Bernard Avle and the team bring you the Thursday edition of the Citi Breakfast Show from the studios of Citi 97.3 FM. The post Citi Breakfast Show: Thursday, May 14th, 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics, Articles,
The Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi has closed down its Antenatal Care Unit and other two units after a staff tested positive for COVID-19. The three units in the hospital, are undergoing disinfection among other measures to contain the infection. The Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr. Joseph Kojo Tambil, who confirmed this to Citi […] The post Effia-Nkwanta
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is kicking against the recall of the House without the necessary nuances to protect members against COVID-19. According to him, the House should sit in batches or only convene intermittently when there is a crucial issue to be considered rather than a usual resumption of duties […] The post Recalling
Government has begun a series of engagements with various stakeholders in the country to deliberate on measures aimed at assuring the safety of persons as part of a broader post-COVID-19 plan. This was disclosed by the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at Thursday’s Press Briefing in Accra. According to Mr. Nkrumah, “Government has commenced […] The post Government
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has partnered with Ezipay to provide a unique digital initiative for remittances and bill payments in 8 Francophone countries and Sierra Leone. The partnership allows UBA customers to make payments and transfers to other African countries using their Ezipay wallets. EziPay gives solutions that address the issues and challenges of […] The post UBA,
The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu says government is considering plans to arrest recalcitrant persons who refuse to adhere to basic guidelines in fighting COVID-19 such as wearing of face mask in public spaces. A frustrated Agyeman Manu said such persons could face a three-month jail term for not adhering to safety protocols. “All of […] The post Government
The governing New Patriotic Party has suspended Peter Wuni Baaga, a former Deputy Northern Regional Minister and current Parliamentary aspirant in Nalerigu-Gambaga. Investigations into his alleged misconduct are ongoing, according to a letter from the NPP office in the North East Region and sighted by Citi News. “This action has been necessitated by certain utterances […] The post Nalerigu-Gambaga:
Ghana’s novel coronavirus cases have risen to 5,530 with recoveries also rising to 674. The cases have risen by 122 from the previous figure of 5,408. There have been in the 57 new cases in the Greater Accra Region, 62 new cases in the Ashanti Region, two new cases in the Central Region and one […] The post Coronavirus cases rise to 5,530, recoveries up to 674 appeared
The New Patriotic Party’s campaign manager, Peter Mac Manu, has broken his silence on his alleged deportation from Kenya prior to the country’s 2017 polls. The polls which were keenly contested between the then incumbent and now current President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga. Mr. Mac Manu, who was at the time accused […] The post I
The coronavirus “may never go away”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr. Mike Ryan warned against trying to predict when the virus would disappear. He added that even if a vaccine is found, controlling the virus will require a “massive effort”. Almost 300,000 people […] The post Coronavirus
The coronavirus “may never go away”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr. Mike Ryan warned against trying to predict when the virus would disappear. He added that even if a vaccine is found, controlling the virus will require a “massive effort”. Almost 300,000 people […] The post Coronavirus
The US Supreme Court is considering a case that could put hundreds and thousands of people who were brought into the country illegally as children at risk of deportation. Some of those are healthcare workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. At the beginning of April a long line of police cars snaked slowly around a […] The post Why this ICU nurse treating
The US embassy in Tanzania has warned that there is a risk of “exponential growth” of Covid-19 cases in the country, at a time when the government is not releasing data on new cases. It added that hospitals in the main city, Dar es Salaam, were “overwhelmed” and that the chance of contracting the virus […] The post US embassy in
The US embassy in Tanzania has warned that there is a risk of “exponential growth” of Covid-19 cases in the country, at a time when the government is not releasing data on new cases. It added that hospitals in the main city, Dar es Salaam, were “overwhelmed” and that the chance of contracting the virus […] The post Coronavirus: Tanzania hospitals overwhelmed
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is asking the government to inject about GHS 18 billion into the various sectors of the economy to help mitigate the possible job losses associated with the COVID–19 pandemic. According to the TUC, research by its Labour Research and Policy Institute showed the devastating effects of the COVID-19 health crisis […] The post GHs
Thirty-six persons have been arrested for attempting to enter Ivory Coast through unapproved routes in the Western Region. These persons were arrested on May 12 and May 13 by immigration officers in the region. On May 12, a team of Immigration officers on patrol picked up 12 Burkinabes a Ghanaian and a baby, belonging to […] The post W/R: 36 persons stopped
Thirteen health workers of the Ho Teaching Hospital have been asked to self-isolate after coming in contact with a person infected with COVID-19. The 50-year-old victim was rushed to the Emergency Unit of the Hospital last Sunday and was attended to by multiple health workers who tried a resuscitation. “On further observation, they realised that […] The post 13
Newspaper Headlines for Thursday, May 14, 2020 The post Newspaper Headlines: Thursday, May 14, 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics, Articles, Opinions, Viral Content.
“Palliative Care is armed with answers, you can provide patients and families with the information they need to make care decisions, yet it is always the last we resort too in care. We only go after palliative care when we have nothing else to do – a very sad situation it is” – Dr. Prince […] The post Demystifying palliative care:
Four Ghanaians are among the second cohort of FLAIR research fellowships as announced by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the Royal Society. Outstanding early-career African scientists, whose research is focused on the needs of the continent, will be supported by the Future Leaders – African Independent Research (FLAIR) programme to develop independent research careers in African […] The post Four
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