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COVID-19 Affected 11.2m workers in Ghana
Add a CommentThe Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has disclosed that the coronavirus pandemic impacted Ghana’s employed population of over 11.2 millions workers. He said the impact of coronavirus on the working class was recorded in the first … Read more →
India becomes second worst hit country by COVID-19
Add a CommentSummary India overtakes Brazil in the number of infections recorded, and is now second only to the US India recorded more than 90,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours Here in the UK, almost 3,000 people tested … Read more →
COVID-19: Ghana to re-open borders by September 1 if …
Add a CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the government was working to re-open Ghana’s borders depending on the readiness and ability to ensure that every passenger who arrives in Ghana is tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Consequently, he said … Read more →
9 out of 95 Ghanaian nurses dispatched to Barbados test positive for COVID-19
Add a CommentActing Chief Medical Officer of Barbados has disclosed that nine members from a team of Ghanaian nurses dispatched to work in Barbados have tested positive for COVID-19. Dr Kenneth George, in a statement, said the nine were part of the … Read more →
COVID-19: Ghana’s confirmed cases now 28,430
Add a CommentGhana now has 28,430 confirmed cases of COVID-19 after the Ghana Health Service announced 763 new infections on Monday, July 20, 2020. These new cases were recorded from samples taken between June 7 to July 16, 2020.The country’s death toll … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo resumes work, Senior Minister tests negative for COVID-19
Add a CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is resuming out-of-home work today [July 20], after being in isolation for 14 days. The President has been in self-isolation since July 4, 2020.Speaking at a national COVID-19 update briefing in Accra yesterday, the Minister … Read more →
South Africa bans alcohol sales again to combat COVID-19
Add a CommentSouth Africa has introduced new restrictions, including another ban on alcohol sales, to help contain the spread of coronavirus. A night-time curfew has been imposed, and the wearing of masks outdoors is now compulsory. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the alcohol … Read more →
39 FDA staff contract COVID-19
Add a CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has recorded 39 Covid-19 cases among its staff. The FDA in a press release indicated that a total of 450 staff at its head office, Tema office, KIA office and its laboratory were tested … Read more →
COVID-19: Couples should wear face masks during sex – Harvard study
Add a CommentSafe sex during the coronavirus pandemic might soon require protection beyond just the nether regions. A new study from researchers at Harvard University says that hooking up carries some risk for transmitting COVID-19 from one partner to the other and … Read more →
Sekond-Takoradi: Panic at GES as HR tests positive for COVID-19
Add a CommentThe Human Resource Manager of Ghana Education Service (GES) in Western region has tested positive for COVID-19, deep throat sources have revealed. The 59 year old Saed Yankey, who is in critical condition has since been flown to Accra for … Read more →
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