CORONAVIRUS

The Covid-19 has claimed its first casualty in Parliament – Kerema MP Richard Mendani.Mendani’s death was announced by National Pandemic Response Controller and Police Comm David Manning on Saturday. Mendani passed away after a month-long admission at the Pacific International Hospital (PIH) in Port Moresby. He was admitted on Feb …

The Kenyan Ministry of Health has come out to clarify that COVID-19 vaccination does not prevent one from contracting the coronavirus. In a press briefing on Friday, Health Ministry CAS Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said the vaccine only serves to boost the immune system and get it ready to fight the …

As of March 16, 2021, between 430,000 and 450,000 people had been vaccinated, with nearly 1,030 to 1,050 people reporting side effects. This news follows rumors that some people who received the vaccine developed blood clots, but Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority, FDA, downplayed these claims on Thursday. Dr. Kwame …

The Covid-19 pandemic or diseases caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus has not only caused the down fall of many great economies in the world and over 2 million people worldwide but has also caused fear and panic in almost every living being on this planet. Aside the fact that, the …

Member of the major opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and former Minister for Education and Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah has charged the minority caucus in Parliament to learn from his experiences before the House’s Appointments Committee. This is a reaction to the rejection of some ministerial nominees …

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife, Samira on Monday morning took their jabs of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Police Hospital in Accra. Dr Bawumia will take his shot at the Police Hospital in Accra followed by the President who will receive his jab at the 37 …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to honour his promise of being the first recipient of the Coronavirus vaccine acquired by government as part of the fight against the global pandemic. As part of his address on Sunday, February 28, 2021, the president noted that he would lead by …

Coronavirus is still plaguing the world. Ghana hasn’t been spared the blushes of the virus with many cases reported since the first outbreak in March last year. Currently, Ghana has an active case of 5,480. This is some improvement seeing that the country was getting to 8,000 active cases few …

Award-winning gospel musician, Mrs Diana Hamilton, has received the Covid-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom. According to her, she took the vaccine a few weeks ago and had wanted to share it immediately with fans and followers. However, she decided to undergo a bit of monitoring following the numerous stories and …

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.– – – –ACCRA — With a total of 598 new cases confirmed on Sunday, Ghana’s total COVID-19 cases have reached 80,253, said the Ghana Health Service.According to the government agency, the country has so far registered 577 …

Today the ministry of health in collaboration with the ministry of information and other foreign partners held a press conference. It was to update the country on COVID-19 vaccine deployment into the country. There have been a lot of misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine. Some are of the believe that …

A total of 142 Covid-19 positive cases have been recorded in some Junior and Senior High Schools in 4 regions. Fifty-six (56) positive cases were confirmed in 23 schools in the Greater Accra Region. Eighty-two (82) positive cases, comprising 73 students and 9 staff were recorded in the Eastern Region, …

At least 765 new cases has been recorded in the meantime taking the total number of people infected to 71,533 as by the update from the Ghana health service. The current positivity rate is 2.35 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 14.35 percent. According to the samples which …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has disclosed that some Members of Parliament have tested positive for COVID-19.Though the identities of those infected are not known, the Speaker advised all MPs to strictly adhere to the safety protocols to avoid the spread of the novel virus. “Even in the House, …

Ghana is one of the countries that has low infection rate since the outbreak. The government has given the green light for schools to fully resume across the country. Currently, Ghana has seen a sudden increase of covid-19 cases with ghana recording more than 200 covid-19 cases daily. The information …