Tag: novel coronavirus
COVID-19 slows down births and deaths registrations in Bono East
Mr Ikililu Amidu, the Bono East Regional births and deaths registration officer, says there is a drastic decline in births and deaths registration in...
Ensign College, Engage Now Africa and Health2Go support Asogli State
The Ensign College of Public Health together with its partners, Engage Now Africa and Health 2 Go on Saturday, September 5, 2020, presented...
Economic crisis caused by COVID-19 “most synchronized” in history – economist
The economic crisis caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic is the "most synchronized" in history and its prospects of recovery is quite uncertain, Colombian...
Ghana’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 43,000
Ghana registered 101 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the caseload to 43,094, according to the latest government update.
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Chile’s COVID-19 cases top 390,000, death toll reaches 10,578
Chile on Wednesday reported 390,037 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since the onset of the outbreak in the country, and...
Dominican Republic’s COVID-19 deaths top 1,500
The Dominican Republic on Wednesday reported an accumulated 88,127 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,501 deaths from the disease.
In the...
COVID-19 cases rise to 42,653 in Ghana
The number of people infected by the novel coronavirus in Ghana increased to 42,653, with 121 new cases confirmed on Monday, said the Ghana...
Covid-19: Is it fear or stigma?
Fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by a threat of danger, pain, or harm whiles stigma involves negative attitudes or...
Liberian vice president tests positive for COVID-19
Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has tested positive for COVID-19, health authorities in the West African country confirmed on Thursday.
The...
COVID-19 cases exceed 41, 000 in Ghana
Ghana registered 470 more infections of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing its number of cases to 41, 003, the Ghana Health Service said...
Number of COVID-19 cases exceeds 39,000 in Ghana
Ghanaian health authorities confirmed 1,263 more infections of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, raising the country's total case count to 39,075, according to the...
International mail from Malaysia on hold as virus impacts service
International mail and parcel deliveries from Malaysia are to be suspended from Monday, the country's postal service said.
Pos Malaysia put the suspension down "to...
COVID-19 caseload surpasses 34,000 in Ghana
Ghana registered 782 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total caseload to 34,406, according to the latest data by the Ghana Health...
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases exceed 31,000 with 691 new infections
The number of persons infected by the novel coronavirus in Ghana has increased to 31,057, with 691 more cases confirmed here early Saturday, said...
Ghana’s number of COVID-19 cases surpasses 30,000
Ghana registered 694 more infections of the novel coronavirus here early Friday, increasing its national tally to 30,366, according to the latest update from...
Solomon Chollom calls for extra measures as COVID-19 likely airborne
A Nigerian health expert on Wednesday said there are increasing evidences to the fact that the novel coronavirus is also airborne, and urged the...
Nigerian governor tests positive for COVID-19
Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti, a state in southwest Nigeria Wednesday announced that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The...
Number of coronavirus cases close to 29,000 in Ghana
Ghana confirmed 559 more infections of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, as its total cases jump to 28,989, according to the Ghana Health Service...
NDC’s VP Nomination That Shook NPP’s Political Foundation
Even though the novel coronavirus has slowed the political temperature in Ghana, the 2020 electioneering clock is ticking faster than one can image.
Although the...
Nigeria’s FM tests positive for COVID-19
Nigeria's foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama on Sunday confirmed he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Onyeama said via Twitter that...
COVID-19 cases surpass 26,000 in Ghana
Ghana confirmed 695 more infections of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, increasing its total case count to 26, 125, the latest data from the...
China suspends two Thailand flights over COVID-19 cases
China's civil aviation regulator has announced that a Thai Lion Air's Bangkok-Guangzhou flight, as well as a Thai AirAsia X's Bangkok-Tianjin flight, would be...
GHS working with GES to contain spread of COVID-19 in SHSs
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ghana Education Service Health (GES) have instituted key measures to determine the extent of the outbreak of...
Jehovah’s Witnesses hold annual Regional Convention virtually
Jehovah’s Witnesses, their associates, friends and well-wishers in Ghana on Saturday began an annual three-day regional convention, going virtual this year, in response to...
U.S. Republican lawmaker disagrees with Trump’s decision to withdraw from WHO
U.S. Republican Senator Lamar Alexander said Tuesday he disagrees with President Donald Trump's decision to officially quit the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Ghanaian senior minister tests positive for COVID-19
The Senior Minister of Ghana, Yaw Osafo-Marfo, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Minister for Information Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah said.
This development...
Novel coronavirus has existed worldwide before emerging in China – Tom Jefferson
The novel coronavirus has existed worldwide and broke out whenever and wherever favorable conditions occurred rather than starting in China, an Oxford University expert...
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases climb to 18, 630 with 496 infections confirmed
The number of people infected by the novel coronavirus jumped to 18,630, with 496 new cases confirmed on Thursday, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...
COVID-19 in Spain sewage brings origin of virus a step closer
The presence of COVID-19 in Spain's sewage offers a clue on the virus' existence, either in people or animals, before China reported its first...
France says no link between origin of COVID-19, Wuhan lab
France has recently announced that it does not have information to corroborate a possible link between the origin of the novel coronavirus and the...