GHS, GES issue guidelines for Gold Track vacation tomorrow
School authorities have been directed to delay vacation of contacts of all coronavirus positive cases recorded within the last two weeks, a joint statement from the Ghana Education and Health Services has said. Second-year Gold Track students who joined the final year students are billed for vacation scheduled for tomorrow [Friday, July 31] after ending their […]
Ghana Records Seven more COVID-19 deaths
Seven more persons have died from COVID-19 in Ghana as 736 more cases of the virus have been recorded. These deaths pushed Ghana’s death toll to 175 whilst the cumulative case count rose to 35,142. Active cases of the virus stand at 3,681 and 31,286 persons have recovered or been discharged, according to the latest […]
COVID-19: Restrictions on transport sector lifted; trotros, taxis to take full capacity
The restrictions in the transport sector have been lifted to allow for full capacity in domestic airplanes, taxis, ‘trotros’ and buses, President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced. The President said this in his 14th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus. He said the new directive follows extensive consultations to embark upon the implementation of Phase Two […]
Nana Addo’s 14th COVID-19 address to Ghanaians [Full speech]
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, July 26, 2020, updated Ghanaians on the country’s enhanced response to the Coronavirus pandemic. In that address which was the 14th of its kind, the President announced phase two of the easing of the COVID-19 induced restrictions. As part of the measures, commercial vehicles are to return […]
Drinking bars, tourist sites open for business
President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the resumption of business operation for drinking bars and tourist sites amid the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants, hotels, drinking bars and all other food chain suppliers were closed for work as part of measures to curb the spread of the deadly virus in Ghana. He issued the directive in his 14th nation address on Sunday, […]
COVID-19: 8 more die as Ghana’s case count hits 31,057
Eight more persons have died of the novel coronavirus in Ghana. This, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), brings the country’s death toll to 161. The GHS website also revealed on July 24, 2020, that 691 new Covid-19 infections been confirmed as the tally rises to 31,057. 27,801 people have recovered or been discharged. These are […]
Kennedy Agyapong Reveals How He Contracted & Was Nearly Killed By Coronavirus
After marking his 60th birthday with a brief ceremony which hosted close family and friends, Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has revealed that he tested positive for the coronavirus days after his party. “It was after my 60th birthday party which I resisted so much and it exposed me to people who […]
All 63 Accra Girls, Achimota SHS students who tested positive for COVID-19 recover
All 63 students of Accra Girls Senior High School and Achimota Senior High School who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and returned to school. This is according to a GES document intercepted by www.ghanaweb. The students, 56 from Accra Girls Senior High School and 7 from Achimota Senior High School, recovered in time to […]
COVID-19: Ghana Records 5 more Deaths as total cases hit 28,430
Five more persons infected with coronavirus have died in Ghana, taking the death toll to 153, figures from the Ghana Health Service reveal. 763 new cases have been recorded taking the national caseload to 28, 430. “A total of 763 new cases were reported on July 17, 2020. These are samples that were taken from […]
BREAKING: All Major Markets in Kumasi Closed Down
The phase 2 of national fumigation and cleaning of markets, lorry parks and other public places against Covid-19 is underway nationwide. The Kumasi Central Market will from Tuesday, July 21st be closed down to traders according to a release by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly(KMA). The closure has become necessary to disinfect all major public places […]
