250 million Africans could catch virus in one year — WHO
Scientists at the World Health Organization (WHO) say nearly a quarter of a billion people in Africa could contract coronavirus within the first year of the pandemic. But they think more people will survive it than in the US and Europe because so many Africans are young. Their study, published in BMJ Global Health, says […]
Ahafo Region has not recorded any COVID-19 case — Regional Director of Health
The Ahafo Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Boakye Boateng has debunked information circulating on social media that the Ahafo region has recorded its first positive case of COVID-19 in the Tano South Municipality of the region. Briefing GBC’s Radio Ghana about the issue in an interview, Dr Boakye Boateng said, the person […]
Coronavirus: 10,000 migrants sent back to Ethiopia
At least 10,000 undocumented migrants have returned to Ethiopia, many from the Middle East, since Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic, the UN’s migration agency has told the BBC. They include 11 young men who survived a tragedy in March that claimed the lives of dozens in Mozambique while travelling to South Africa in a […]
Coronavirus: WTO head steps down a year early as downturn looms
The head of the World Trade Organization has said he will step down a year earlier than planned, at a crucial moment for the global economy. Roberto Azevedo’s surprise departure comes as the WTO faces the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and criticism from US President Donald Trump. Global trade has slumped and the world […]
