The sub-Saharan Africa region will experience recession for the first time in 25 years as a result of the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the World Bank Africa Pulse. The latest edition of the Africa Pulse, a report by the World Bank that assesses Africa’s economies, and released yesterday April 8, 2020 … The post COVID-19
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has requested Parliament to grant the Government approval to access an amount of GH¢1.250 billion from the Contingency Fund to finance the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP). The objective of the CAP is to mitigate the disruption to economic activities and the hardship imposed on the people of Ghana by the Coronavirus … The post Finance
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says ” the frontline health worker” in the context of COVID-19 containment must be clearly defined to identify the actual beneficiaries of government’s tax breaks and incentives for health care workers. He noted that judging from the angst and contentions emanating from some groupings in the healthcare system who have … The post Issue
Ghana’s total confirmed cases of COVID-19 have risen to 313, following the confirmation of 26 new positive cases, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said on Wednesday. The new figures were recorded from the enhanced contact tracing and sample testing exercise currently ongoing in Accra, Tema, Kasoa, and Kumasi, and other parts of the country where … The post Ghana’s
The Central Region has recorded its first case of the COVID-19 with a call on residents to remain calm as the Regional Response Team worked to contain the disease. The patient, a 57-year old Ghanaian clergyman, who returned from the United Kingdom on March 17, had his sample taken to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for … The post Central Region records first
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 34-year-old James Chukwuka who failed to comply with the Restriction Order and allegedly took the blood samples of pregnant women and some residents at Gbese in James Town to test for their sugar level. Chukwuka had his plea reserved as the prosecution said they would need about a … The post Man remanded for breaking lockdown orders
The Geneva Airport International on Wednesday marked the 82nd birthday of Mr Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, with dedication and renaming of its protocol lounge as “Espace Kofi Annan.” The Kofi Annan Foundation and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, through its mission to international organisations, have partnered with the Geneva … The post Geneva
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says it will pull out all the stops to fight and contain the spread of the COVID-19 in the country. “We have resolved that we will carry on this fight no matter what it takes….we know some of us will be taken away by COVID-19, but that is not going … The post We will fight to the end of this pandemic – Ghana doctors
Forty-three contact traced of persons who tested positive to COVID-19 in the Tema Metropolis have tested negative to the virus, Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate revealed on Tuesday. Speaking at a press briefing organized by the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), Dr Sally Quartey, Tema Metropolitan Director of Ghana Health Service, said 46 persons were named as … The post 43
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