Ghana to conduct mobile testing for COVID-19 – Prof. Ampofo
Ghanaian health authorities are putting measures in place for the mobile testing of COVID-19 infections in due course, Professor William Kwabena Ampofo, Head of Virology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, has said. The equipment, he said, had arrived while the training of personnel to undertake the testing had started. The Customs Division of […]
Over 779 health workers contract covid-19 in line of duty across Ghana
More than 779 health workers have contracted coronavirus in line of duty across the country. A number of them are also currently in isolation awaiting their test results after being exposed to the virus. Speaking at a press briefing by the Health Sector Unions and Professional Associations in Accra, President of the Ghana Medical Association, […]
Accra recorded 87 cases of accidents during lockdown
The Accra Central Motor Traffic and Transport Department recorded 87 cases in car accidents in a period of three weeks in the region during the partial lockdown. These were contained in June, 2020 edition of Police Diary which focuses on Accra Region. In his report, the MTTD Commander, Accra, ACP Martin Ayiih said the accidents […]
Hunger could kill more than Covid-19, Oxfam warns
More people could die from hunger as a result of the coronavirus pandemic than from the disease itself, an international charity warns. Oxfam says the crisis has disrupted harvests, food supplies and remittances in the poorest countries. It says middle-income countries such as South Africa, India and Brazil, have also been badly hit, with many […]
