Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 378. This was disclosed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a televised address to the nation on Thursday, 9 April 2020. Six persons have lost their lives, two are in critical condition while four have fully recovered. To prevent further spread, the government …

A military man in Tema is currently in detention after allegedly firing at a policewoman at a checkpoint whilst enforcing the COVID-19lockdown at Tema New Town. Little information is given about the soldier as well as the victim. Confirmation from Tema Regional Police Headquarters revealed that the soldier fired at Lance Corporal …

A 19-year-old unemployed man, who allegedly posed as a nurse working at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Nkwanta South of the Oti region, has been arrested by the Police for fraud. The suspect, Barnabas Baade Christian, had told his victims that he could secure them admission into Techiman Nursing Training …

Information reaching Atinkaonline.com indicates that a military officer has shot a female police officer at a Covid-19 operation duty point at Tema New Town. According to reports, the incident happened on Thursday morning and the injured police officer is currently receiving treatment at the Tema General Hospital. More soon Source: atinkaonline.com

Nyaho Medical Centre, Ghana’s premier group medical practice together with ClearSpace labs, a leading Artificial Intelligence Research & Development company has launched a COVID-19 assessment tool called Serenity Health. The tool was developed to help the general public in Ghana assess their COVID-19 risk, connect with health teams and testing …

Thirty-Seven out of 214 persons under treatment for Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the Upper West region have died. The Upper West Regional Director of Health, Dr Osei Kuffuor Afreh, who disclosed this at a media orientation on COVID-19 in Wa by the Ministry of Information today [Wednesday], said the situation has …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured the healthcare fraternity that authorities will soon demystify “frontline health workers”  that has triggered intense anxiety and confusion among it circles. The President gave the assurance when he met stakeholders at the Jubilee House today April,08, 2020, as part of his government’s broad …

Frederick Drah, a patient infected with the novel coronavirus in Ghana says contracting the virus is not a death sentence. According to him, there has been vast misinformation about the virus that has gone around, with many people portraying it be to a death sentence once you test positive. Speaking …

It follows the announcement of some incentives and insurance package for those thought to be ‘frontline’ workers, especially in the healthcare sector by the President. At a meeting at the Jubilee House today, the leadership of the various categories of health workers including the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Ghana Registered …

The police in Western Region are currently investigating the circumstances under which one Emmanuel Devor, popularly called Tsatsu, a resident of Ahenkofi, near Sekondi allegedly beat his 20-year old step daughter to death. The incident occurred last Sunday at about 9am. Speaking to journalists, the mother of the deceased, Augustina …

A 34-year-old Nigerian has been arrested for allegedly defying the restriction order by taking blood samples of pregnant women and residents at Gbese Community, a suburb of James Town without legal authority. Chukwuka James, 34, has therefore been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court presided over by Afia Owusuwaa Appiah …

A man has physically assaulted his stepdaughter to death at a farming community in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region. Emmanuel Devor, popular known as Tsatsu, who has been arrested by the Police claimed the 20-year-old Benedicta Asaffuah, was very disrespectful to him, something he said provoked him Sunday …

A director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Amansie Central District of Ashanti has been arrested for allegedly producing and selling fake hand sanitizers. Joyce Frimpong was arrested on Friday, April 3, at her Jacobu residence, by joint police and national security operatives upon intelligence reports …

The Mental Health Authority has raised fears over the passage of the bill legalizing the growing of cannabis for health purposes in Ghana. They believe that the legalization of ‘wee’ will worsen the abuse of the narcotic substance in the country. Parliament recently passed into law the Narcotics Control Commission Bill 2019 …

Money they say “is the root of all evil” a single mother who buried her three months old baby alive said she did so because she met a rich man who promised to marry her. Apparently, she believed the rich man might not marry her if he finds out she already had …

A fetish priest and three others who posed as officers enforcing movement restrictions in Kumasi have been arrested by the police. The three are Kingsley Baafi aged 29 alias IGP, Justice Gyan, aged 27 and Eben Kofi Yawson, 35 alias Stone. They were picked at the Bantama Market in Kumasi …

Hours after being named the Deputy Minister-designate for Health, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye, has stated that his appointment is just to help those working tirelessly to win the fight against the novel Coronavirus. “It will take a team to win the war, not an individual,” he explained what his appointment meant …

Three Nigerian sex workers have been arrested and quarantined at Salaga in the Savannah Region. The East Gonja Municipal COVID-19 emergency response team is currently in a meeting to decide whether to keep them in Salaga for them to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine period or send them to Tamale, …

Dear fellow South Africans, One thing we have learnt about the coronavirus over the last three months is that it does not respect borders. It has spread across Asia, Europe, North, Central and South America and Africa. Distinctions of wealth, poverty, nationality, race and class have been rendered meaningless as …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has directed staff who are pregnant or nursing babies not to report for work as the nation battles to get a hold on coronavirus. Additionally, National Service Personnel and drivers without assigned official vehicles are to be excused from duty. “National Service Personnel, interns, pregnant …

According to the directives by  the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu Addo,   on 27th March, 2020 to lockdown some parts of the country where there have been hotspots of the coronavirus, there have been an imposed curfew on citizens in Greater Accra, Tema and Greater …

Tragedy struck at King Solomon City, a suburb of Adjei-Kojo in the Tema West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region after a woman was found buried in an uncompleted building. The police has arrested a 46-year-old man who is believed to have killed his wife and buried her in the …

Six persons who were engaging in an orgy without recourse to the coronavirus lockdown have been arrested and are set to be arraigned before court. According to the dailymail.co.uk, Spanish police found six people allegedly having an orgy at a brothel in Madrid during the coronavirus lockdown. Police in the …

The Guinean who tested positive for COVID-19 but subsequently escaped from a quarantine facility at Tamale in the Northern Region has been arrested. The patient was arrested in Accra. Deputy Health Minister, Alexander Abban on The Big Issue on Saturday said while the patient was spotted and arrested before Saturday morning, it …

Nurses at the Accidents and Emergency Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hosptial have announced that they will not work until all of them are tested for coronavirus. The aggrieved nurses explain that their lives and that of their families have been put at risk following reports that a patient …

In the wake of the corona virus pandemic, virtually everything has been affected; businesses, religious activities, sporting activities, entertainment and education. According to tertiary students their share of the effects is very severe. Ghevent tv on an episode of my Health my care show, invited four students from the tertiary …

Recent times have seen increasing attention paid to the covid-19 pandemic which is claiming millions of lives worldwide. One might at the spare of the moment be tempted to conclude that, the world seems to be cursed in skin terms- though this may generally not be the case. However, in …

The Ministry of Education through the Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the timetable for the virtual learning for senior high schools (SHS) on a GTV started today at 8.30am. The channel, Ghana Learning TV will broadcast SHS courses focusing on core subjects – English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. …

The world is in a battle to stay alive and our dear nation Ghana is of no exception. Many Ghanaians of repute have contributed immensely; financially and through donations to help our country overcome this global pandemic. The chairperson of the National Development Planning Commission and board director of the …

Disgruntled doctors at the Department of Accident and Emergency at the country’s frontline hospital, Korle-Bu, have threatened to lay down their tools and withdraw their services over what they describe as poor level of preparedness of the unit in the fight against the fast-spreading deadly Coronavirus. Citi News reports that the …