American Rapper Dies After Contracting Coronavirus (Photos)
Rapper Fred the Godson has died aged 35 after contracting coronavirus. The musician was rushed to a New York hospital with the killer virus two weeks ago. In his last haunting picture, the musician could be seen strapped to a ventilator in his hospital bed on April 6. The rapper snapped the picture from hospital […]
Coronavirus: Oti region records 13 cases
Ghana has recorded 125 more Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 1,279, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced. The Oti region debuts on the charts with 13 new cases, according to figures supplied by the Service on its Covid-19 website. Greater Accra remains Ghana’s epicenter with 1,089 cases; Ashanti has 69, Eastern, 56; Northern, […]
Covid-19: The 12 Regions in Ghana with confirmed Cases
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 1,279 from the 1,154 announced last Tuesday. According to the latest Ghana Health Service update of April 24, 2020, Oti and Western North regions have now recorded cases, increasing the number of regions affected by COVID-19 to 12 out of 16 regions in Ghana. Regional breakdown: The Greater […]
COVID-19: Ghana’s case count rises to 1,279; 134 fully recover
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 1,279 from the 1,154 announced last Tuesday. This update represents 125 new cases confirmed in the country. According to the latest Ghana Health Service update of April 24, 2020, Oti and Western North regions have now recorded cases, increasing the number of regions affected by COVID-19 to 12 […]
Coronavirus: Check out areas in Greater Accra with cases
Greater Accra remains the epicentre as Ghana battles the coronavirus pandemic. About 30 districts in the region have recorded cases of the infectious virus after routine surveillance and enhanced contact tracing were done by officials of the Ghana Health Service. Some 112 new cases have been recovered bringing Ghana’s case count to 1,154 after President […]
Coronavirus: First patients injected in UK vaccine trial (Video)
The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. Two volunteers were injected, the first of more than 800 people recruited for the study. Half will receive the Covid-19 vaccine, and half a control vaccine which protects against meningitis but not coronavirus. The design of the trial means volunteers will […]
UK coronavirus vaccine trial begins today – how it works and who will receive it
With coronavirus cases around the world now at over 2.4 million, scientists have been frantically working to develop a vaccine. Today, researchers at the University of Oxford will finally start human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in the UK. Speaking at press conference yesterday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “The vaccine from the Oxford project will be trialled in […]
Two cats test positive for coronavirus
Two cats in New York have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus, making them the first pets in the US known to be infected with the disease. “These are the first pets in the United States to test positive,” the US Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday in a joint statement with the US Centers […]
Comedian donates his mansion as isolation centre (Photos)
Comedian I Go Dye has donated his mansion to the Federal Government to be used as an isolation centre in the fight against COVID-19. The comedian shared pictures showing the white mansion which he calls FAPOH Royal Seal as he revealed that the donation is part of his effort to assist the government fight the […]
Coronavirus: UK to begin human trial for vaccine this week
Oxford University researchers will begin human trials of a potential vaccine on Thursday, says Health Secretary Matt Hancock. United Kingdom (UK) reports 823 more coronavirus deaths in hospitals, following post-weekend dip in Monday’s figure Infections in London peaked a week ago and are now falling but cases in the rest of UK remain high, officials […]
