Coronavirus: Kenya to ‘use chloroquine on critical cases’
The Kenyan government has approved the use of one of the oldest anti-malarial drugs to treat the coronavirus, according to Citizen TV. But it will only be given to critical patients, Health Director General Patrick Amoth is quoted as saying. Dr Amoth said at the moment there were no critical cases to warrant such an […]
COVID-19: Compulsory contact tracing and testing in Ayawaso West begins
A compulsory house to house Coronavirus tracing and testing exercise is set to be carried out in the Ayawaso West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region from today (April 1, 2020). The announcement made by the Municipal Health Directorate follows the identification of the Municipality as a hotspot for the virus. The exercise will be […]
Coronavirus: Ghana records 195 cases
Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu says 34 new cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in Ghana. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 195. The Minister of Health at a press briefing Wednesday (April 1) morning said the 34 new cases were recorded on Tuesday (March 31). 174 of the cases have been […]
Olympique de Marseille’s ex-president Pape Diouf dies of Covid-19
Former president of French football club Olympique de Marseille, Pape Diouf, has died after contracting coronavirus – the first death in Senegal from the pandemic. The 68-year-old man was being treated at Fann Hospital in the capital, Dakar. Mr Diouf, a Senegalese national who moved to Marseille as a teenager, was president of the football […]
Burundi and Sierra Leone report first cases of virus
Burundi and Sierra Leone, which were part of a handful of African countries yet to confirm cases of the coronavirus, have recorded their first positive results. There had been doubts over Burundi’s claim that no-one in the country had coronavirus. The president’s spokesperson said the nation was an exception because it put “God first”. Health […]
Coronavirus: Top South African HIV scientist dies
Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who died on Tuesday of Covid-19 complications. Prof Ramjee had recently returned home from a trip to London and was admitted with pneumonia to a hospital in Umhlanga, in KwaZulu-Natal province, the Daily Maverick news site reports. Her research, which focused on ways to prevent […]
1st April, 2020
The Daily Graphic commends the Ministry of Education for deploying learning on multiple platforms to ensure that no student is disadvantaged. The paper says with technology applied learning, many people can study about a concept at the same time around the world. The Graphic believes going virtual with lectures is the best way to go, […]
President Akufo-Addo, VEEP Bawumia and others test negative for COVID-19
The personal Physician to the President, Dr. Patrina Takyi-Ankrah says President Akufo-Addo has tested negative for Coronavirus. Dr. Patrina Takyi-Ankrah said this at a press briefing organised by the Ministry of Information on the COVID-19 update on Wednesday, April 1. She said the Vice President, as well as other top government officials, have also taken […]
Upper East traders not adhering to precautionary measures on COVID-19
As measures are put in place to fight the possible spread of the coronavirus, most traders at market centers in the Upper East Region including Bolgatanga, Zebila and Bawku markets are still adamant as most of the market women and men are without hand sanitizers and nose mask. The market women and men are not […]
Botswana confirms first coronavirus death
Botswana has announced its first coronavirus death just hours after confirming its first cases. The victim was an elderly woman who was discovered to have had Covid-19 after her death. Botswana’s Vice-President Slumber Tsogwane said the 79-year-old had travelled to neighbouring South Africa and on returning home she had developed a fever. The woman was […]
COVID-19: Five Nigerians arrested for attempting to cross Elubo boarder
The Ghana Immigration Service at Elubo in the Western Region has arrested five Nigerians for attempting to cross Ghana’s border into the Ivory Coast through an unapproved route. This is in breach of the temporal ban on the movement of persons and goods across the country’s border as a measure to curb the spread of […]
Coronavirus: Zoom under increased scrutiny as popularity soars
The videoconferencing app Zoom has come under fresh high-level scrutiny as its popularity soars during the coronavirus pandemic. New York’s attorney general has written to the firm raising concerns over its ability to cope with the rise in users. Zoom is now being used by millions of people for work and leisure, as lockdowns are […]
Uganda’s famous children’s choir quarantined
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced 11 new Covid-19 cases in the country, who include members of the famous Watoto Children’s Choir. In a live televised address on Tuesday night, his second in as many days, Mr Museveni said some members of the choir had been quarantined after returning from a trip abroad. He did […]
Ghana Lockdown: Government to pay stranded Kayaye GHC10 per-day
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has donated 500 Cedis (GHC500) each to the stranded Kayaye who were stopped at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region on their way to the Northern Region. The head porters, numbering about 76, had attempted to flee from Accra back to their hometowns in the wake of the President’s order for […]
