Coronavirus Updates
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US President Donald Trump to Halt WHO funding
US President Donald Trump has said he is going to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) because it has “failed in its basic duty” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak. He accused…
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COVID-19: EC should seek alternatives means to compile voters’ register
The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is urging to the Electoral Commission to find other ways to compile a new voters’ register ahead of the 2020 general elections. Its Director of Advoc…
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National Ambulance Service appeals for Personal Protective Equipment
The National Ambulance Service has appealed for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for its staff as part of efforts to save them from getting infected with the COVID-19 virus in their line of duty. …
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COVID-19: Bel-Aqua supports Govt. with a ¢500K cash donation
Bel-Aqua Mineral Water has donated a cheque of five hundred thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS500,000) to the Covid-19 Trust Fund set up by government to aid the fight against the ensuing coronavirus pandemic…
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CORONAVIRUS: We are yet to get feedback from drugs submitted – GHAFTRAM
The Ghana Federation for Traditional Herbal Medicine Practitioners Association (GHAFTRAM) says it is yet to receive any feedback from authorities after submitting some 25 medicines to the Ministry of…
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CORONAVIRUS: GHS to set up a laboratory in the Northern Region
The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) is working with the Ghana Health Service to set up a laboratory in the Northern Region to enable health officials swiftly test for the deadly novel…
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Coronavirus has killed more of African Americans in USA – Statistics
Stark statistics from Chicago health officials have underscored the heavy toll of coronavirus on black Americans. Black Chicagoans account for half of all coronavirus cases in the city and more than …
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Coronavirus vaccine will not be tested in Africa – WHO
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as “racist” the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could be tested in Africa. “Africa can’t and w…
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A 5-year-old among latest UK coronavirus victims
A five-year-old child with underlying health conditions is among those who died with coronavirus over the past day, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has said. The latest figures show 4,313 people…