Brazil has become the first country in the southern hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths with coronavirus. The South American country has recorded at least 1,068 deaths and 19,789 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Most Brazilian state governors have imposed quarantine measures but President Jair Bolsonaro continues to challenge the …

The Kumasi Zoological Gardens is making a public appeal for fresh meat and foodstuffs to feed hungry animals at the facility. Managers at the facility say the Covid -19 lockdown has resulted in a shortage of meat for carnivores. Manager of the zoo, Dr. Paul Ziekah, told Joy News the coronavirus situation …

The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections. The US could soon …

The government of Togo has put in place a universal income scheme to help the most vulnerable people and families cope with the measures put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus in Ghana’s eastern neighbour. Togo has, so far, confirmed 76 cases with three deaths and 25 …

Few days before the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was to be declared over, the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that a new case has been confirmed. Over 3,400 people have been infected and 2,200 have died since the outbreak was announced in DR Congo …

Controversial Ghanaian pastor, Cyril George Carstensen Lutterodt popularly known as Counselor Lutterodt has admonished Christians to ensure that they provide for their pastors in these times of global pandemic. According to the pastor, it is biblical for Christians to provide for men of God instead of insulting them and questioning …

Asamoah Gyan is not only Ghana’s all-time leading top-scorer, but he is also the top African goalscorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup. Having been to 3 different World Cups [2006, 2010 and 2014], the former Sunderland striker boasts of 6 goals. He has scored at all of …

South Africa has 2 003 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with 24 deaths. On Friday, 10 April, the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, said the country has recorded 410 recoveries. To date, Gauteng has the highest number of positive cases with 801, followed by the Western Cape with 541. KwaZulu-Natal …

A Ghanaian medical doctor, who was also a Professor at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) School of Medicine, Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule, has died in Accra today. He reportedly died earlier Friday, April 10, 2020, after battling with an unknown illness for some time now. The former …

A man alleged to be mentally deranged has killed his father at Brepaw a farming community in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred Friday, April 10, 2020. The suspect Kofi Felix believed to be in his 30s was overpowered by angry residents in the …