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Health Minister tours COVID-19 facilities

July 1, 2020 11:32 am Add a Comment

Health Minister KwakuAgyeman-Manu has paid a working visit to four Covid-19 treatment and holding centres under construction in the Greater Accra Region. The facilities are located in Shai-Osudoku District Hospital, Pantang Learning Centre, Ga East Municipal Hospital and the 37 … Read more →

COVID-19: Regional Reorganization Minister on admission at UG Medical Centre

June 25, 2020 6:37 am Add a Comment

Minister for Regional Reorganization, Dan Botwe, is reportedly on admission at the University of Ghana Medical Centre. According to the Minister who is also a Member of Parliament, “I have undertaken several tests including tests for Covid19 and awaits results. … Read more →

Minister of Education on self-isolation after suspected of contracting COVID-19

June 24, 2020 11:09 am Add a Comment

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is on self-isolation at the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) in Accra after being suspected of contracting coronavirus. This follows a voluntary test he undertook of Covid-19 at the same centre … Read more →

Delegate who voted in NPP Primaries dies of COVID-19

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The presiding member of Oforikrom Municipal Assembly William Kwabena Boateng, believed to have voted in Saturday’s Parliamentary Primaries of the New Patriotic Party has died of Covid-19, doctors have confirmed. The Assemblyman for Ayigya-Ahenbronum was the elder brother of the … Read more →

COVID-19 deaths in Latin America race past 100,00

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Summary: More than 100,000 people have now died in Latin American and the Caribbean as the pandemic accelerates Health experts are saying infection rates still haven’t peaked in many countries Covid-19 has “brought this nation to its knees” said the … Read more →

FDA cautions against abuse of Dexameihasone as treatment for COVID-19

June 19, 2020 5:50 pm Add a Comment

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public about the use of Dexamethasone as a drug for the treatment of Covid-19. “Dexamethasone is a corticosteroid medicine that can only be prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner for specific … Read more →

Gary Al-Smith and 4 Multimedia staff test positive for COVID-19

June 18, 2020 8:44 pm Add a Comment

The Multimedia Group Limited, operators of Joy FM, Joy News, Adom FM, Asempa FM and other affiliated stations has confirmed that 5 of their staff have tested positive for COVID-19. Amongst the 5 who tested positive is ace Sports Journalist … Read more →

COVID-19: Western Region records 1,051 cases with 915 discharged

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Some nine hundred and fifteen (915) patients have been discharged from the various isolation centers in the Western Region, an addition of 59 patients to the earlier 856. According to Regional the Health Directorate, these patients show no symptoms or … Read more →

NHIA boss tests positive for COVID-19

June 16, 2020 2:48 pm Add a Comment

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Lydia Dsane-Selby, has tested positive for COVID-19. Dr Dsane-Selby tested positive for the disease on Sunday, June 14. She is the second high profile Ghanaian official on record to have … Read more →

Minister of Health tests positive for COVID-19

June 13, 2020 4:24 pm Add a Comment

The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu is recovering in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. Information available to indicates that the Minister has been receiving treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra over the past week. Multiple … Read more →