 379-18 was stolen at her […] The post Sunyani: Official vehicle

A canoe operator in the Chereponi District of the Northern Region, Dramani Kwaku has been slapped with a GHS 12,000 fine or in default, face 4 years imprisonment by the Yendi Circuit court. The convict failed to comply with the new law on imposition of restrictions as stipulated in paragraph 1(1)b of the Executive Instrument […] The post Chereponi: Man fined

A heavily pregnant nurse who had tested positive for COVID-19 has died. According to media reports in the United Kingdom, Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, underwent an emergency caesarean to deliver her baby girl. The baby girl is understood to be alive and being cared for. It is however not clear if the baby has tested […] The post Pregnant Ghanaian nurse in UK dies of coronavirus

Parliament will resume sittings on Friday, April 17th, 2020. The House is currently on suspension. A statement announcing the resumption said parliamentary sittings will start at 10: 00 am this Friday. “In exercise of the powers conferred on him by Order 6 of the Standing Orders of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. Speaker, Prof. Aaron Michael […] The post Parliament to resume sitting on

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited, BOST has donated assorted items to help with the fight to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Presenting the assorted items to the Office of the First Lady at Ridge in Accra, Mr. Moses Mensah Assem, the Deputy Managing Director of BOST said, […] The post BOST donates items to support fight against

The family of Nana Osei Boansi Kuffour, the deceased father of Ghanaian musician, Bice ‘Obour’ Osei Kuffour, has raised concerns after reports came out that health workers who took care of their late father tested negative of COVID-19. A statement signed by the family pointed out their misgivings about the press statement released by the […] The post Did

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disclosed that despite the closure of the country’s borders, some Ghanaians continue to smuggle into the country, persons infected with the Coronavirus disease. “Our focus is limiting and containing the spread [of COVID-19] because we can’t say our real target is zero and we will have some occurrences so […] The post Ghanaians

Police in Accra have intensified checks at the roads and vantage points to ensure the limited movement of persons amidst the partial lockdown imposed on Accra and Kumasi to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. This comes on the back of persons flouting the ban on public gatherings and the restriction […] The post We won’t take

Cofundie, the real estate crowdfunding platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Appolonia City to build affordable housing in Ghana. As part of the partnership, Cofundie will crowd finance the development of housing in Appolonia City, Greater Accra’s new city, targeted at low-to-middle-income prospective homeowners. The development will make use of modern building techniques that […] The post Cofundie

The Deputy Health Minister-designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, is open to the use of herbal medicine to treat persons infected with the novel coronavirus provided they are vetted and proven to be effective. “Most of the time, the issue has been the science of the herbal medicine,” Dr. Okoe Boye noted during his vetting on […] The post Herbal medication