Covid-19: Obuasi Central Market closed down

As part of steps taken to decongest the Central Business District in Obuasi so as to promote social distancing, the Municipal Chief Executive of Obuasi, Hon. Elijah Adansi Bonah, has announced that the business area would be closed down till further notice In a Press Statement released by the Assembly, the decision was taken at […]

Update: COVID-19 recoveries in Ghana slightly rise to 303

Three hundred and three (303) persons have successfully recovered from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana. This is according to the latest update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS), as of today, May 7, 2020. During the last update from the GHS on Monday, the number of recovered patients stood at 294. However, the total number of […]

Bono Region records first case of Covid-19

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has increased to 3,091. This comes after 372 new cases were recorded from various parts of the country. The Bono Region has also become the 13th out of the country’s 16 regions to record a case of the virus. The case in the Bono Region was detected in the Jaman North […]

Covid-19: Ghana Records 372 new cases, total now 3,091

Ghana’s total coronavirus case count has jumped from 2,719 to 3,091. This means 372 more cases have been recorded. According to the Ghana Health Service on its website, 303 of the number have recovered with the death toll still at 18. The Greater Accra region still leads with 2,579 cases.

Coronavirus: Russia’s cases rise by 10,000 in one-day record

Russia has recorded 10,633 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the highest daily rise since the outbreak began in the country. The increase brings Russia’s total number of coronavirus cases to 134,686, the seventh highest tally in the world. But Russia’s mortality rate remains low relative to other countries, such as the US, […]

Ghana’s coronavirus cases now at 2169 with 1 more death

Ghana’s Coronavirus case count has risen to 2169 with 229 and a death toll of 18. The new cases were updated by the Ghana Health Service on May 2, 2020. The update means that Ghana has recorded 95 additional cases of COVID-19 since April 28, when the case count was at 2074. The latest update comes from the results […]

US approves antiviral drug remdesivir for covid-19 treatment

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now given emergency approval for the drug remdesivir to be used for coronavirus treatment. US President Donald Trump who made the announcement said the move is very significant. The CEO of Gilead, the company which developed the drug also described as an important first step and would donate 1.5 […]

Trump says China wants him to lose re-election

US President Donald Trump has said China “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid, stepping up his criticism of Beijing amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a White House interview with Reuters news agency, he said Beijing faced a “lot” of possible consequence from the US for the outbreak. He said […]