Health authorities at the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region have set up a Covid-19 isolation centre at the Mansoman Senior High School. Authorities say it is a proactive decision to prevent any surprises in the district’s preparedness in the fight against the pandemic. Some health facilities have also …

The UK has lost over 60 health workers to the deadly coronavirus. NHS made this known in a tweet on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. It says one of the deceased is a blackman named Michael Allieu. Allieu is reported to be a nursing officer. “More than 60 of …

A petition to investigate Bill Gates for “crimes against humanity” and “medical malpractice” has gained a staggering 289,000 signatures from concerned citizens, almost tripling the number required to get a response from the White House. The “We the People” petition asks the federal government to call on Congress to investigate …

Roger Stone suggested Monday that Bill Gates may have had a hand in the creation of coronavirus so that he could plant microchips in people’s heads to know who has and has not been tested for COVID-19. “Whether Bill Gates played some role in the creation and spread of this …

About four hundred (400) people have been infected with a new strain of meningitis in the northern part of Ghana. 40 out of the 400 has been reported dead.  meningitis is explained as an infection that affects the delicate membranes — called meninges — that cover the brain and spinal cord. You or …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the 198 new Coronavirus cases announced Saturday are not new infections. It explained that the record 198 new cases, which have seen the country’s case count jump from 641 to 834, are from a backlog of samples currently at the various laboratory testing centres. “The general …

As the coronavirus pandemic grinds much of the US economy to a halt, it is also playing havoc with the American democratic process. Fifteen states have already delayed their presidential primaries. But could November’s presidential election be delayed by the virus? Anthony Zurcher, the BBC’s North America reporter, answers this and …

There will be no gun salutes to mark the Queen’s 94th birthday on 21 April, as it is not thought to be appropriate during the coronavirus pandemic. It is believed to be the first time in the Queen’s 68-year reign that there has been no such birthday salute. The monarch …

Famous Bollywood actor, Ranjit Chowdhry, who appeared in two episodes of “The Office and Prison Break has died at the age of 64. According to local reports, the actor died on Wednesday at a Mumbai hospital after he traveled to his home country from the US several months ago. Local …

Parliament has approved the nomination of Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye for the position of a Deputy Minister of Health. The approval comes follows recommendations by Parliament’s Appointments Committee by consensus after he appeared before it on Wednesday, 15th April 2020. Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joe Osei Owusu, read the committee’s …

The World Bishops’ Council (WBC), Africa has rejected the prediction of Melinda Gates that COVID – 19 will be so devastated that dead bodies will litter the streets of Africa, describing her statement as very frightening. Mrs. Gates, wife of billionaire Bill Gates had in an interview few days ago …

Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang has said that the government of China will intiate investigations into the alleged attacks on Africans in China. Many videos flooded social media to confirm the reports. Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Chinese Ambassador on the situation and the Chinese ambassador …

The Coalition of University Students has called on the government to heed calls by the flag bearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, to negotiate with the telcos to reduce the cost of internet data and airtime for students and customers in general in the outbreak …

As Covid-19 continues to spread across the US, President Donald Trump has given governors guidance on reopening state economies in the coming months. The guidelines for “Opening up America Again” outline three phases in which states can gradually ease their lockdowns. Mr Trump promised governors they would be handling the …

A record 22 million Americans who lost their jobs have filed for unemployment benefits in 4 weeks, wiping out a decade of job gains as the nation grapples with the unprecedented shutdown of the U.S. economy to contain the coronavirus. Just last week alone, 5.2 million Americans filed for unemployment. …

Environment Health Officials at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly have raised concerns over six Covid-19 bodies that have been left unattended to at various morgue dues to the lack of training and PPEs to handle the bodies. According to them, bodies of infectious diseases are meant to be buried within 72-hours …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has received a notification through the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Surveillance and Monitoring System for substandard and falsified chloroquine in the WHO region of Africa. These chloroquine products with different presentations are confirmed as falsified on the basis that they deliberately or fraudulently …

The Centre for Socioeconomic Studies has noted that government’s proposed Pre-Tertiary Bill, should it be passed into a law, will give grounds for chaos and discrimination to grow in the country’s pre-tertiary education sector. The CSS in a press release copied to Ghanaweb.com says the bill which in its essence …

Some ATM technicians who arrived to fix a malfunctioning cash machine in the Indian state of Assam during the lockdown got a shock when they opened it up. Notes worth more than 1.2m rupees ($44,000) had been shredded – and the suspected culprits are rats as reported by BBC. According to a report …

The Ghana Education Service in partnership with Waste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, will begin a nationwide fumigation and disinfection exercise of all Senior High Schools as the government of Ghana intensifies efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the country. Speaking at the launch of the event last …

Four more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Ashanti region bringing the region’s total number to 53. The Ashanti Region Health Directorate has indicated it is yet to add the four new cases to the five hundred and sixty-six which is registered on government’s official portals. Disclosing the …

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has carried out his threat to cut cash supply to the World Health Organization (WHO). His action is considered by many as a rebuke provoked by accusations that the WHO is in bed with China, the suspected source of the raging …

A widespread account shared by most African on the social media in the wake of the anti-African sentiments in Guangzhou province of China has raised concerns both in the print and electronic media.    Africans have been evicted from their homes by landlords and turned away from hotels, despite many …

Former US President Barack Obama has offered his formal endorsement of Joe Biden on Tuesday, injecting himself squarely in the presidential race for the first time by urging Democrats across the party’s ideological spectrum to rally behind Biden and form a unified front to defeat President Donald Trump and win …

A mutant goat with two heads and mouths which feed independently has been born on a farm in the US. The farmer was left stunned when one of her goats gave birth to a two-faced kid, which is alive and able to eat. The incredible four-eyed creature was born on …

Professional nurses under the Heal Ghana Module of Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) have petitioned the government and Ghana Health Service to enrol them as full-time staff. According to them, the exposure as health workers during this Coronavirus pandemic exposes them to the potential risk of contracting the virus. They, therefore, urged the …

The Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America charged a former banker at a subsidiary of a U.S. bank for arranging at least $2.5 million in bribes to be paid to Ghana government officials to gain approval for a client’s power plant project. A statement released on …

‘As we mourn the dead from COVID-19, meningitis is reported to have killed 37 people in the Upper West Region, out of hundreds who have contracted the illness’ these were the words of former President, John Dramni Mahama as a reminder to government on the urgent need for action. According …

President Donald Trump has claimed “total” power to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, contradicting governors and legal experts. “The president of the United States calls the shots,” Mr Trump said during a combative press conference in which he feuded with reporters. But the US Constitution says the states maintain public …

An American woman is in a state of devastation after she lost her husband and son to the deadly coronavirus. According to the woman, Sandy Brown, she cannot describe what pain she is feeling after the death of her son an husband. Reports say that Sandy’s husband, 59 had a …