Online ads promoting intravenous drips that make false claims related to COVID-19 face prosecution by the state. The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) says companies that breach its guidelines will be referred to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Three clinics had ads banned last week after suggesting vitamin-drip therapy offered protection against […] The post ‘Coronavirus

HSBC says its first-quarter profits have almost halved due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Pre-tax profit for the first three months of the year came in at $3.2bn (£2.6bn), down from $6.2bn a year ago. The bank increased its expectations of bad loans, which are unlikely to be paid back, to $3bn due […] The post Coronavirus: HSBC profits halved by pandemic fallout

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President Donald Trump has said he “can’t imagine why” US hotline calls about disinfectants have risen after he suggested injecting the substance to treat coronavirus. The governors of Michigan and Maryland on Sunday blamed the president for the spike in such calls. Following heavy criticism from medical professionals, Mr. Trump said his remarks were made […] The post Trump

Nigeria will begin a “gradual easing” of coronavirus-related lockdowns in the federal capital territory of Abuja, and Lagos and Ogun states from 4 May. The lockdowns had been due to end on Monday night, but President Muhammadu Buhari said they needed to continue. He also ordered new nationwide measures against Covid-19, including a night-time curfew […] The post Coronavirus:

The fear of a weakened immune system amidst the Coronavirus pandemic is not an excuse for Muslims to miss this year’s Ramadan fasting. This is according to an immuno-pathologist at the University of Ghana’s Pathology Department, Abdul-Rahman Mubarak, who says the fast has very little to no negative consequence on one’s immune system. Muslims in […] The post COVID-19:

The Minister for Inner City and Zongo Development, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has lamented that COVID-19 has broken the communal spirit of Islam. The world is at a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic with various countries both large and are putting in place measures to cushion their citizens, against further damage. In Ghana, the situation […] The post Communal

The Africa Centre for Health Policy (ACeHP) has advised the government to complete abandoned health projects before constructing new ones. President Nana Akufo-Addo recently announced that his government will be constructing 88 new hospitals in some districts across the country beginning this year.  Commenting on the announcement to Citi News, the Executive Director of the Centre, […] The post Completing

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Incas Diagnostics, a diagnostic company in Kumasi have created a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kit to be help test for the novel coronavirus. According to a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of KNUST, Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe, the creation of the test kit […] The post KNUST, Incas