Education ongoing at mental health facilities over COVID19- Dr Akwasi Osei
The rippling effects of COVID-19 seem to be having a toll on the various countries affected. With Ghana recording five new cases, bringing its confirmed cases to sixteen, there are various institutions that are ensuring that there is no further spread of the virus or fear and panic in the public. One of such institutions […]
Steep rise in coronavirus cases in Africa
There are now around 850 known coronavirus cases across Africa, almost six times the number recorded just a week ago. Egypt has the most cases with 210 followed by South Africa with 202. South Africa Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday that five new cases in Free State province are linked to a recent […]
Guinea plans internet shutdown for referendum
Guinea’s internet and phone call services are set to be disrupted over the weekend as the country holds two key polls, telecommunications company Guinean Broadband (Guilab) has announced. The firm said the disruption would be caused by planned maintenance work to undersea cables that would affect the whole region, not just Guinea. The West African […]
Apply hand sanitisers before boarding commercial vehicles- GPRTU
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union, GPRTU, in the Upper West Region is encouraging the travelling public to apply hand sanitisers before boarding commercial vehicles. Loading boys are also encouraged to wear hand gloves to minimise direct contact with passengers and their luggage. These are among measures the Union is implementing in an effort to […]
Congolese music legend dies ‘from coronavirus’
Congolese music star Aurlus Mabele has died in hospital in France’s capital Paris, aged 67. Posts on social media from friends and relatives say he died of coronavirus but this is not confirmed. His fans called him the king of soukous – a high-tempo Congolese dance music popular across Africa. His daughter, French singer Liza Monet, […]
NIA official arrested for registering people amid coronavirus outbreak
The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested one Richard Kudjo Pinto for registering some individuals in their homes at Suhum in the ongoing National Identification Registration. The suspect who is a teacher and the supervising registration officer at Kuano Church of Pentecost registration centre was arrested with documents of the NIA. The suspect upon interrogation […]
Kenyan pastor suspended for calling coronavirus a hoax
A Kenyan pastor who called the coronavirus pandemic a hoax and ridiculed hand washing as a means of preventing the virus has been suspended by his church. Pastor Nathan Kirimi of Jesus Winner Ministry said the virus was a “rumour”, urging his followers to keep attending church. Churches in Kenya have suspended worship and will […]
Coronavirus: Togo’s first patient recovers
The first patient to contract Covid-19 in Togo has tested negative but is still under medical observation, state TV quotes the health minister as saying. The West African nation is now dealing with eight confirmed cases. The government had asked people arriving in Togo from high-risk countries “to exhibit the highest sense of responsibility and […]
South Africa confirms 202 coronavirus cases
South African Health minister Zweli Mkhize has announced at a media briefing that there are now 202 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in South Africa. The rapidly spreading virus has now moved fastest in South Africa from 52 to 202.
NMC cautions media practitioners against making jokes with COVID-19
The National Media Commission (NMC) has cautioned media practitioners against making jokes with the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)in their bid to reduce public anxiety and provide hope in the moment of disquiet. The NMC explained that while humour may have its place in reducing anxieties in moments of national stress, it also carried the risk of […]
Coronavirus deaths exceed 10,000 worldwide
Coronavirus has killed more than 10,000 people worldwide, according to latest data provided by AFP. A total of 10,080 deaths have been recorded, the majority in Europe (4,932) and Asia (3,431). Italy has now passed China as the worst-hit country in the world by coronavirus, according to the latest figures released by the government. Rome […]
Be wary of unregistered hand sanitisers- FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority, FDA, has expressed worry over the increase in unregistered hand sanitisers on the Ghanaian market following the shortage of hand sanitisers in parts of the country. The FDA maintained that although individuals or organisations may be producing the products with the aim of meeting the needs of Ghanaians in the […]
Coronavirus hoarding: Supermarkets reserve shopping hours for the elderly
Supermarkets in a number of countries have implemented measures to help the elderly buy the food they need in the wake of hoarding brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. With many finding shelves emptied when they turn up to shop, thanks to panic-buying, a number of chains and retailers are now reserving shopping times exclusively […]
Ex-Google engineer pleads guilty to stealing secret files
A former engineer pleaded guilty for stealing manufacturing secrets from Google’s autonomous cars and sharing them with competitors bought by Uber, according to his statement signed Thursday in San Francisco and obtained by AFP. Anthony Levandowski, 39, worked at Google where he was one of the founding members of the project called “Chauffeur” in 2009. […]
