Coronavirus Updates
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Ghana records two covid-19 deaths; over 100 new cases
The latest update by the Ghana Health Service on the nation’s COVID-19 numbers indicates that 2 persons have succumbed to the disease, bringing the total number of deaths to 322. Ghana’s COVID-19 num…
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British Prime Minister shrinks into self-isolation after fresh covid-19 contact
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, a fresh setback after infighting among his top advisers plunged Downing…
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India set to fly in medical staff, in move to curb escalating covid-19 cases in Delhi
India will fly doctors in from other regions, double the quantity of tests carried out and ensure people wear masks in efforts to contain the coronavirus spread in the capital New Delhi, Home Ministe…
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Germans must prepare for 4-5 months of intense covid-19 measures
Germans should brace for another 4-5 months of severe measures to halt the rise in coronavirus infections and should not expect the current rules to be eased quickly, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier …
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As covid-19 ravages U.S., North Dakota becomes 35th state to require masks
North Dakota has become the 35th U.S. state to require face coverings be worn in public, as governors across the country grapple with a surge in coronavirus infections that threatens to swamp their h…
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Mass fumigation launch in markets at Oti Region
Major markets and lorry stations across the Oti Region are undergoing fumigation by the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources in line with national protocols to disinfect these public facilities…
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GPL rocked by covid-19 as over 55 players test positive
Ghanaian giants Hearts of Oak have recorded the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases after the first round of test ahead of the new season. Thirty-six players out of thirty-eight tested positiv…
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Zoomlion kicks off third phase of market disinfection in Accra
Markets and lorry stations in the Greater Accra Region have begun witnessing a disinfection exercise to improve sanitation. The project is the third national disinfection exercise currently ongoing i…
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Sewage testing could protect schools, hospitals from covid-19 outbreaks
Early in the pandemic, a few cities and countries around the world began testing sewage for evidence of the coronavirus, hoping to detect rising infections early. Now some researchers are fine-tuning…
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Delhi records its highest COVID-19 deaths, hospitals swamped
Delhi’s COVID-19 deaths rose by a record high on Thursday and it also reported the most number of infections in India, an increase attributed to the city’s toxic air and a lack of physical distancing…