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COVID-19: US passes 2 million cases

June 11, 2020 10:34 am Add a Comment

Summary US cases pass the two million mark, according to Johns Hopkins University Pandemic is accelerating in Africa, with South Africa accounting for a quarter of cases on the continent – WHO UK ministers defend decision-making after expert says going … Read more →

COVID-19: 24 Health workers test positive in Mfantseman

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Twenty-four health workers in the Mfantseman municipality have contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, which has affected the staff strength of the directorate. All of them are currently on treatment and responding accordingly. The figure is out of the 72 recorded … Read more →

FDA reviews operation to combat COVID-19

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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has reviewed its operation to reduce the negative impact of Covid-19 on businesses while ensuring the safety of the food supply chain. The Authority, as part of its new strategy, is leveraging on technology … Read more →

35 Ghanaian deportees from Kuwait test Positive for COVID-19

June 1, 2020 3:26 pm Add a Comment

Thirty-five of the 231 Ghanaians who were deported from Kuwait last week have tested positive for Covid-19. This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in its Covid-19 case management update on May 31. The 231 deportees were said to have tested … Read more →

COVID-19: Ghana’s cases now 7,616

May 29, 2020 5:43 pm Add a Comment

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ghana is now 7,616 as at May 29. Nine more patients have recovered taking the tally to 2,421. This was contained in the latest Ghana Health Service (GHS) data on the country’s case … Read more →

COVID-19: Testing lab in Takoradi shorts test kits

May 28, 2020 1:43 pm Add a Comment

The Takoradi Veterinary Service Laboratory where the COVID-19 tests are done in the Western Region is running out of test kits for COVID-19 testing. Samples taken from suspected infected persons have been pending at the facility for weeks due to … Read more →

33 Ghanaians die of COVID-19 in New York

May 27, 2020 10:56 am Add a Comment

Some 33 Ghanaians are believed to have died from the novel coronavirus in New York, US alone. Ghana’s Ambassador to the US, Baffour Adjei Bawuah, is reported to have said in an interview with ABC news. He is quoted as … Read more →

VIDEO: Parliament lied, 2 MPs have indeed tested positive for COVID-19 – Muntaka Mubarak

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The Minority Chief Whip Mubarak in Parliament, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has revealed that two Parliamentarians and 13 staff in the Parliament of Ghana have so far tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to him, the infected persons … Read more →

COVID-19: Ghana’s cases now 7,117

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The Covid-19 related deaths in Accra of a 64-year-old male and a 60-year-old female has brought Ghana’s fatalities due to the disease to 34, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Both cases had underlying health challenges – diabetes and … Read more →

COVID-19: Western Region records 352 cases

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The Western Region now has 352 positive cases with a total of six (6) people who have recovered from COVID-19 and one death. The Region, now named as the hotpsot in Ghana had a slow recovery rates as only one … Read more →