40 people have been quarantined in the Savannah Region after one more person died of a suspected case of the Marburg virus. The patient who died last Thursday was a relative of one of the two people who died from the virus in June. The two people died days apart …
Read More »Kenya lifts mandatory mask wearing and quarantine
Kenya’s health ministry is now allowing people to not wear face masks in open places. The government has however encouraged people attending events indoors to wear face masks and while travelling using public means of transport. The measures of social distancing and hand washing will remain in place to reduce …
Read More »About 500 pupils quarantined in South Africa
About 500 pupils have been put into quarantine after a coronavirus outbreak at a school in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. A total of 98 pupils tested positive at the secondary school in the town of Burgersdorp, and officials say they fear the virus may have spread more widely into …
Read More »Burglars break into Wa Covid-19 isolation centre
Reports indicate that thieves have made away with a mattress and a 32-inch television set after they broke into the Wa Municipal Covid-19 isolation centre. The burglars are believed to have used the backdoor to access the facility which was constructed about two months ago. The Upper West Regional Health Promotion Officer, John Makpeh, …
Read More »Covid-19: Don’t disregard laid down protocols – Govt to quarantined persons
The government has advised the 1,030 travelers who have been quarantined in Ghana in the wake of the outbreak of coronavirus in the country to cooperate fully with health officials no matter how uncomfortable the situation may be. According to the Minister for Information, this when done will go along …
Read More »[Video] COVID-19: Ghanaians under quarantine complain over treatment
A video has surfaced online where some Ghanaians being quarantined after returning from abroad are complaining bitterly about the treatment being netted out to them. According to the recorder of the video, he is a citizen of Ghana and so had freedom to move about. He was exchanging words with …
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