Shortage of hand sanitizers hit Tamale Metropolis due to coronavirus
Shortage of hand sanitizers has hit the Tamale Metropolis following a mad rush for the product over the past three days. The few stores that still have the product have at least doubled the price. Following the announcement of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country, residents rushed to get sanitizers, believed to help in […]
Man arrested for stabbing woman multiple times to death at Nkawkaw
A Twenty-Four-year old woman has been stabbed multiple times to death by an assailant at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The body of the deceased, Esther Afrifa has been deposited at the Holy Family Hospital Morgue. Her husband reported to the Nkawkaw Central Police Station on Friday around 11:00 pm that he received information that […]
University of Ghana suspends lectures and public gatherings on campuses to combat COVID 19
The University of Ghana (UG), Legon has suspended lectures on all campuses, including clinical and practical with immediate effect. In view of suspension of lectures, authorities of the University have advised students and staff who reside outside UG campuses and currently off campus to keep away until they are asked to return. A statements […]
AngloGold Ashanti Confirms COVID-19 Case at Obuasi Gold Mine
AngloGold Ashanti Ghana confirms an employee at its Obuasi Gold Mine in Ghana has tested positive with the COVID-19 virus. A statement from the company said the employee is a Ghanaian who lives in the mine’s accommodation and who recently returned from travel abroad. “All necessary protocols were immediately activated as soon as the employee […]
Court sentences fetish priest to death for murder
A Koforidua High Court presided by Justice Mrs Cecilia Naa Shormeh Davis, has sentenced to death Kwabena Thomas Oduro, a fetish priest, on two charges of murder of Joseph Affenyi Nyame, a student of Kwahu-Ridge SHS, and Michael Ofori Agyepong, a storekeeper. The accused was also handed a 10-years imprisonment sentence for causing harm with […]
Coronavirus: Netherlands Embassy in Ghana closes office
The Netherlands Embassy in Ghana has closed its offices following the confirmation of two cases of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana. The Embassy in a statement posted on Facebook on Saturday, March 14, said it was closing down until further notice. Citing the reason for the shutdown, the Embassy said, “Following confirmation by the […]
Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, says Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead as planned in July, despite coronavirus concerns resulting in the postponement of sporting events. Abe added the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would have the final decision whether Tokyo 2020 goes ahead. “We will overcome the spread of the infection and host the […]
Coronavirus: Spain-bound planes turn around mid-air as COVID-19 cases soar
Several Spanish-bound planes turned back mid-air, data from Flightradar24 shows, with Madrid set to announce a coronavirus lockdown. It showed at least seven planes operated by British budget airline Jet2 turning back when over France, with one getting as far as the Spanish-French border. Jet2 said it decided to cancel the flights as Spanish authorities […]
Coronavirus: Tertiary institutions in Ghana announce protocols
Universities across the country have begun taking steps to prevent members of their communities from contracting the deadly novel coronavirus. At the University of Cape Coast (UCC), all international conferences to be hosted by the University have been suspended until further notice. The University has also suspended all international travel by staff. Authorities of the […]
Expert: World ‘nowhere near ready’ for outbreaks like COVID-19
A leading epidemiologist who heads a U.N.-backed alliance that helps get vaccines to developing countries said Friday the world is “nowhere near” proper readiness for outbreaks like the new coronavirus, insisting work is needed now to prepare for the next one. Dr. Seth Berkley, CEO of GAVI-The Vaccine Alliance, noted studies alluding to the existence […]
Frontline healthcare workers of COVID-19 to get incentives
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says government has started a process to provide incentives to frontline healthcare workers whose activities would take them close to suspected and confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Director for Public Health at the GHS, Dr Badu Sarkodie, said this would retain a competent and motivated health workforce, in the […]
Coronavirus: Nurses urged to be on high alert
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has asked all nurses and midwives in Ghana to remain alert in the conduct of their daily routine in all clinical settings especially the Out-Patient Departments and Emergency Units. This is to help identify suspected cases and strictly adhere to the universal precautions on infection prevention in the […]
GES directs school heads to suspend public gatherings over coronavirus scare
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has ordered all heads of schools to suspend public activities until further notice. This the GES says it is to prevent the spread of coronavirus following the confirmation of two positive cases in the country. In a statement issued after a meeting with the Ghana Health Service, Director-General of the […]
Over 7000 teenage pregnancies recorded in basic schools in 2018/2019 – GES report
According to a Ghana Education Service 2018/2019 report, over 7,000 pupils from lower to upper primary and SHS students got pregnant within the year under review. Also, 14,000 Antenatal attendance across the country are adolescents aged between 14 and 18. These statistics the National Population Council says puts Ghana’s developmental agenda in a dilemma since […]
