Health

Patient shares video of how Coronavirus test is done (Watch)

A lady, born and raised in Panama, but now lives in Florida, United States of America, has shared a video of how coronavirus test...

Coronavirus: UK hospital refused to admit me – Ghanaian patient [audio]

A Ghanaian resident in the United Kingdom (UK) has shared his near death experience by health authorities. ALSO READ: Recovering from coronavirus: Three harrowing stories of...

Over 200 employees to be tested for Covid-19 after colleague tests positive

The samples of more than 200 workers of Afcons Infrastructure Limited at Kpong where an Indian expatriate has tested positive to COVID-19 have been...

READ: NDC’s COVID-19 Technical Team’s proposal to govt

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Technical Team to spearhead the party’s coronavirus response has presented its proposals on some measures that can be implemented...

Recovering from coronavirus: Three harrowing stories of surviving Covid-19

While the number of coronavirus deaths has risen above 2,000 in the UK, most people who contract the virus go on to get better. Some...

Two coronavirus patients in critical condition in Ghana

Two coronavirus patients are said to be in critical condition. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) confirmed this on its website after announcing that Ghana has...

Coronavirus chart: Check the region on top

Five regions in Ghana have so far recorded cases of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic also known as coronavirus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Accra records 9 new cases,...

ICGC donates 100k to Covid-19 Trust Fund [photos]

The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), an Evangelical, Charismatic Christian church, headed by Ghanaian theologian, motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Pastor Mensa Otabil, has made...

Coronavirus: Accra records 9 new cases, 4 have no travel history

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases, all from the Greater Accra region. Four of them have no history of...

Coronavirus: Some patients show signs of brain ailments

Neurologists around the world say that a small subset of patients with COVID-19 are developing serious impairments of the brain. Although fever, cough and difficulty...

Lockdown Diaries: Military man begs passengers in trotro to stay home [watch]

Fact-checking viral video from the lockdown exercise pic.twitter.com/nVP0vZZGn9— Ministry of Information (@moigovgh) April 2, 2020 There has been news of some security operatives beating...

Coronavirus: Checkout the country fighting the virus with vodka and sauna

In Belarus, authoritarian leader President Alexander Lukashenko has famously scoffed at the coronavirus as a “frenzy and psychosis.” His views also come with advice...

Confusion rocks Rev Titi-Ofei’s facility as coronavirus isolation centre

Residents of Tema Community 18 are protesting Bishop Gideon Titi-Ofei of Pleasant Place chapel's plan to allow his property to be used as an...

Coronavirus hospital patient writes emotional message on isolation room window

A man who was taken to hospital and put on life-support with coronavirus battled back and left a touching message for medical staff on the window...

Coronavirus: Australian scientists begin tests of potential vaccines

Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in "milestone" lab trials. The vaccines, made by Oxford University and US company Inovio Pharmaceutical, have been...

Coronavirus: Mum, it’s okay for you to go: Nurse helps woman say goodbye to her dying mother (Watch)

Michelle Bennett's mother, Carolann, lived a life of service. She spent 38 years working as a nurse, and last week, at the age of 75, she...

Coronavirus: Results of Tamale doctors who came into contact with 10 Covid-19 patients out

Samples of staff of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), including doctors, who came into contact with the 10 coronavirus patients in Tamale, have come...

Six-week-old baby dies of coronavirus

A six-week-old infant is believed to be the youngest patient to die from the coronavirus, Connecticut’s governor said Wednesday. Governor Ned Lamont tweeted that the...

Coronavirus: Morgue the size of two football pitches being built in UK [Photos]

A morgue the size of two football pitches is being built near the new London hospital for coronavirus patients. The temporary mortuary is under construction on Wanstead...

Common questions about sex answered

These are not sexy times.As an obstetrician and gynecologist in the Bay Area, I’ve been caring for my patients via telemedicine for the...

How to stay emotionally healthy during quarantine

When we talk about self-isolation and quarantine, we assume that a home is a safe place, however, for a lot of people who are...

COVID-19: Health authorities release do’s and don’ts for the elderly

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, people all around the globe are taking several precautions to keep themselves safe. The most susceptible...

Covid-19: Topless dad interrupts daughter’s news broadcast [photos]

As many of us slowly get to grips with the ups and downs of working from home, it's not a skill which has been...

Online extramarital affairs on the rise during coronavirus lockdown!

Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic has brought the country to a standstill. People are strictly maintaining social distancing. Office-goers are working from home. Every minute is...

Covid-19: Junior doctor explains most terrifying thing about working in a hospital

Britain has never been more grateful for the amazing efforts of its NHS heroes. Doctors, nurses and all medical staff are working round the clock...

Burkina Faso, Guinea refuse to receive citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Ghana

Ghana is facing a diplomatic hurdle as it attempts to repatriate Burkinabe and Guinean citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Tamale, the Northern...

Coronavirus: Minority MPs cry for PPEs for constituencies

The Minority in Parliament says the Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) essential for frontline workers to battle the Covid- 19 pandemic, are unavailable in...

Coronavirus: Prostitution ban enforced in Northern region [video]

The Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has placed a ban on the activities of commercial sex workers in the region. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Police raid sex...

Coronavirus: Mothers giving children sanitisers to drink

Some mothers in one of the states in Nigeria are using unconventional ways to protect their children from the deadly coronavirus. ALSO READ: China concealed extent...

We are winning Covid-19 battle – Korle Bu CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital says Ghana is winning the fight against Covid-19. This, according to Dr Daniel Asare, is because...

Covid-19: Here’s how to sanitize your hands the right way

Our beauty queens are taking precautions to fight against COVID-19. Are you? We asked them how to wash our hands. After they taught us the...

UGMC, BoG hospital ready as coronavirus isolation centres

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, says the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) and Bank of Ghana (BoG) Hospital are ready for use towards the...

How a covid-19 patient recovered after 23 days of treatment

A young woman, who was Kenya's first reported case of Covid-19, has said she has fully recovered after 23 days of treatment. Identified only as...

Ghana Police warns public of fake coronvirus drugs sold online

The Ghana Police Service has advised citizens to be cautious of scammers capitalising on the Coronavirus pandemic to sell unauthorised drugs to cure the...

Coronavirus: Woman, unborn baby die during emergency CS

A woman who was diagnosed with Covid-19 and her baby have died during a caesarean section. The 37-year-old mother-to-be died in hospital in Spain on...

Meet the herbalist with anti-coronavirus plant

A female herbalist in Anambra State, Mrs Flora Ilonze, has stated that she has an anti-coronavirus plant in her garden. ALSO READ: Lockdown: 15 traders arrested...

Should you stop trying to get pregnant during the coronavirus pandemic?

Deciding to try for a baby is a monumental decision — one that’s suddenly been made a whole lot more complex by the coronavirus...

What does the novel coronavirus have to do with snakes?

Much is still unknown about the novel coronavirus , as you knowbut experts are gathering more and more interesting info every day about the virus, how...

‘I’m a guy that had erectile dysfunction, and this is what I want you to know’

As an Olympic fencer, you might say I'm pretty handy with a sword. And, although I spent more than a decade outwitting opponents in...

Coronavirus: Eastern Region records first case

The Eastern region has recorded its first case of the coronavirus in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality. The patient, who is an Indian construction worker...