Tag Archives: CORONA

Panic at Ghana Manganese as community officer dies of coronavirus

There is growing fear among workers of Tarkwa-Nsuta-based company, Ghana Manganese after a principal community officer died of COVID-19. The Deputy Health Director in charge of clinical services in the Western Region, Dr Atsu Dordor who confirmed the news said sample of the deceased was taken last week but she died …

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W/R: 14 new COVID-19 cases confirmed; regional tally now 52

The Western region has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 raising the regional figure from 38 to 52 as of Sunday. The regional tally stood at 38 as of the last update on Saturday evening. The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis leads with 16 positive cases while Tarkwa comes second with 15 …

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MP for Bongo donates alcohol to fight coronavirus

Member of Parliament for Bongo Constituency in the Upper East Region, Edward Abambire Bawa has taken the fight against Coronavirus in the country to a different level. As different strategies have been deployed to prevent the spread of the disease by government, the NDC MP has also decided to present …

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Coronavirus: 553 out of 1,300 workers test positive after outbreak in industrial facility

A recent report by the Ghana Health Service on Ghana’s COVID-19case count says 553 out of 1,300 workers of an undisclosed industrial facility have tested positive for the Coronavirus. According to the report, the cases account for 50% of the 921 new cases recorded between May 4 and May 8, 2020, bringing …

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Coronavirus positive mum recovers; discharged with baby

A mother-of-four who recently gave birth to a baby girl at the Kumasi South Hospital in the Ashanti Region, has recovered fully and discharged with her new child who was not infected by the virus. The baby has tested negative twice, even though it is being breastfed by the mother, …

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Ghana to receive Madagascar’s coronavirus ‘herbal cure’

Ghana is to receive quantities of Madagascar’s highly publicized Covid-19 remedy and preventative herbal mixture, the Ghana Health Service has revealed. According to Director of Public Health at the Ghana Helth Service Dr Badu Sarkodie, Madagascar has made an offer to Ghana concerning the herbal solution but the FDA will …

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Coronavirus: Greater Accra leads with 2,579 cases

The Greater Accra region leads with 2,579 cases of the novel Coronavirus, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has updated. The Ashanti Region, however, has also recorded 165 of COVID-19 with the Bono region becoming the 13th region to record a case. The Savannah, Ahafo and Bono East remain the only regions in Ghana …

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Parliament grants GH¢ 288.6m tax exemptions for health workers

A request for waiver on income taxes amounting to GH¢ 288,644,003.34 submitted to the legislature by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to help cushion health workers in both public and private health facilities, who are on the frontline fighting the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been granted. …

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Woman fights off coronavirus by drinking sperm smoothies

A personal trainer claims she is fighting off coronavirus by drinking smoothies containing her boyfriend’s sperm. Tracy Kiss, 32, reckons that the refreshing drinks that contain a shot of semen have boosted her immune system.  In a bold move, she is urging others to do the same saying that the …

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NDC Dept. Women organizer donates to 146 old age in Juaben South Constituency

The Dept. women’s organiser of  National Democratic Congress (NDC) at New Juaben South Hon. Mrs. Valeria Kate Badjabeng is sharing food items for all the 146 women’s organiser in the New Juaben South constituency and 65 old aged women of residential electoral area in the month of Ramadan to support …

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