Beijing braces for second wave after 49 new COVID-19 cases confirmed
Beijing is bracing for a second wave of coronavirus after authorities confirmed 49 new cases of the coronavirus in the Chinese capital. The city’s You’an Hospital began the mass testing of 76,000 people on Monday, after the discovery of the new cases. Dozens of people lined up outside the hospital to scan their government-issued health […]
Parliament passes Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana Bill, 2019
Parliament has passed the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana Bill, 2019 after about two decades. A statement issued by Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) said the bill, passed on Thursday after the third reading in the house of Parliament, is very significant and an important landmark in the history of the Chartered Institute of […]
Nearly 800,000 Ghanaians receive Ghana Card
The National Identification Authority (NIA) says nearly 800,000 Ghanaians have received the Ghana Card since the issuance exercise commenced on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 5,635 registration centres across the country. The exercise is set to continue till Thursday, June 18, 2020. A statement issued and signed by ACI. FRANCIS PALMDETI, HEAD, CORPORATE AFFAIRS, NIA, […]
WHO urges focused healthcare for children, adolescents and women
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has developed guidance for health facilities and community activities on maintaining essential care and services for women, newborns, children and adolescents and safeguard them against infections. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director General of the WHO, in his opening remarks at a media briefing, on Sunday, stated that […]
Kenya president’s staff test positive for Covid-19
Four staff members working in the office of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta have tested positive for coronavirus, a statement from the presidency says. All four have been referred to a nearby hospital for treatment, it adds. The president and his family are “safe and free from Covid-19”, the statement says. All staff, including the president […]
Ghana to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma
The National Blood Service (NBS) says Ghana is ready to prepare convalescent plasma (CP) from recovered COVID-19 patients for transfusion, as an empirical treatment, for persons in life-threatening conditions of the infection. Dr Justina Ansah, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Blood Service, who disclosed this, said the intervention was based on a research […]
Ghana Swimming Association announce guidelines for reopening
The Ghana Swimming Association (GSA) has announced new guidelines for operators of swimming pools across the country. These guidelines follow the green light for the resumption of non-contact swimming activities by Minister for Youth and Sport, Mr. Isaac Asiamah as earlier announced by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In a statement […]
Zoomlion begins disinfection of Basic & JHSs in Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions
In an effort to protect pupils against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Zoomlion Ghana Limited on Monday begun disinfecting both public and private basic and junior high schools (JHSs) in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions. The exercise, which will last for about a week, will cover facilities in basic and JHSs including classrooms, […]
15th June, 2020
The Daily Graphic urges the public to donate blood to save lives. The paper expresses the need for the public to see blood as an important component of human lives and without it everyone will die. While congratulating the National Blood Service for its continuous conducting of blood donations, it urges the Service to put […]
Facebook’s Giphy deal investigated by competition authority
Facebook’s takeover of Giphy, a search engine for funny reaction images, is being investigated by the UK’s competition authority. Giphy’s vast library of looping short video animations is hugely popular in Facebook’s apps. But it also provides animations to competitors like TikTok, Snapchat and Twitter. Now, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating […]
Breonna Taylor: Beyoncé calls for criminal charges against officers
Pop star Beyoncé has demanded justice for a black woman killed by police in a letter to the attorney general in the US state of Kentucky. The singer urged Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to bring charges against the three officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s killing. Ms Taylor, 26, was shot eight times while she […]
Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari orders probe into Aso Rock shooting
The Nigerian president has ordered an investigation after security guards reportedly shot into the air at his presidential palace. The incident happened at Aso Rock following an altercation between one of the president’s aides and his wife’s bodyguards. They had been arguing about the need for a presidential aide to self-isolate after returning from a […]
Roads Minister tours Savannah region to inspect road projects
Minister for Roads, Hon. Kwesi Amoako Atta, MP for Atiwa West, is on a working tour of Savannah region where he inspected ongoing road projects in Damongo together with Deputy Chief of Staff and Parliamentary candidate of the NPP at the Damongo constituency, Abu Jibapor. (10) Kilometers of Damongo town roads are earnestly undergoing construction. […]
New coronavirus outbreak in China fans fears of second wave
China rushed on Monday to quash a new outbreak of coronavirus after 36 more cases were confirmed in Beijing. Authorities across the capital rushed to test thousands of people linked to a major wholesale market suspected to be the origin of the outbreak. The number of cases recorded in China in recent days is the […]
