Tag: COVID-19 outbreak
Biden condemns COVID-related anti-Asian violence
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned what he called "vicious hate crimes" targeting Asian Americans since the COVID-19 outbreak, saying such acts must...
China to issue report on human rights violations in United States
China's State Council Information Office will in the near future issue a report on the human rights violations in the United States in 2020,...
Caution private school owners against over-loading of school buses – MTTD urged
Bono Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee (RPHEMC) has entreated the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) to caution private school...
Sissala SHSs record low turnout after COVID-19 break
Heads of Senior High Schools in the Sissala East Municipality are to embark on a sensitisation campaign to convince parents to allow their wards...
Egypt postpones school exams until after mid-year vacation over COVID-19 concerns
The Egyptian government on Thursday decided to postpone the first-term exams in all schools including universities until after the mid-year vacation over concerns of...
Political interference impeding effective service delivery – CLOGSAG
Mr Isaac Bampoe Addo, the Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), on Friday said political interference is impeding...
Egyptian inventor tests robot for diagnosing COVID-19
In an unusual scene, a white human-shaped robot was walking on its four wheels in the corridor of a private hospital's emergency department...
China donates medical supplies for Sierra Leone’s COVID-19 fight
The Chinese embassy in Sierra Leone on Tuesday handed over a batch of medical supplies to the country's government for its fight against COVID-19.
The...
Panellists lament impact of COVID-19 on girls’ education
Panellists at the MasterCard Foundation Scholar Programme in Accra have expressed worry over the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls’ education.
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Three health facilities receive US$100,000 worth of PPE
The continuous adherence to the Covid-19 preventive protocols will not only enable the country to defeat the pandemic but also ensure that all sanitation-related...
Nigeria resumes yellow fever vaccination campaign amid COVID-19 outbreak
Nigeria has resumed yellow fever vaccination with safety measures against COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
While combating multiple...
COVID- 19 affects prices of consumer goods in Takoradi
Traders in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis have attributed the marginal Price increase of foodstuff to the outbreak of COVID-19.
According to them people did panic...
Uganda opens tourism parks amid COVID-19
Uganda on Saturday announced that it has fully opened all its national parks as the country continues to ease lockdown restrictions.
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA),...
UNHCR expresses concern over COVID-19 outbreak in refugee settlement in Uganda
UN Refugee Agency in Uganda on Saturday expressed concern after 22 aid workers and 72 refugees tested positive for COVID-19 in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement...
Joe T donates to Kpone clans ahead of Homowo
Mr Joseph Akuerteh Tetteh, parliamentary candidate, National Democratic Congress(NDC), Kpone Katamanso Constituency, has donated assorted items to the clans of Kpone ahead of the...
UNFPA/partners organise SGBV training for hotline operators
A three-day basic crisis intervention and Hotline operation training for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence(SGBV) Response Officers and Managers, on Wednesday, opened in Accra.
It was...
Gold down on stronger U.S. dollar
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened.
The most...
Free-entry policy attracts tourists to Hubei
Over 3 million people visited central China's Hubei Province about a week after it waived entry fees at tourist sites for Chinese visitors, according...
World Health Organization surge team to arrive in South Africa
The South African COVID-19 response will soon be bolstered by a surge team of health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO will be...
Over 5 million COVID-19 cases highlight problems of U.S. society, government inability
U.S. COVID-19 cases passed a grim new milestone of 5 million on Sunday with soaring new infections, further highlighting the deep-rooted problems of U.S....
S. Africa commended for advocating universal access to medical tools against COVID-19
Doctors without Borders (MSF) on Tuesday commended South Africa for advocating the removal of intellectual property (IP) barriers that stand in the way...
UN temporarily closes Zambia office after 7 staff members test positive for COVID-19
The United Nations (UN) on Monday announced the closure of its office in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, after seven staff members tested positive for...
Rwandan airports reopen to travellers after over 4-month suspension
Rwandan airports on Saturday reopened to international travellers, more than four months after the central African nation suspended commercial passenger flights to mitigate the...
Central Regional House of Chiefs commends government for absorbing utility bills
The Central Regional House of Chiefs has commended government for absorbing electricity and water bills as part of measures to ease the hardship of...
UN official hails Kuwait’s approach on human trafficking issues
Kuwait has been showing an ideal approach to addressing issues related to human trafficking, a UN official said Thursday.
In a statement marking World Day...
Pompeo’s lies about China will only backfire
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent speech on China is full of political lies as well as ideological prejudices that will only backfire...
China fights COVID-19 in people-first approach
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, China has waged a whole-of-nation "people's war" against the virus.
Under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China Central...
U.S. could have done much more amid COVID-19 outbreak – Rao Yi
The United States should have done much more to lower COVID-19 cases and deaths, as it had two-odd months to learn from China's anti-epidemic...
Ghana government will not be daunted by COVID-19 – Finance Minister
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, on Thursday, said the Government will not be daunted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but would continue to...
Rwanda spends US$60 million in four months to contain COVID-19 outbreak
Rwanda has spent 60 million U.S. dollars within four months on different activities aimed at containing the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, Rwandan...