Tag Archives: COVID 19

COVID -19 And Disability: 80% of children failing in their learning

  Most children living with disability in Ghana are particularly vulnerable to stigma and discrimination, and are often segregated. They may not appear in the national statistics, becoming ‘invisible’ to decision makers, service providers and the public.    While data on the estimated 80% children living with disability across the …

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Tanzanian PhD student dies of COVID-19 complications in India

Tanzanian national, Emmanuel Harrison Ngowi has died of Covid-19 complications at a government facility in the city of Vadodara while undergoing treatment, reports The Indian Express. Emanuel Harrison Ngowi, 34, had joined the PhD course for business economics at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) of Vadodara on March 27, and tested …

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COVID-19 deaths don pass three million for world

  Di number of pipo wey don die for world for di COVID-19 pandemic don pass three million, according to Johns Hopkins University. Dis new record dey come one day aft oga of World Health Organization (WHO) warn say di world dey “approach di highest rate of infection” so far. India – …

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Why are so many babies dying of Covid-19 in Brazil?

IMAGE COPYRIGHTJESSIKA RICARTE More than a year into the pandemic, deaths in Brazil are now at their peak. But despite the overwhelming evidence that Covid-19 rarely kills young children, in Brazil 1,300 babies have died from the virus. One doctor refused to test Jessika Ricarte’s one-year-old son for Covid, saying …

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Eleven Wonders banned from home venue for breaking COVID-19 protocols

Following the Directive of the Ghana Football Association in consultation with the National COVID-19 Task Force that Ghana Premier League Matchday 18 matches to be played behind closed doors, the Association has taken notice of the various violations that took place at the Nana Ohene Ameyaw Park at Techiman during …

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Zimbabwe launches commemorative postage stamps on COVID-19 fight

  Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has unveiled commemorative postage stamps highlighting the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, state broadcaster ZBC reported. “It is a commemorative stamp that will help preserve the history of the fight against the pandemic,” Chiwenga said. Like any member of the global community, Zimbabwe has borne …

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UK fines Pastor Chris over harmful sermon on COVID-19, 5G network

Ofcom has fined Pastor Chris Oyakhilome over harmful sermon on COVID-19 and the 5G network. A financial penalty of £125,000 has been imposed on Loveworld Limited after a program broadcasted on its religious service Loveworld Television Network featured inaccurate and potentially harmful claims about the COVID-19 with no protection for …

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Muslim Communities Must Embrace The COVID-19 Vaccine – Alhaji Arafat 

The Chief Executive Officer for Zongo Development Fund, Alhaji Arafat Sulemana made this statement in one of his working visits to the Ahafo Region. He made it clear that the vaccine is one of the ways of fighting the coronavirus pandemic. He therefore urged the Muslims who were present at …

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Ghana Health Service probes stealing and selling of COVID-19 vaccine

The Ghana Health Service has launched an administrative inquiry into the stealing and selling of COVID-19 vaccine by some staff of the service. Stephen Dzisenu, a 37-year-old Disease Control Officer of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital is in the grips of the Greater Accra Police for stealing 36 vials of …

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Three arrested for stealing and selling COVID-19 vaccines

Stephen Dzisenu, a 37-year-old Disease Control Officer of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital is in the grips of the Gt. Accra Police for stealing 36 vials of Covishield. Cosmos Allotey a 42-year-old Occupational Health and Safety Officer, is said to have received the stolen Covishield from Pabitey and Dzisenu. Allotey …

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