Apple warns coronavirus will hurt iPhone supplies
Apple has warned that disruption in China from the coronavirus will mean revenues falling short of forecasts. The tech giant said production and sales were affected, and that “worldwide iPhone supply would be temporarily constrained”. The iPhone maker is the first major US company to say that the epidemic will hit its finances. Apple, which […]
EU to end Mediterranean anti-smuggler mission and tackle Libya arms flow
European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to end Operation Sophia, the bloc’s naval mission in the Mediterranean Sea, and launch a new maritime effort focused more on enforcing the U.N arms embargo around Libya. Operation Sophia was set up in 2015 as tens of thousands of migrants headed across the sea from North Africa to […]
Coronavirus: Antimalarial drug effective against disease, Chinese doctors say
Chinese health experts said on Monday that they have found effective methods to treat the novel coronavirus which has now killed more than 1,770 people. Guo Yanhong, deputy director of the Medical Administration Bureau of National Health Commission (NHC) said that as of February 16, more than 10,000 patients had been treated and discharged from […]
University of Ghana suspends two Lecturers implicated in BBC Sex for grades documentary
The University of Ghana has suspended Professor Ransford Gyampo for six months and Dr. Paul Butakor, for four months for their roles as captured in a sexual harassment scandal, that hit the University late last year. The suspension which is without pay, is to take retrospective effect from January 1, 2020. A statement by the […]
Private NHIS service providers threaten to withdraw services from March 1
Two private sector associations providing healthcare services under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) have threatened to withdraw their services from March 1, this year if the government does not take action to address the challenges confronting them. The two — the Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana and the Health Insurance Service Providers Association […]
Coronavirus: Largest study suggests elderly and sick are most at risk
Health officials in China have published the first details of more than 44,000 cases of Covid-19, in the biggest study since the outbreak began. Data from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) finds that more than 80% of the cases have been mild, with the sick and elderly most at risk. The […]