Coronavirus: Nigeria to ease Abuja and Lagos lockdowns on 4 May
Nigeria will begin a “gradual easing” of coronavirus-related lockdowns for millions of people in its largest city Lagos and the capital Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari said the lockdowns, which had been due to end on Monday, needed to continue until 4 May. He also ordered new nationwide measures against Covid-19, including a night-time curfew and […]
COVID-19: Western region confirms 8 new cases
Coronavirus cases in the Western Region have shot up to nine. Sources at the Western Regional Health Directorate told Radio Ghana that six cases were recorded in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. Five of these cases are returnees who live in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis while the other one has no travel history. The two other confirmed cases […]
Kwahu West Municipal Assembly locks up stores at Nkawkaw Central Market
The Kwahu West Municipal Assembly Public Health Emergency Committee has ordered the closure of more than 100 stores in the Nkawkaw Central Market for failing to observe the social distancing protocol. The storekeepers were accused of allowing traders to sell items like fish, vegetables and other foodstuffs in front of their stores, which turned the […]
Dagbon State donates GH¢50,000 to COVID-19 Trust Fund
The Dagbon State, led by Ya-Na Mahama Abukari (II), Overlord of the area, has presented GH¢50,000 to the COVID-19 Trust Fund to support the country’s efforts at fighting the virus. Paramount Chief of Mion Mion, Lana Mahamadu Abdulai (II), , on behalf of Ya-Na, presented the cheque covering the amount, to the COVID-19 Trust Fund […]
Buhari orders lockdown in Kano state amid ‘mysterious deaths’
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed “deep concern” over “mysterious deaths” in the northern state of Kano. President Buhari said he has sent a team to help with investigations and ordered the state into “total lockdown” for two weeks. His comments came after grave diggers in the state said they had been burying a higher […]
Gabon eases coronavirus lockdown in capital Libreville
Gabon’s Prime Minister Julien Nkoghe Bekale has eased lockdown restrictions in the capital, Libreville, and three neighbouring municipalities. The government has instead imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew and allowed shops to reopen. Schools and places of worship will remain closed. Movement out of the capital has also been restricted to avoid the possible spread of coronavirus […]
Western Region records 8 new COVID-19 cases
Coronavirus cases in the Western Region have shot up to nine as of Monday, April 27, 2020. The eight new cases bring the total number in the region to nine. Sources at the Western Regional Health Directorate told GBC’s Radio Ghana News in Sekondi that six cases were recorded in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. Five of […]
