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Nine more persons have been killed by the deadly COVID-19 in Ghana, taking the country’s death toll to 248.   The total case count of the highly infectious disease now stands at 42,993 with a total of 40,796 people either recovered or discharged.   The current active cases has increased …

Seven players of the Ghana U20 and U17 female national teams have tested positive for the coronavirus, 442gh.com has reported.   The Black Maidens and Black Princesses were given clearance by President Nana Akufo-Addo to begin their respective CAF and FIFA qualifiers in his 14th address of the nation on …

Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, popularly known as Omosexy, has contracted coronavirus. The actress took to her social media account to make the announcement. According to the veteran actress, she has been ill for a while and has isolated herself due to the illness, although, she did not give further …

Parliament has approved an amount of Ghc174 million cedis as tax waiver on income taxes for front line health workers battling COVID-19 pandemic. The waiver covers personal emoluments for the months of July, August and September 2020 respectively. The approval is in line with President Akufo-Addo’s promise to give health …

Nearly 1,500 new COVID-19 fatalities were reported on Wednesday, the highest single-day toll in three months, The Washington Post reported. The news comes just 48 hours after US President Donald Trump insisted that “the recent rise in cases has not been accompanied by a significant increase in deaths.” The seven-day average of new …

The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Libreria and Sierra Leone, Ms Shani Cooper, has called on the government to speed up digitization after the COVID-19 pandemic. She said because of the COVID-19 pandemic many countries, companies, institutions and Organisations had resorted to the use of digital systems for their operations. The …

The Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) has estimated that about GH¢102million has been forfeited by commercial banks in the country through various measures they have introduced to give some relief for customers due to impact of Coronavirus pandemic on the country. According to the association, all 23 universal banks in …

The Leader of Risk Communication for Covid-19 National Response, Dr Da Costa Aboagye, says Ghana is making significant progress in the fight against the disease due to the pragmatic measures put in place to contain it. The infection rates of active cases, he said, kept declining and thereby moving the …

Nine more people infected with COVID-19 have died in Ghana taking the country’s death toll to 215, according to a Ghana Health Service update on Sunday. According to the GHS 470 new cases have been reported increasing the national tally to 41, 003. The overall active cases stand at 2,458 …

Brazil has recorded more 100,000 deaths linked to Covid-19, the world’s second-highest figure, as the outbreak in the country shows no sign of easing. The virus killed 50,000 people in three months, but that number doubled in just 50 days. There have been more than three million confirmed cases so …