Coronavirus: US death toll passes 2,000 in a single day
The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections. The US could soon surpass Italy as the country […]
Eastern region records 8 new coronavirus cases; total now 28
Information indicates the Eastern Region has recorded eight new additional coronavirus cases bringing the region’s total positives cases to 28. Reports filed by Eastern Regional Correspondent, Kofi Siaw indicate all the eight new cases were recorded in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality. This comes after the Municipal Health Director, Bismark Sarkodie, earlier on Good Friday told […]
Covid-19: Papa Owusu Ankomah tests positive
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland, Papa Owusu Ankomah, has tested positive to coronavirus. Joy News’ Baaba Tandoh confirmed this on Pulse Friday. The Head of Ghana’s Mission in the UK and Ireland since June 2017, is currently at the Intensive Care Unit of one of the Royal Hospitals, where he […]
Viral photos of Coronavirus tattoos hit social media
Some people are taking light the novel coronavirus which is affecting many across the globe and putting fear in billions. For many reasons best known to them, these people visited tattooists to ink on their bodies different arts of the respiratory disease. Take a look at some of the photos below:
Covid-19: UCC resumes lectures on April 22, exams fixed for June 15
Authorities at the University of Cape Coast have announced a resumption of academic work for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year. The university, which has been closed for the past three weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, said in a statement Thursday that lectures will begin for all students from […]
Covid-19: New York now burying victims in mass graves as case numbers soar past Italy (Photos)
The victims of Covid-19 in New York have been buried in mass graves as the city struggles to cope with the coronavirus. Shocking images taken from a drone show workers using ladders to climb into a huge pit on Hart Island, off the Bronx. The area has been used for mass burials for those who have […]
Covid-19: 65 new cases confirmed in Ghana, total up to 378
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced that Ghana’s Coronavirus cases are now 378 with six deaths. The previous figure was 313. More soon…
Nigeria quarantines 15 Chinese doctors
The 15 Chinese medical doctors who arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday, April 8, have begun a 14-day mandatory quarantine. The Nigerian Government made the announcement on Thursday, April 9, 2020. On Wednesday at about 5:pm, the team of 15 doctors arrived in the country to support its fight against coronavirus. The team arrived through the […]
Lower Manya Krobo Assembly goes into lockdown
The Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly has declared a lockdown in the area effective Friday, April 10, 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. According to the Municipal Chief Executive Officer for the area, Ebenezer Tetteh Kupulor, they decided to declare the lockdown after they realised a lot of people moved into the area to […]
Akufo-Addo to update Ghanaians on new COVID-19 measures tonight
President Nana Akufo-Addo will later tonight address the country with new measures taken by the government to address the Coronavirus outbreak in the country. The address is scheduled for 10:30pm. This will be the president’s sixth address to the nation since the first Coronavirus case in Ghana.
