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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.
Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment.
Ghana’s Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has gone into a 14-day self-isolation “in compliance with COVID-19 protocols,” the Judicial Secretary Cynthia Pamela Addo has announced. The Chief Justice began his isolation from July 6, 2020. While the circular did not state emphatically whether or not Justice Anin-Yeboah had tested positive for COVID-19, it said the decision…
Government has increased the transport fares by 15 per cent after close consultation with drivers who have been complaining of running at a loss as a result of the COVID-19-induced protocols and adherence to social distancing in their cars. The increment is expected to take effect from Saturday, July 11, 2020. A deputy Transport Minister,…
According to a close report coming in from the presidency, the Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Carlos Ahenkorah, has been ordered to resign or be forcefully ejected from his position. This is an ultimatum given to him after he granted interviews with radio stations and confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19…
As of now, there are several members of the governing party, NPP, who have been confirmed as COVID-19 patients. These individuals include Kwaku Agyemang Manu who is the Health Minister. He contracted the disease in June and currently receiving treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre. However, his current condition is unknown. Also, the…
Renowned investigative journalist, Anas Aremeywa Anas has released the trailer on his new expose on COVID-19 in Ghana and how some people are milking the nation through it. His investigative piece is expected to bring to light the corrupt dealings regarding the pandemic and how certain individuals are making money off the coronavirus. Anas in…
One of the cabinet ministers of the Liberian government has been flown to Ghana after his condition worsened after contracting the deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Professor Ansu D. Sonii Sr. is Liberia’s Education Minister and was flown to Accra over the weekend to seek better and proper medical attention. In a Joy News report, the…
According to a publication by Graphic Online, people who fail to wear face masks in public would be committing an offence that carries a prison sentence of four to 10 years or a fine of GH¢12,000 to GH¢60,000, or both. This was contained in a new Executive Instrument (E.I. 164) signed by President Nana Addo…
The Coronavirus has deprived some wives of their husbands since they are been kept and treated in various isolation centres in Nigeria. Following that, some of these wives have thronged to these isolation centres to demand the immediate release of their husbands since they can not continue to live in the cold. Creating a scene…
The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu is recovering in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. According to Citi News report, it indicates that the Minister has been receiving treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra over the past week. Multiple sources in the medical team at the hospital who confirmed the…
The Ghana Health Service has announced that 35 persons out of the total 231 Kuwait deportees have tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). These people arrived in the country on 23rd May 2020 and were immediately quarantined for the tests to be carried out on them. The test results represent 15 per cent of…
Coronavirus patients no longer pose a threat of spreading the killer bug after 11 days, according to a new study. Top Singaporean infectious disease experts are confident patients can then be safely discharged even if they still test positive having studied 73 patients. The researchers suggest the study could encourage hospital bosses to speed up…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the possible long or eternal stay of COVID-19 just like HIV not even after a vaccine is developed to tackle the virus. WHO Emergencies Director, Dr. Mike Ryan, gave this warning yesterday during a media call and further cautioned against trying to predict when the virus would disappear. “It…
The Ghana Tourism Authority has called for the resumption of services in the hospitality industry with strict adherence to the COVID-19 guidelines. The reopening is premised on the address of the president last Sunday that is according to the Tourism Authority. In a statement issued by the authority, all food supply chain enterprises can reopen…
The Chinese government has finally replied to the United States of America with special reference to Mike Pompeo after he made fresh claims over the weekend, insinuating that the novel Coronavirus originated from a lab in Wuhan, China. The United States Secretary of States, Mike Pompeo on Sunday alleged that China was responsible for the outbreak of the dreaded virus, Covid-19. Mike’s position on…
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has always stood in opposition to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the measures that have been put in place to tackle it. The Senior Pastor of the Christ Embassy believes the wearing of the face and nose masks in public is a shame to Science. According to the renowned televangelist, who spoke…