Covid-19 Lockdown: Madina Main Market Closed Down
The La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly has announced the closure of the Madina main market for trading activities. The affected areas include; Doku, Nkulenu, Market Drive, Asante & Asante, and Nkwantanang Roads, the Market Loading Bay, Car park and the Main Market. The members of the Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) arrived at the decision due to […]
Ghana: Coronavirus test results of 7,461 out of 15,384 contact tracing released
Coronavirus test results of 7,461 persons out of 15,384 reached through contact tracing has been released. According to Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, 14 out of the 7,461 came out positive. He disclosed this at a press briefing on Tuesday. “So far, we have carried out 7,461 out of 15,384 tests and 14 came out positive. […]
COVID-19: Ghana’s age group distribution of recorded cases released
Dr Badu Sarkodie, Director for Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, has disclosed the country’s age group distribution of recorded cases of the novel coronavirus. According to Dr Sarkodie, most persons infected with COVID-19 fall within the age brackets of 25 and 59, with the greatest number of recorded cases affecting persons aged 25 […]
Covid-19: Cases in Ghana rise to 287, 5 deaths Confirmed
Ghana’s number of Coronavirus cases has risen to 287 from 214 as at 11:30pm on Monday, April 6, 2020, according to the Ghana Health Service. SITUATION UPDATE, CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN GHANA AS AT 06 APRIL 2020, 23:30HRS Following measures for enhanced contact tracing and testing, Ghana has detected an increased number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. […]
Covid-19: Ghana Records 9 new Cases, total jumps to 204
Ghana’s number of Covid-19 cases has risen from 195 to 204 as at 2:00pm today, April 2nd, 2020, according to the Ghana Health Service. Full statement Reads SITUATION UPDATE, CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN GHANA AS AT 02 APRIL 2020, 14:00HRS Since the last situational update, Ghana has confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases, all from Greater Accra […]
Covid-19: Check out social distancing in fufu pounding | video
A video has popped up online which shows the new way of pounding fufu due to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. The viral video making rounds on social media shows a woman and a young man pounding fufu in a very funny way as they observe social distancing to avoid contracting the deadly COVID-19. People have […]
Coronavirus: Eastern Region records first case
The Eastern region has recorded its first case of the coronavirus in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality. The patient, who is an Indian construction worker with the company building the railway from Akosombo to Tema, returned to the country a few days ago after he visited his home country. He has since been quarantined and […]
Covid-19: Ghana records 34 new cases; total now 195
Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has announced Ghana has recorded 34 new cases of the coronavirus disease. The total number has, thus, risen from 161 to 195. He disclosed this during a news briefing at the Ministry of Information on Wednesday as part of measures to update citizens on the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. He […]
31 Covid-19 Patients recover in Ghana | Watch Video
31 out of 152 coronavirus positive patients in Ghana have recovered, Minister of Health Kwaku Agyeman Manu has said. The recovered patients, the minister said, have been discharged from the quarantine centre but will remain under strict monitoring by health workers in their homes. An elated Health Minister disclosed this to the media while receiving […]
325 markets in the north to be disinfected
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has announced that all markets in the North East, Savannah, Upper East and Upper West Regions will be closed down on Wednesday, April 1, for disinfection exercise. In a statement signed by the sector Minister, Alima Mahama, the exercise is to enhance the hygiene condition of the […]
