Coronavirus: ‘Muslims Can Take Alcohol During This Period’ — Chief Imam

The National Chief Imam of the Republic of Ghana, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has confirmed that Muslims can take alcohol during this coronavirus period. According to him, since alcohol is said to minimize the effect of coronavirus, Muslims are free to take it. The Chief Imam added that “context of the Mosque ban is acceptable […]

Coronavirus: 24 Chinese nationals refused entry into Ghana

Some 25 foreign nationals – 24 Chinese and 1 German-were denied entry into Ghana on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. This was revealed by the Deputy Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Laud Affrifah, at a press conference held by the Information Ministry on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. According to Mr Affrifah, the foreign nationals were denied […]

Ghanaians descend on Wendy Shay for saying she’s hotter than coronavirus | Video

Singer Wendy Shay had to face the wrath of Ghanaians after trying to play around the global pandemic affecting and claiming hundreds of lives across the globe. The singer in an attempt to caution her fans posted on Twitter: I’m still hotter dan CoronaVirus … damn wetin Corona dey figa… but for real ShayGangsters abeg […]

Coronavirus Kills 475 People In Italy Within 24 Hours

About four hundred and seventy five people are dead in Italy within twenty four hours, making it the world’s worst affected country after China. BBC noted that there are a total of 35,713 confirmed cases in the country, with more than 4,000 having successfully recovered. Lombardy, the worst-hit region, recorded 319 deaths in one day. […]

Coronavirus:Africa should ‘prepare for the worst’ – WHO

Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general said Wednesday, while South Africa became the continent’s new focus of concern as cases nearly doubled to 116 from two days before. South Africa’s health minister, Zweli Mkhize, this week called that kind of rate “explosive” in […]

Six Espanyol players test positive for coronavirus

Six Espanyol soccer players have tested positive for coronavirus, the Spanish Primera La Liga club said on Tuesday. “We had confirmation this afternoon that six members of the first team and the technical staff of RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have returned positive results for COVID-19 tests carried out during the last hours,” Espanyol said in […]

Beware! Houseflies can transmit Coronavirus – GHS (Video)

It has been revealed that houseflies can transmit the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Aboagye, disclosed that houseflies can transmit the virus, especially in a dirty environment. “That’s why we say clean surfaces regularly and well…” he answered to a question as to whether houseflies and mosquitoes […]

Coronavirus: People with this blood type might be more susceptible – Study

People with blood type A might be more vulnerable to the coronavirus, while those with type O blood could be more resistant, according to a new preliminary study from China. Researchers studying COVID-19 in its outbreak epicenter, Wuhan, and the city of Shenzhen found the proportion of Type-A patients both infected and killed by the disease to […]

Coronavirus: Stonebwoy to stay away from family

Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has said he would stay away from his family when he arrives in Ghana from the United States of America (USA). Speaking exclusively on Hitz FM‘s Cruise Control, he explained that, he would be in self-quarantine during that period to check whether or not he has contracted the novel coronavirus. According to him, the safety […]

JUST IN: COVID-19: Nigeria Records Five New Cases

Nigeria has recorded five new cases of Corona Virus. According to Federal Ministry of Health, all the five cases had a travel history to the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this announcement of its official twitter handle. “@Fmohnigeria has announced 5 new cases of […]