Tag Archives: COVID 19

SA has recorded 12,348 new cases of Covid-19 and 140 deaths in the past 24 hours. According to the health ministry, there are now 250,687 cases of Covid-19 across the country and 3,860 fatalities. There are also a reported 118,232 recoveries. Gauteng is the country’s epicentre with 87,033 cases, of …

Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah, the Executive Director of National Population Council (NPC), has revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic is on the threat to hinder some paramount goals of the SDG across the world.   Zero maternal deaths, zero unmet needs for family planning and zero sexual and gender based violence, …

Ghana has recorded 854 new cases of coronavirus pushing the country’s total number of  infections to 22,822 as of Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The latest update as announced by health officials put the number of active cases at 5,129. The number of recovery/discharge cases has also shot up to of …

      The predicted impacts of coronavirus in Gauteng are becoming visible after the province registered a high number of deaths in the past 24 hours. Gauteng is already gearing up for its peak period of cases, and is expected to become the new epicentre, taking over from the …

Rapper Nii Addo Quaynor, better known by his stage name Tinny, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was announced by fellow musician Nii Funny on his personal Facebook page. “COVID 19 Is Real Ghanaians Should Pray for Tinny He Has Tested Positive,” Nii Funny wrote it …

    The Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching hospital, Dr. Daniel Asare has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Citi News sources say the CEO has been out of office for the past 10 days as a result. In his stead, the Medical Director of the Korle …

  With uncertainty amidst the coronavirus pandemic and many people held up in their homes, people are ordering books online, especially the Good Book, according to some sources.   For many Christians in Ghana, this is no accident, as people often go to the Bible as a source of hope …

  Daisy Mina Antwi is our COVID-19 hero at TheAfricanDream.net for June 2020. Daisy is Founder at the GoldCoast Literacy Program (GCLP) in Ghana, a nonprofit organization that focuses on enhancing and increasing child literacy and children literature in Ghana. The global pandemic did not steal the desire of GCLP …

  Zimbabwe’s health minister is appearing in court in Harare charged with corruption over the procurement of coronavirus tests and equipment. Obadiah Moyo was arrested on Friday after the government came under pressure from the opposition and on social media. A $20m (£16m) contract was awarded to a Hungary-registered firm, …

    Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen has said that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been a blessing to the party. His comments come on the back of the NPP running its elections on the Electoral Area basis to avoid overcrowding at centres …