Five Chinese Companies operating in Ghana have donated Personal Protective Equipment, (PPEs) to the Ghana Army to help fight coronavirus. The items worth GHS 80,000 include 15,000 pieces of face masks, 10 veronica buckets, 42 cartons of hand soap and 17 cartons of tissue rolls. The Military attaché to the Chinese Embassy in Ghana, Col. […] The post COVID-19:

The Tema Metropolis has confirmed 13 cases of COVID-19 since the disease broke out in Ghana. This is according to the Metropolitan Chief Executive of the area, Felix Nii Annang-La. According to him, eight of the victims contracted the disease locally in Tema while the remaining victims were imported cases. Speaking to Citi News on […] The post 13 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Tema

More businesses in the country continue to complain about the adverse impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on their operations. The latest to openly complain about their challenges is the Ghana Association of Microfinance Companies which says its operations in terms of patronage and other related activities are grinding to a halt as a result of […] The post Microfinance

Some years ago, on one weekday afternoon, my brother went through Circle, Accra, on his way home. As he made his way through the bustling crowd, he noticed he was being followed by a distressed-looking lady in her 20s. Not long after that, the lady began pointing at him and shouting “Onoa! Onoa!” (“That’s him!” […] The post Dr Enyam Morny writes: False information

Spanish adults are jogging and cycling again for the first time after seven weeks of coronavirus lockdown. The lockdown – one of Europe’s strictest – was eased for children a week ago, yet the amount of outdoor exercise time remains limited. There are now exercise slots for different age groups. Most adults can walk or […] The post Coronavirus: Spain

A leading GP has warned that people will not be able to use the COVID–19 home testing kits being sent out by the government, creating the risk of a second wave of infections. Dr Gary Marlowe, London chair of the British Medical Association, told Sky News he feared that “a significant portion of those tests […] The post Coronavirus: People

Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean state media says. KCNA news agency reports that the North Korean leader cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory. It adds that people at the factory “broke into thunderous cheers of hurrah” when he appeared on Friday. […] The post Kim Jong-un appears in public,

The US’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised emergency use of the Ebola drug remdesivir for treating the coronavirus. The authorisation means the anti-viral drug can now be used on people who are hospitalised with severe Covid-19. A recent clinical trial showed the drug helped shorten the recovery time for people who were seriously […] The post Coronavirus:

I begrudgingly watched snippets of Mahama’s stand up show on Facebook last night and I’m amazed by the shallowness of the man in not getting his thoughts together. The whole show turned out to be a comedy of errors and propagation of lies. Mahama looks and sounds so miserable and desperate. One would have thought […] The post Ernest