16th April, 2020
The Daily Graphic advocates the need for proper community planning to reduce the impact of a pandemic. It says the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant social distancing protocol exposes the danger looming in unplanned communities. The paper adds that conscious efforts should be made to plan towns and cities in the country. It says there are […]
Coronavirus: Libya to impose 10-day curfew
The UN-backed government in Libya has imposed a 24-hour curfew for 10 days to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The curfew will start on Friday, Reuters news agency reports quoting a statement from the government based in the capital, Tripoli. The country has 48 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and has reported one death. It recorded […]
COVID-19: Gov’t will consider 3 factors to extend or call-off lockdown – Information Minister
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has outlined some factors that will inform President Akufo-Addo whether or not to extend the lockdown. The President last week after an assessment of the initial two-week lockdown aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 extended it by a week. According to the President, some expected 15,000 test […]
Coronavirus cases in Ghana hit 641 with 83 recoveries
The number of positive COVID-19 cases now stands at 641 after five new cases were recorded. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), more than 50,700 persons have been tested for the virus. Of the 641 positive cases, 17 have been treated and discharged, 66 have tested negative once and are awaiting a second test. […]
Accra: Government gives update on locally produced PPEs
The Ministry of Information in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service and the Government Monitoring and Crisis Response Team on COVID-19 will this morning (April 16) update Journalists on matters arising so far as Ghana’s handling of the coronavirus is concerned. Among the highlights according to the Ministry of Information are updates on the Government of […]
‘Now is not the time’: Global alarm as Trump halts US funds to WHO amid coronavirus pandemic
Governments and health experts worldwide have reacted with alarm after President Donald Trump said he was halting the sizable funding the United States sends to the World Health Organization. They warned that the move could jeopardise global efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic. The United States is the WHO’s largest single donor, contributing between $400 […]
40 persons die of CSM in Upper West Region
Our correspondent Swala Abdul-Wahab reports from the Upper West Region that the health authorities there are getting worried with the record of deaths, due to Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, CSM, in the region. Records show a death rate of 40 patients with a total suspected case of 258. We will bring you more on this story.
Chinese doctors head to Africa to join Covid-19 fight
Teams of Chinese doctors have set off to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso to support efforts to fight coronavirus pandemic, state-owned China Global Television Network reports. Their exact number unspecified, but they are drawn from Sichuan Province and Tianjin Municipality. They left for Africa on Thursday according to China’s foreign ministry. They will share experience, provide […]
COVID-19: I’m not guilty – Nigerian arrested for taking blood samples says
The 34-year-old Nigerian arrested for allegedly defying the government’s restriction order by going round to take blood samples of pregnant women and other residents of Gbese, a suburb of James Town in Accra without legal authority has pleaded not guilty. Chukwuka James has been charged with failure to comply with the restriction order of the […]
Volta Regional Minister inspects 40-bed COVID-19 treatment centre in Ho
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa on Wednesday (April 15) inspected a 40-bed COVID19 Treatment Centre in Ho. The facility is an extension of the Ho Teaching Hospital and has nurses station from where patients will be monitored on screens. Other treatment centres in the Region are located at Bator in the North […]
