Coronavirus Updates
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MP Bryan Acheampong steps into pandemic fight as he donates ¢821K to Eastern Region
Bryan Acheampong, the Member of Parliament for the Abetifi Constituency, has donated sanitizers and cash amount totalling GHS 821,000.00 to seven Constituencies and health facilities in the Eastern R…
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COVID-19: Ghana’s cases skyrocket to 641
The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Ghana now stands at 641, according to the latest update by the Ghana Health Service on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. On Tuesday, the number of confirmed case…
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Smoking increases your Coronavirus risk – No better time to quit smoking than now
Coronavirus affects your lungs, causing flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat and fatigue. In the most serious cases, sufferers struggle to breathe at all and can d…
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Ghanaians and other Africans forced into Quarantine in Guandong Province of China
Africans in Dongguan, a major city in the Guandong Province of China have become the latest to suffer discrimination from Chinese officials as some of them have been forced into quarantine in the cou…
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Avoid Loitering – Director-General, Legal and Prosecutions to essential workers
The Director-General, Legal and Prosecutions, Prosper Agblor has warned essential workers not to abuse their exemption from the lockdown period to loiter in the city. He reiterated that anyone loiter…
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Coronavirus: Children up to the age of 11 return to school in Denmark
Children up to the age of 11 are returning to nurseries and schools across Denmark, as the government becomes the first in Europe to relax coronavirus restrictions on education. Prime Minister Mette …
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Germany set to ease lockdown rules on movement from 3 May
According to German media, the federal government in Berlin wants restrictions on movement to last until at least 3 May although some shops will be able to reopen under strict rules from 20 April. An…
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Strangers engage in sexual act in COVID-19 centres
Uganda’s Ministry of Health permanent secretary has revealed that people living in institutional quarantine have started having sex with each other. The development is worrying the Ministry of Health…
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Letshego Ghana Savings and Loans offers repayment holidays to schools
Letshego Ghana Savings and Loans, a subsidiary of the pan-African lender (“Letshego Group”), with a presence in 11 sub-Saharan markets, is taking proactive steps to support its customers through the …
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Wife slam Trump’s WHO funding decision
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have said US President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) is “as dangerous as it sounds”. “The world …