Zimbabweans warned over coronavirus self-test kits
Zimbabwe’s health minister has warned people against selling unregistered Covid-19 self-test kits. Obadiah Moyo said that all test kits have to be evaluated by the local authority first, to establish efficacy and to avoid false results. Private companies, including some pharmacies, have been selling rapid testing kits. Zimbabwe has recorded nine positive cases of the […]
Calls for debt relief for world’s poorest nations
More than 100 global organisations are calling for debt payments of developing countries to be dropped this year. These countries include the world’s poorest economies which are struggling with the impacts of coronavirus. Major charities including Oxfam and ActionAid International are asking for the debt relief, which would free up more than $25bn (£20bn) this […]
Liverpool: Premier League leaders reverse furlough decision and apologise to fans
Liverpool have reversed their decision to place some non-playing staff on temporary leave and apologised to fans. On Saturday, the club said they were going to apply to the government’s taxpayer-funded job retention scheme, sparking a fierce backlash. But in a letter to their fans, chief executive Peter Moore said: “We believe we came to […]
President Akufo-Addo makes new Deputy Ministerial appointments
President Akufo-Addo has revoked the appointment of the Deputy Minister of Communications, Vincent Sowah Odotei. The President has further named the Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye as a Deputy Minister for Health-designate. Dr. Oko-Boye will take over from Alexander Kodwo Abban, Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa West and currently the Deputy […]
China donates medical supplies to Ghana and 17 other African countries
China has donated medical supplies to Ghana and seventeen (17) other African countries battling the novel coronavirus pandemic. Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ti Wang said the supplies are to augment the existing stock of medical supplies of affected countries and promised to share China’s experience in dealing with the pandemic in Africa and the […]
Coronavirus: Africa will not be testing ground for vaccine, says WHO
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as “racist” the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could be tested in Africa. “Africa can’t and won’t be a testing ground for any vaccine,” said Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The doctors’ remarks during a TV debate sparked […]
Ghana’s Coronavirus positive cases hit 287
Following measures for enhanced contact tracing and testing, Ghana has detected an increased number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. According to the Ghana Health Service Portal, a total of 287 cases of COVID-19 with five (5) deaths have been recorded. The regional distribution of the cases are as follows; Greater Accra Region has most cases (258) […]
COVID-19: “Customers owing GWCL will not enjoy government’s free water”
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says customers who have defaulted in the payment of their water bills will not enjoy the government’s announced free water supply. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Dr Clifford Braimah says all customers whose lines have been disconnected for non-payment of bills will not also be reconnected. He […]
Union raises concern with scope of stimulus package for frontline health workers
The Ghana Health Service Workers Union has raised issues with the stimulus package announced by President Akufo-Addo for frontline health workers. According to the group, the package does not include some essential health workers such as laboratory technicians, cleaners and administrators, although they are also at risk of contracting COVID-19. On Sunday, President Akufo-Addo announced […]
COVID-19: Contact tracing begins at KBTH after two medical staff test positive
The Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Dr. Daniel Asare says contact tracing for two staff who tested positive for the Corona Virus is ongoing. He said the doctor and nurse who tested positive for the virus and are in isolation are responding to treatment. Dr. Asare told GBC’s Radio Ghana, […]
