Tag Archives: COVID 19

Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay says he is going into 14-day isolation after feeling unwell for some time now. According to him, the decision is in compliance with COVID-19 protocol. Some government officials have recovered after contracting the virus. Education Minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh and Regional Integration …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will today commission Ghana’s first-ever 100-bed Infectious Disease Centre at the Ga-East Municipal Hospital. The project which was undertaken by the Ghana Private Sector Fund at the National COVID-19 Treatment Centre commenced on April 17, 2020. The project which was expected to be completed …

Madagascar’s health ministry has sent out an urgent request for help to partner agencies and health institutions as Covid-19 cases increase. “The Ministry of Health indicated that the Covid-19 epidemic has in recent weeks evolved in a very critical fashion in Madagascar with significant outbreaks in some regions, particularly the capital, …

An outspoken journalist who recently exposed alleged government corruption involving coronavirus supplies has been arrested in Zimbabwe. Hopewell Chin’ono live-streamed his arrest on Monday on social media before being told to put his phone down. It is not yet clear why security officials broke into Hopewell Chin’ono’s home and arrested …

South Africa has 364 328 confirmed COVID-19 cases, while the death toll is sitting at 5 033 after 82 deaths were reported on Sunday. “We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased,” said Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize Meanwhile, …

Government has revised the recommended isolation period for patients who have tested positive for COVID-19. “We wish to inform South Africans that the recommended isolation period for patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection is reduced from 14 to 10 days,” said Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. The Minister said the recommendation to …

Quarantined students of Accra Girls Senior High School were like,’ to hell with coronavirus’, let’s twerk and have some fun, after all, death is inevitable and truly ── they twerked heavily in the video below ── probably, to shake coronavirus away. In a video sighted by A2zgh.com on Zacknation Dotnet posted on …

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away” these are the words of the President of Educate Africa Institute, Boadi William.   When I toured around various schools and read from the various media and heard from parents …

Four more people have died of COVID-19, taking Ghana’s death toll to 139, according to the latest update by the Ghana Health Service on Sunday. According to the GHS, 270 new cases were recorded, taking the total caseload to 24, 518. Meanwhile, recoveries have shot up to 20, 187 with …

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of playing politics with COVID-19, saying, “if you think you are advancing the course of your political party via COVID-19 when we all die, whom are you going to govern; let say if …