Former President John Dramani Mahama' has proposed for the establishment of three National Infectious Disease Centres at 37 military hospital , the middle and the northern sectors.
This he said would prepare the country adequately t…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, by Executive Instrument 66, extended the closure of the country's borders by two weeks effective midnight, April 5.
This is to curtail the importation of COVID-19 cases while the nation focuses…
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Ghana Muslim Mission, Suleiman Nii Okai Aryee, on Sunday said the COVID-19 has had a lot of impact on the activities of the Mission; spiritually, socially, and financially.
He said the COVID-1…
Dr Benjamin Anyagre, the General Secretary of the Ghana China Friendship Association, on Sunday appealed to the Government to support the Centre of Awareness Food Supplement (COA-FS) formula towards fighting the COVID-19.
The COA-FS for…
Fifteen health facilities in the Agona East District have received COVID-19 sanitary items from Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, to help check the spread of the virus.
Prof. Yankah who is also t…
Management of the Upper East Regional hospital in Bolgatanga has closed down the maternity block of the hospital for decontamination after the facility recorded a confirmed case of COVID-19.
The block, which houses the Neonatal Intensiv…
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, has informed Parliament that he has taken the COVID-19 test and the result was negative.
"I wish to inform you that I took the Coronavirus test three days ago and my test result…
Mr. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Western Regional Minister has entreated all the 14 Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDCs) under his jurisdiction to provide the needed logistics for the April 6, disinfection exercise ac…
Plan International Ghana, has supported sanitation efforts at the Ho Central Market with water storage tanks and hand washing stations.
The items include eight and a seven litre water holding tanks, and 10 hand washing stations.
Rose…
A total of 60 markets in the Oti Region have been fumigated against COVID 19.
The exercise was done by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development with support from Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the National Disaster Management Org…
The National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) has urged the public to avoid stigmatizing families and persons suspected to be living with the COVID-19.
It said stigmatization was a serious damaging social phenomenon that had negativ…
Ghanaians, especially those who have to go out of their house have been advised to put on a nose and mouth mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
Dr Joseph Donkor, Specialist in charge of the Tema Manhean Clinic, who mad…
The Covid-19 pandemic has injected an unprecedented amount of uncertainty into the global economy, as countries across the world battle growing infections, implement wide-ranging social-distancing strategies and attempt early fiscal interv…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, says local industries are to scale up the production of medical goods and equipment for the containment of COVID-19.
Addressing the nation on steps government was taking to contain the coronavirus…
Initially, I declined making comments, primarily because I have never witnessed a health pandemic of this nature before. However, after much promptings, I dug into my finance theories bags, and came up with the following comments/forecasts…
Public parks have been gated shut, beaches emptied and stadia deserted, as an unprecedented 2.5 billion people across the world are told to sit at home.
Times are tough. The Coronavirus is real and as it spreads its tentacles acro…
As coronavirus cases are increasing, so have the number of companies asking their employees to stay at home.
As travellers cancel flights and stocks fall, a global health pandemic now has become a global economic crisis [1].
In any h…
Merck Foundation joins hands with First Ladies of Africa to raise awareness about Coronavirus and how to stay safe and healthy
Merck Foundation announces special awards during Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown and movement restriction, “S…
The African women journalists network "Les Panafricaines" condemns with the utmost firmness the insulting, racist remarks made on the air of the news channel, LCI, on April 1, 2020 by Professor Jean-Paul Mira, Head of the Intensive Care Un…
Government has releaseed some persons who tested negative for Coronavirus after being in mandatory quarantine for the past 14 days.
At a press briefing last Friday, the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said about 500 p…
Health care workers in the frontline of the Coronavrius fight will not pay tax for the next three months, President Akufo-Addo has announced.
An insurance package of GH¢350,000 for each health personnel and allied professional at the fo…
The COVID-19 National Trust Fund has accrued GH?8,750,000, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
According to him, the amount includes USD600,000.
He said the amount was generated from the generous donations from institutio…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says government will absorb the water bills of all Ghanaians for the next three months.
In a nationwide broadcast, the President said the bills will cover the months of April, May and June.
He sa…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says government is awaiting the results of some 15,384 people who have been tested for the Coronavirus disease.
He said the results would determine the next course of action by government.
In a n…
Full Address To The Nation By President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 5th April, 2020.
Fellow Ghanaians, Good evening.
Nine (9) days ag…
WaterAid Ghana, a water and sanitation focused organization, has donated hygiene equipment and materials to two districts in the Upper East Region to boost their efforts at controlling the spread of the coronavirus.
The support given to…
The Keta Municipal Assembly has quarantined a cook of a Korean Fishing Vessel and five local fishermen over a COVID-19 scare.
The six were quarantined after the local fishermen rescued the cook at sea when he was allegedly thrown out of…
Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central Constituency has advised front liners in the fight against the global pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) to always protect themselves as they take care of patients.
The…
Naba Paul Agoo, the Chief of Zaare Traditional area, in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region, has called on traditional leaders in the Region to take active part in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Let us suppor…
Some residents of Community 16 Batsona Spintex are against the planned usage of a residential facility donated by Gideon Titi-Ofei, Presiding Bishop, Pleasant Place Church, to be an isolation centre for Covid-19 patients.
The 100 bed fa…
A total of 75 major market centres in the Volta Region are to be closed on Saturday, April 04, for an extensive disinfection exercise.
The disinfection is part of Government's efforts at preventing the spread of the novel Coronavirus in…
ECOM Ghana, a global commodity merchant in cocoa, coffee, and cotton, has donated 1.2 million units of medicated soaps to COCOBOD to be distributed to cocoa farmers as part of its contribution to the fight against the COVID-19.
The item…
It is barely four months now since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China.
An outbreak which is now commonly known as COVID-19 is spreading so fast like wild fire and causing havoc to the economies of many countries.
The…
Mr Isaac Adongo, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bolgatanga Constituency in the Upper East Region says the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic requires a way of life that is consistent with hygienic behaviour.
He said the fight re…
Touching your face can significantly increase the risk of infection with flu or cold viruses and the new coronavirus.
Your eyes and mouth are areas where viruses can easily enter your body.
Studies have found that people touch their…
You may have noticed the vitamin C section of the supplement aisle looking bare these days or seen the claims on social media that vitamin C can help with COVID-19.
While physicians and researchers are studying the effects of high dose …
Mr QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic is putting enormous strains on the public health systems around the world.
He said millions of people in the world…
I had the urge to go out on Sunday the 29th of March just for the fun of it, I just wanted to have a feel of how town is ahead of the partial lockdown on Monday the 30th of March 2020.
I convinced my husband to take us all out to enabl…
Some drivers on the Bolgatanga-Navrongo stretch of the road in the Upper East Region have appealed to government to establish a police post along the road to curb reported incidences of armed robbery.
They also called on authorities to …
Dr Emmanuel Dotsi, Oti Regional Director of Health Services on Thursday said the Service has deployed medical teams to be at various entry points into the Region to prevent people with coronavirus sneaking into the Region.
He said the…
The District Chief Executive for the Bodi District in the Western North Region, Mr Ignatius Akwasi Amankwah has donated Personal Protection Equipment to the District Health Directorate to be distributed to health facilities in the area …
The Anglican Diocesan Development and Relief Organization (ADDRO) with funding from Comic Relief has donated some Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the West Mamprusi Municipal Health Directorate as part of its efforts to combat the s…
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has appealed to all property owners and landlords to immediately furnish the Service with information on their tenants comprising Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians who travelled into the country from March 3 t…
In Italy, an epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak, the death rate at the end of March stood at a sobering 11%. Meanwhile in neighbouring Germany, the same virus led to fatality rates of just 1%. In China, it was 4%, while Israel had…
Parliament has approved a 63-million euro Contract Agreement between the Government of Ghana and Poly Changda Overseas Engineering Company Limited of China for the rehabilitation and equipping of the La General Hospital in Accra.
The co…
The Rebecca Foundation Relief Boxes Challenge has been launched in Accra to help mitigate the economic suffering of the vulnerable groups as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Relief Boxes Challenge, launched by the First Lady, Mrs …
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WHO recommends 7 tips in protecting yourself against the risk of coronavirus infection:
1. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or …
Dr Marylyn Martina Addo is a German-born doctor of Ghanaian descent and is one of just a few women at the forefront of finding a vaccine for the deadly Coronavirus.
The 49-year-old professor is the head of the German Center for Infectio…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the closure of all Ghanaian borders for another two-weeks.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo directed the closure of all borders in Ghana — land, sea and air — to human traffic fo…
The survival actions and inactions of humans is heavily dependent on both fear and anxiety, this also determines our response to growing threats that endanger lives, as well as seek ways to encounter and overcome existential threats.
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