Tag Archives: VIRUS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an alert on the deadly Marburg virus disease to its regional directors following the death of a patient of the virus in Guinea. The GHS is asking health facilities in the country to initiate preparedness and response plans for the virus. Marburg virus …

A new case of Ebola has been identified near the city of Butembo in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country’s health ministry has announced. A woman was found with symptoms of the deadly virus in the town of Biena on February 1, who died in hospital in …

Deputy Minister for Information, Pius Enam Hadzide in a moving speech to party faithful has called on Ghanaians to defeat the only virus that has plagued the country which is Former President Mahama. According to Mr Hadzide, the former president has shown time and time over what he described as …

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has announced another 30 days of emergency from Friday midnight in a bid to limit the spread of coronavirus. This is the second time the country has declared a health emergency since March when it confirmed its first case. In a televised address on Wednesday night, …

The justice minister of Somalia’s autonomous Hirshabelle state, Khalif Mumin Tohow, has died after contracting the Novel Coronavirus, the second recorded death in the country. Tohow died on Sunday in Mogadishu’s Martini hospital a day after he tested positive for COVID-19 in the town of Jowhar, the administrative capital of Hirshabelle. …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Prime Minister’s Office said late Thursday, saying she will remain in isolation. “She is feeling well, is taking all the recommended precautions and her symptoms remain mild,” the PMO said, adding that the prime minister “is in …