Health

COVID-19 lockdown: If you need food call these numbers announced by govt…

As part of measures to ensure that members of the public within the restriction of movement areas – Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa –...

COVID-19: Ghana’s age group distribution of recorded cases

Dr Badu Sarkodie, Director for Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, has disclosed the country’s age group distribution of recorded cases of the...

Coronavirus test results of 7,461 out of 15,384 contact tracing released

Coronavirus test results of 7,461 persons out of 15,384 reached through contact tracing has been released. According to Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, 14 out...

Why the safest place against coronavirus in Ghana is your home

The only place in the country that can protect you and your family against the vicious coronavirus is your home. So please#StayHome. Social distancing and...

Coronavirus: Health Minister clears air on allowances, tax holidays for health workers

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, says no health worker will deliberately be left out in the allowances and tax holidays from the government amid the...

Coronavirus: Noguchi Institute states position on COA FS

Ghana’s leading biomedical research institute, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), has denied reports that it has tested and approved COA FS, a...

Why Akufo-Addo is under attack on twitter over Coronavirus post

President Nana Akufo-Addo has come under attack on twitter over his diplomatic post to wish United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson well as he...

Why Ghana’s coronavirus cases have risen by 73 new cases [listen]

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed why Ghana’s coronavirus cases has risen sharply to 287. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra, Mr Nkrumah...

Coronavirus: Organise private burials, mortuaries could be congested – Korle-Bu Mortuary Manager warns

Coronavirus: Organise private burials, mortuaries could be congested – Korle-Bu Mortuary Manager warns The Mortuary Manager at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Mr George Denkyi, has...

COVID-19: Ministry begins recruitment of nurses, midwives, check out application process

The Ministry of Health will on Tuesday, April 14, commence recruitment for trained diploma and degree nurses and midwives. The recruitment will involve only those...

Coronavirus: Greater Accra leads in number of cases nationwide

Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has disclosed that out of the 287 coronavirus cases recorded in Ghana, the Greater Accra region has the most...

COVID-19: Minister vows to unleash soldiers with horse whips on prostitutes

Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, has vowed to stamp out prostitution in the Northern region by all means necessary. Mr Saeed, speaking at a press...

Coronavirus caused by error in advanced technology – TB Joshua

Renowned Nigerian prophet, Temitope Balogun Joshua, known better as T. B. Joshua, has revealed that the novel coronavirus is caused by an “error in...

Man shoots five people dead for ‘making too much noise’ amid coronavirus lockdown

A doctor's husband shot five people dead for making too much noise outside during the coronavirus lockdown in Russia, police say.  Anton Franchikov, 31, berated a group of...

Police officers enforcing lockdown to be served food

The Ghana Police Service has announced that personnel deployed to enforce the restriction of movement will be provided with food and water. According to a...

Here are some of the best materials to use for face masks

With the number of COVID-19 cases crossing the 4,000 mark in India, the government is trying its level best to contain the disease....

Two employees of Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, test positive for coronavirus

Jeff Bezos' space venture Blue Origin confirmed on Monday that two employees at its Seattle-area headquarters tested positive for the coronavirus. The employees, who are married...

More Blacks are infected and dying from COVID-19, new study reveals

When the world learnt of the novel coronavirus, black people had this huge misconception that for whatever reason, they were immune to the disease....

2 patients infected with Coronavirus ‘moderately ill’ – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says two patients, who have been infected with the novel Coronavirus, are now moderately ill. It is, however, unknown whether...

Coronavirus wreaks havoc in US black communities

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...

Coronavirus: 1,836 blood samples collected in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has so far collected 1,836 blood samples through routine surveillance, community screening, contacts of confirmed cases and travellers,...

World leaders wish British PM Boris Johnson a quick recovery from coronavirus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's admission to intensive care with coronavirus prompted an outpouring of well-wishes from world leaders on Monday (April 6). Here are some of...

Harrowing reality of what coronavirus patients go through in hospital

As Prime Mininster Boris Johnson battles coronavirus it is painfully clear the Covid-19 virus can attack anyone. While the deadly bug has had a devastating...

Ghana’s coronavirus cases rise to 287

Ghana’s coronavirus case count has risen sharply to 287, an update by Ghana Health Service late Monday, April 6, 2020 has revealed. At the last...

Italian nurse kills doctor girlfriend, claims she gave him coronavirus

A nurse, who strangled his doctor girlfriend, told police he did it because she gave him coronavirus. ALSO READ: The three African countries free of coronavirusCOVID-19:...

Coronavirus: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as symptoms ‘worsen’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms "worsened", Downing Street has said. A spokesman said he...

Anti-parasitic drug may be able to stop coronavirus in 48 hours – Australian study

Amid the world trying to find a potential cure for the novel coronavirus, an Australian study has found that a previously used anti-parasitic drug, Ivermectin,...

This teacher lost 18 kilos in just 8 months by brisk walking every day!

When 35-year-old Surya Gaur was diagnosed with pre-diabetes and hypertension, he knew he had to change the way he was living his life....

Coronavirus prevention: Tips on how to wash your clothes during the pandemic

The novel coronavirus pandemic has now infected more than 3000 people in the country. As per medical advisories by the World Health Organisation it is important...

Read: How this woman cheated coronavirus

A development communication consultant, Lamisi Dabre, has revealed how excited she was after testing negative for a second time to Coronavirus (COVID-19). “I was very...

Coronavirus: Korle-Bu suspends chemotherapy for cancer patients

Breast cancer patients undergoing Chemotherapy at the Korle Teaching Hospital asked to stay away because of uncertainty about the contacts they’ve made amidst the...

The mystery of why coronavirus kills some young people

When 30-year-old Ben Luderer started to feel sick, he wasn't that surprised. Just a few days earlier, his wife, Brandy, had tested positive for coronavirus,...

COVID-19: Govt promises GHc 600 million soft loans for SMEs with one year debt moratorium

President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced some GH¢ 600 million soft loan support for all micro, small and medium scale...

COVID-19: Local production of PPEs to begin Tuesday

Local production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will commence on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, government has announced. Face masks, head covers, surgical scraps and gowns...

Ghana enters critical phase in coronavirus fight

President Akufo-Addo has described the coming weeks as a critical phase for Ghana in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, this is...

COVID-19: Gov’t provides 3.5 billion cedis insurance cover for frontline health workers

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced an insurance package worth GHS 350,000 for all health personnel and allied profession at the forefront of...

Covid-19: Ghana awaits results of over 15,000 persons – Akufo-Addo

Ghana is entering the critical phase in the coronavirus fight as Health Service awaits the results of 15,384 people, President Akufo-Addo has said. Addressing the...

Community nurse at Tema Polyclinic tests positive for coronavirus

The Tema West Municipal Health Directorate is asking for support for health workers at Tema Polyclinic, following a confirmed Covid-19 case at the facility. A...

Coronavirus: Gov’t announces tax holiday, allowances for health workers

All health workers in Ghana in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic will for the next three months enjoy tax holiday and 50% allowances...

Boris Johnson admitted to hospital over coronavirus symptoms

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said. He was taken...