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US Embassy in Accra opens thousands of new visa slots; urges World Cup travellers to apply early
Posted on with No CommentThe United States Embassy in Accra has announced an expansion of visa processing capacity, opening “thousands of additional non-immigrant visa appointment slots,” with many said to be immediately available. The move is a direct effort to manage anticipated high demand … Read more →
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Coronavirus: Bank of Ghana hospital to treat only staff and VIPs
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana hospital in Accra is to be used by the Ministry of Health for the treatment of some selected Coronavirus patients. The selected patients are only staff of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and some VIPs. The … Read more →
Eastern Region records first case of COVID-19 + Regional breakdown
Posted on | CommentOne case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Eastern Region. This means that five out of the country’s 16 regions have recorded Coronavirus cases. According to the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu the case was confirmed at Kpong … Read more →
31 COVID-19 patients recover in Ghana – Health Minister
Posted on | CommentThirty-one out of the 152 persons who were receiving treatment after contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus have recovered, the Health Minister, Kweku Agyeman-Manu has disclosed. He said, however, that they will be kept in isolation and monitored … Read more →
God heard Ghana’s 25th March fasting and prayers and He says …. – Prophet Tobias Abakah Tandoh
Posted on | CommentProphet Tobias Abakah Tandoh, Founder and Visioneer of Word of Glory Outreach Chapel International has revealed that during an intimate prayer session with God on Monday 30th March, 2020, God told him (Prophet Tobias) that He has heard the prayers … Read more →
94 Persons who came into contact with UG Coronavirus Student test negative
Posted on | CommentSome 94 students and staff of the University of Ghana who came into contact with a student of the University infected with Coronavirus have all tested negative. The 94 persons were tested for COVID-19 after they were done going through … Read more →
Infected Guinean runs away from quarantine center at Tamale
Posted on | CommentOne of the eight Guineans who tested positive for the novel coronavirus has escaped from the facility in which they are being quarantined in Tamale. According to the Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, the patient, a woman in her early … Read more →
Coronavirus: 24 out of 29 suspected cases in Western Region test negative
Posted on | CommentThe Western Region has by far recorded a total of twenty- nine (29) suspected COVID 19 cases. Out of this, twenty-four (24) have tested negative to the coronavirus, with five (5) more test results yet to be released by the … Read more →
Prince Charles recovers from coronavirus and is out of self-isolation
Posted on | CommentPrince Charles is out of self-isolation and is in good health after testing positive for coronavirus. The 71-year-old ,who falls into the at risk group because of his age, had ‘mild symptoms’ when he was diagnosed with Covid-19 last week. … Read more →
German state minister kills himself as coronavirus hits economy
Posted on | CommentThomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said on Sunday. Schaefer, 54, was found dead … Read more →
WHO Director-General commends Prez. Akufo-Addo’s ‘powerful’ national address on Coronavirus
Posted on | CommentThe World Health Organisation’s Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for his address to the nation announcing a partial lockdown in Accra and Kumasi. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the part of President Akufo-Addo’s speech talking … Read more →
Coronavirus: Trump extends US guidelines beyond Easter
Posted on | CommentPresident Donald Trump has said federal coronavirus guidelines such as social distancing will be extended across the US until at least 30 April. He had previously suggested that they could be relaxed as early as Easter, which falls in mid-April. “The … Read more →
PHOTOS: How hundreds of passengers were checked for COVID 19 before entering Sekondi-Takoradi
Posted on | CommentYesterday, Sunday 29th March, 2020, hundreds of passengers were taken through a mandatory COVID 19 screening exercise before entering the oil capital of Ghana, Takoradi. This exercise was being taken by the Western Region Emergency Response team. Passengers were instructed … Read more →
Harry and Meghan must pay for security – Trump
Posted on | CommentPresident Donald Trump says the US will not foot the bill for Prince Harry and Meghan’s security amid reports that the pair have moved to the US from Canada. Mr Trump tweeted he was “a great friend and admirer of … Read more →
‘Ekosii sen’ Host Philip Osei Bonsu and Producers asked to self-isolate after Obour interview
Posted on | CommentPhilip Osei Bonsu, the Host of ‘Ekosii sen’ on Asempa FM and his Producers have been asked to self-isolate after an on air interview with Bice Osei Kufour aka Obour who is contesting for the Asante Akyem South Parliamentary seat … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo donates his 3 months salary to fight coronavirus
Posted on | CommentGhana’s President, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has donated his three months salary as seed money to help fight the dreaded coronavirus. “I have directed the Controller and Accountant General to pay my April, May and June salaries to a … Read more →
These service providers are exempted from the COVID-19 lockdown
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has imposed a two-week partial lockdown on Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi from Monday, March 30, 2020, 1 am. These cities, which have been identified as the epicentres of the novel coronavirus in Ghana have been shut down as … Read more →
What you can and can’t do during the lockdown
Posted on | CommentDuring the two-week partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi from Monday, March 30, the over 3.2 million residents in these areas have been advised by President Nana Akufo-Addo to only leave their homes in search of essential items or activities. … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo announces tailored lockdown of Accra, Kumasi, Tema to curb COVID-19 spread
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has declared a partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi effective 1 am on Monday, March 30, 2020. The lockdown which affects Accra, Tema and Kumasi will last for two weeks. The decision, according to the President is … Read more →
Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital’s reference lab to be upgraded to test for COVID 19
Posted on | CommentIt is likely that the Reference Laboratory at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital will be upgraded to run clinical test for the novel coronavirus; termed COVID 19, Deputy Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Atsu Dodor has hinted. In … Read more →
Ghana can access $500m emergency fund – IMF
Posted on | CommentGhana can access up to $500 million in the form of concessionary emergency funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to mitigate the effect of the coronavirus disease (CONVID-19) on the economy, the IMF Resident Representative in Ghana, Dr Albert … Read more →
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