Health

Coronavirus: Here is why some people are more infectious than others

As the coronavirus tears through the country, scientists are asking: Are some people more infectious than others? Are there superspreaders, people who seem to just...

COVID19: Study on chloroquine halted over risk of fatal heart complications

A small study in Brazil was halted early for safety reasons after coronavirus patients taking a higher dose of chloroquine developed irregular heart rates that...

Coronavirus: Drogba offers hospital in virus fight

Former Chelsea forward, Didier Drogba, has offered his hospital in his native Ivory Coast to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a local...

3 weird home remedies for vaginal itching that you should not try

Vaginal itching or burning sensation in the vagina could mean that you have a yeast infection, which is a common medical condition in women. ...

COVID-19: Why Volta regional Minister fears more cases can be recorded

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, believes the region may record more coronavirus cases if residents do not change their attitude towards the...

Covid-19: 9 cases in Volta Region imported – Minister reveals

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, has disclosed all its nine confirmed coronavirus cases are imported ones. According to Dr Letsa, the identified...

Coronavirus’ genetic makeup traced back to US funded experiments on bats in Wuhan laboratories

Scientists have sequenced the COVID-19 genome and traced it back to bats found in caves in China’s Yunnan community. Bats from Yunnan were, however, used for...

Coronavirus: WHO says 70 vaccines in the works, with three leading candidates

There are 70 coronavirus vaccines in development globally, with three candidates already being tested in human trials, according to the World Health Organisation...

Add domestic violence prevention plans in national response to COVID-19 – Guterres says as domestic abuse cases double

General-Secretary of the United Nations The United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, has asked the world governments to include domestic violence prevention and redress plans...

The health benefits of Tiger Nuts are absolutely wonderful

Known in the Hausa language as “aya,” tiger nut is one of the earliest recorded plants cultivated in ancient Egypt. And they’ve been used medicinally...

Minister reveals latest strategy in dealing with Covid-19

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the enhanced tracing and testing coupled with the mandatory quarantine systems following the coronavirus outbreak are yielding results. According...

Domestic violence cases surge in Africa amid Covid-19 lockdown

Some African countries are reporting of an increase in domestic violence cases during a period of lockdown to deal with coronavirus. With couples forced to...

Covid-19: Melinda Gates says ‘dead bodies’ will be on streets in Africa [video]

Melinda Gates, wife of world billionaire Bill Gates, has claimed that developing countries including those in Africa would be badly hit by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. She...

NDC stalwart loses relative to coronavirus

Former Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has lost his uncle to the deadly novel coronavirus in London. The...

Check out percentage of covid-19 cases by travel history

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed that 66.6 percent of confirmed COVID-19 cases between March and April have had no history of travel...

Covid-19: Hot meals costing GHC2m per day – NADMO reveals

Government is spending GHC2 million on the hot meals being provided for Ghanaians in the lockdown areas in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic...

China imposes restrictions on research into origins of coronavirus

China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to a central government directive and online notices published...

Coronavirus pandemic – all you need to know as China sees peak in new infections

China has reported a peak in new cases of coronavirus while Boris Johnson continues his recovery after being released from hospital. On Sunday, 108 new...

8 simple habits to help control your weight during lockdown

This period of the Coronavirus pandemic is filled with major uncertainties and how you are going to maintain your health and weight might not...

Coronavirus: How to maintain your sex life during this period

“For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, 8 and the two will become one...

Six-month-old baby with heart problem now fighting coronavirus on oxygen machine

A 'miracle baby' who was born with with a heart condition and weighed only 5lbs 4oz is now battling coronavirus. The distraught family of six-month-old Erin...

Woman, 21, dies of Covid-19 while awaiting liver transplant

A "bubbly" young nursery worker has died after testing positive for coronavirus while in hospital awaiting a liver transplant. Katie Horne's family have been left...

Lockdown: Police vow to be ‘tough’ from Monday

Police have warned that the ongoing operation to enforce the imposition of restrictions on the movement of people will get tough from Monday, April...

158 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Ghana, total now 566

Ghana’s case count of the deadly coronavirus now stands at 566, with 158 new cases confirmed by the Ghana Health Service on its website. The...

Coronavirus: Tema confirms two new cases

The Tema Metropolis has confirmed two new COVID-19 cases bringing to four the total number of cases seen in the harbour cum...

Coronavirus: Prof. Plange-Rhule’s death: The inside story

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare has disclosed that government did all it could to save the life of renowned physician ...

Coronavirus: 3 more people test positive in Upper East Region

Three more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the Upper East Region, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the region to...

Coronavirus: Ghana scientists obtain critical information for easy contact tracing

Scientists at the University of Ghana have obtained critical information about the virus responsible for the global Covid-19 pandemic that will enable tracing of...

12 Ghanaians die of Coronavirus in US

Nine more Ghanaian residents of New York in the United States of America (USA) have died of the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the total...

Lockdown: Founder of Pure City Int. school supports widows, orphans

Founder of Pure City International School, as part of his corporate social responsibility has donated to widows and orphans at Odumasi and Oshuman in...

Covid-19: Equipment operator to self-isolate over conflicting coronavirus test results

An equipment operator at Meridian Port Services is self-isolating as his second suspected COVID-19 test results has been positive despite testing negative earlier. Port authorities...

Why top govt official battling coronavirus should be sent to a hospital in his constituency

Musician-turned-politician, Kwame A-Plus, has urged the government to fly in one of its diplomats, Papa Owusu Ankomah, who has tested positive to coronavirus, to...

Photos + Video: Thirst for water in rural communities in time of Coronavirus

A resident of Kukpehi in the Sangnerigu Municipal Assembly in the Northern region cannot afford to buy hand sanitiser which could help him prevent...

Apple, Google bring COVID-19 contact-tracing to 3 billion people

Apple and Google unveiled a rare partnership to add technology to their smartphone platforms that will alert users if they have come into contact...

New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “While not...

PPE donations from China could be contaminated – African leaders told

African leaders have been urged to be wary of donations from China in the form of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and medical supplies as...

A food safety expert’s view on why you’re unlikely to get the coronavirus from groceries or takeout

I was the 136th journalist to interview Ben Chapman this month. That’s not exactly surprising — we are in the middle of a pandemic, and...

COVID-19: Criteria for SMEs to access govt’s GH¢ 600 million soft loan

The criteria for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the country to access government’s GHc 600 million soft loan has been outlined by...

Ghana records 30 new coronavirus cases, total up to 408

Ghana has recorded 30 more cases of the deadly coronavirus. This was announced by the Ghana Health Service on its website on Saturday, April...

COVID-19: Sammy Gyamfi makes case for private health workers

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, is advocating for the inclusion of private health workers in tax exemptions, salary increments...