COVID-19: Education Minister appeals to Telcos to zero rate educational materials
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, has appealed to telcos operating in the country to zero-rate educational materials. He said the zero-rating of educational materials by the telcos, would enable distance learning content to be provided for students for free in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. Speaking at the […]
World Vision donates COVID-19 items to Ghana Health Service
The World Vision Ghana, on Wednesday, presented some COVID-19 response items to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), to support the Government in its strategies against the spread of the virus. The items were made up of 200,000 information, education and communication materials; and 40,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs). It also included posters, flyers and pull-up […]
Coronavirus: Kenya imposes curfew
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday, March 25 ordered a night time curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while taking a massive pay cut and unveiling tax breaks to ease the economic impact of the crisis on citizens. In a lengthy address to the nation, Kenyatta warned he would not hesitate to take […]
NCA trial: Court of Appeal acquits and discharges 3rd accused
A three member panel of the Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice Victor Ofoe, has unanimously upheld an appeal application by Dr. Nana Owusu Ensaw, the third accused person in the case of the Republic versus Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie and four others. He appealed against the ruling of the High Court ordering him to open […]
Sudan frees thousands of prisoners over coronavirus fears
Authorities in Sudan have ordered the release of thousands of prisoners to prevent the coronavirus from spreading in the country’s jails. Officials say the first batch of 4,217 prisoners have been released from al-Hoda prison in the city of Omdurman which has recorded one death out of three confirmed cases. It did not specify how […]
Ghana outdoors QR Code and Proxy Pay System to enhance electronic payment
Government has officially outdoored the QR Code and the Proxy Pay System to enhance electronic payment in the country. Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia who launched these products in Accra, said the products have come at a time when Ghana and the world are battling COVID-19. He said it is time for all to resort to the […]
Bushfires threaten electricity supply in four regions
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region is under threat as its poles and other materials are razed through bush burning. About 20 electricity poles worth almost ¢30,000.00 have been spent in substituting them from January to early March this year. The figure is likely to […]
Declare nationwide lockdown to prevent Coronavirus spread- GMA to gov’t
The General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr. Justice Yankson says the call on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for a lockdown has become imperative following the increasing trend of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in the country. Speaking on GBC’s ‘Behind The News’, Dr. Yankson expressed worry about the country’s health system […]
26th March, 2020
The Daily Graphic calls on everyone to focus on regular handwashing and not sanitisers in the wake of COVID-19 because research has shown that consistently washing the hands thoroughly with soap reduces respiratory and intestinal diseases by between 25 and 50 percent. The paper notes that hand sanitisers are only to be used as a […]
EC suspends compilation of new voters’ register over coronavirus
The Electoral Commission (EC), has suspended its planned compilation of a new Voters Register because of the coronavirus. It was initially scheduled for the 18th of April. The EC’s Director of Electoral Services, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, said the Commission is collaborating with health experts to decide on a more favourable date depending on the prevalence […]
COVID-19: Kumasi markets to be close on Friday for fumigation exercise
Markets in the Ashanti Region are to be closed on Friday for mass spraying as part of measures to help curb the communal spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana. The move is part of the programme of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to curb the spread of the pandemic. A […]
COVID-19 cases being managed to ensure patients recover- Health Ministry
The Director, Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Emmanuel Odame, says the COVID-19 cases recorded are being managed by case management team to ensure that patients are fully recovered. Dr. Odame added that every health facility nationwide is able to manage the COVID-19 cases. Dr. Odame who was speaking on […]
Ghana records third coronavirus death
Ghana has confirmed its third death from the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The third death was announced on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. It occurred at the 37 Military Hospital and involved the wife of an army officer, Graphic Online understands. The husband of the deceased is also said to have contracted the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease […]
Two people die in Ghana hourly from tuberculosis- Microbiologist
Ghana has joined the rest of the world to commemorate Tuberculosis (TB) Day with a charge on all and sundry to help find undiagnosed TB cases within the society. A Professor and Microbiologist at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Ghana, Professor Dorothy Yeboah-Manu says in Ghana, two people die […]
