Neem tree leaves, others being tested for COVID-19 treatment
The Centre for Plant Medicine Research at Mampong Akwapim in the Eastern Region is testing the effectiveness of Neem leaves and some herbs in treating COVID-19. The Director of the Centre, Dr Kofi Bobi Barimah who spoke with Radio Ghana’s Joyce Gyekye said though Neem leaves has since time immemorial addressed many health issues, the […]
Liberia’s justice minister tests positive for coronavirus
The health authorities in Liberia have announced that Justice Minister Frank Musa Dean has tested positive for Covid-19 and was receiving treatment in a hospital outside the capital, Monrovia. Mr Dean is quoted in the independent FrontPage Africa newspaper as saying late Sunday night he had been informed by Dr Musoko Fallah, head of the […]
St Lucas Hospital Wiaga receives PPE’s to fight COVID-19
The Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga Dioceses Most Reverent Alfred Agyenta has reminded the Catholic faithful to remain calm and observe strictly the rules and precautions issued by health authorities and the government in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in this Easter period. The call was made when he presented PPE on behalf Clement Akapame to the […]
TMA decongests Tema Central Market to ensure social distancing
As part of measures to avoid the further spread of the coronavirus, the Tema Metropolitan Assembly through its COVID-19 Task Force has taken stringent steps to open all the 54 main gates and decongest the Central Business Market. To this end, additional market centres, have been created for the various groups of traders to do […]
Coronavirus: Airbus boss warns company is ‘bleeding cash’
The Chief Executive of Airbus, Guillaume Faury, says the company is losing money at an unprecedented speed and as such cutting production by a third. His remark was stated in a report to workers on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the planemaker. The report comes as the aviation industry is expected to shrink […]
Media houses receive COVID-19 flyers and posters for public education
The Greater Accra Regional Information Office of the Ministry of Information has distributed flyers and posters to some media houses to help sensitise their clients on the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them were Homebase TV, TV3, and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). The Greater Accra Regional Information Officer, Ms Shalomina Awuku-Bekoe, said the move was to […]
Kenya’s schools to remain closed for one more month
Schools in Kenya are to remain closed for another month as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, the country’s health ministry has tweeted. The East African nation has had a partial lockdown in place for several weeks, with travel in and out of major cities banned. Schools were closed in mid-March […]
Nigeria’s spike in deaths ‘not linked to Covid-19’
Officials in Nigeria’s northern Kano state say the recent sharp rise in deaths was not connected to Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus. Officials say they are still investigating the cause of the deaths, but added that so far preliminary results show it’s not Covid-19. The Nigerian health minister said the situation “is being […]
La Liga might not return before summer – Spain’s health minister
Health minister of Spain Salvador Illa has refused to offer any guarantee the Spanish football season will resume before Spain’s summer arrives. Appearing at a government coronavirus briefing on Sunday, Illa spoke about the prospect of La Liga returning. There have been no Spanish top-flight games since early March, and although there are hopes matches […]
Coronavirus: Italy’s PM outlines lockdown easing measures
Italy has outlined plans to ease the strict restrictions it imposed seven weeks ago to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the measures would be relaxed from 4 May, with people being allowed to visit their relatives in small numbers. Parks, factories and building sites will reopen, but schools will […]
Tema Robbery: 7 arrested for scrambling ‘stolen money’
The Tema Regional CID has arrested seven persons for taking part in the scrambling of various amounts of money summing up to GhC120,845.00 when GHC123,345.00, belonging to a robbery victim was thrown away by one of the robbers who was being pursued by Police. The seven have been charged with stealing. Three of the suspects, […]
Government to construct 88 district hospitals this year
The Government of Ghana will undertake a major investment in the country’s healthcare infrastructure with the construction of Eighty-eight (88) District Hospitals, the largest in the country’s history. The construction of the hospitals which will begin this year will commence at 88 districts without hospitals—ten (10) in Ashanti, nine (9) in Volta, nine(9) in Central, […]
Ban on public and social gatherings extended for 2 weeks
President Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public and social gatherings for another two weeks effective Monday, April 27, 2020, at 1 am. The President made this known in an address to the nation on Sunday April 26, 2020 on update on measures to control the Coronavirus in the country. The ban affects all gatherings […]
FULL SPEECH: President Akufo- Addo Address to the Nation (Update 8)
Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 26th April, 2020. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. It is a privilege for me, once again, to come into your homes to speak to you about the state of our […]
