The World Vision Ghana, on Wednesday presented some COVID-19 response items to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), to support the Government in its strategies against the spread of the virus.
The items were made up of 200,000 information, e…
The Oti Regional Health Directorate has inaugurated a Public Health Emergency Management Committee to help fight COVID-19 in the Region.
The Committee is to ensure that the public adhere to health safety measures outlined by the World H…
Management of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) has received a cheque of GH?97,450.16 from the government to cover the medical bills of the accident victims of the Dompoase crash.
This was in fulfillment of the promise made to tak…
A Deputy Superintendent of Prison (DSP) Johann Nii Narh Nartey, has appealed to Government to include the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) in the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-1…
Dr Nana Ato Authur, Head of the Local Government Service (LGS) has asked staff of Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs), Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to take their annual leave to avoid overcrowding in their vari…
Ghana can access up to $500 million in the form of concessionary emergency funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to mitigate the effect of the coronavirus disease (CONVID-19) on the economy, the IMF Resident Representative i…
Health officials in the Ketu South Municipality are calling for a designated place in the Municipality to quarantine people suspected to be infected with COVID -19.
The call follows a report of the arrest and mandatory quarantine of a G…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recalled all of its staff on study leave to help with the fight against the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has claimed three lives in the last two weeks with a total of 136 people testing positive …
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has told Parliament that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will address the nation today about the coronavirus outbreak.
Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu made this known while reading…
The Upper West Regional Minister, Hafiz Bin Salih has confirmed that a 42-year-old Ghanaian who visited the United Kingdom and Spain and returned to Ghana through Egypt has tested positive for the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The Min…
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The Universal Postal Union (UPU), the United Nations specialized agency for postal matters, and UNI Global Union, the global representative for postal workers worldwide, today issued a joint statement calling on postal operators and unions…
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus.
Mr Johnson said he had developed mild symptoms over the past 24 hours, including a temperature and cough.
He is self-isolating in Downing Street but said he will "cont…
As at the morning of 27 March 2020, a total of fifty-eight (58) cases including three (3) deaths have been confirmed from the regular surveillance systems. All the three (3) cases that unfortunately succumbed to the disease were aged and h…
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The office of former President Jerry John Rawlings, has announced the interim closure of the office to the general public until further notice.
“The closure of the office is due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and is aimed…
The Kwahu Traditional Council has appealed to indigenes of the area living outside of the place to desist from visiting Kwahu as part of measures to help prevent the spread of the deadly Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
They have also …
The Private Enterprise Federation (PEF), has commended the government for the numerous interventions being put in place as part of the emergency response plan set up in anticipation of a possible escalation of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to 808 prisoners.
This is based on the recommendation of the Prisons Service Council and in consultation with the Council of State, a statement issued Thursday, March 26, 2020, b…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said any decision on a lockdown of the country will take into consideration its implications on the ordinary people.
He said people were talking about a lockdown of the nation to check the spr…
South Africa has recorded its first two COVID-19 deaths with the number of confirmed cases surpassing the 1000 mark on Friday.
Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, confirmed the setback as the southern African country began its 21-day na…
There was a mad rush for food items in Kumasi yesterday, ahead of the closure of all markets in the city and other parts of the Ashanti Region today for the markets to be disinfested.
In order not to be overtaken by events, many peopl…
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Due to the international effort to reduce the spread of coronavirus, the Visa Application Centre in Accra will be closed to the public effective immediately. Any new applications will not be accepted until…
The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TaMA) has commenced fumigation of local markets and lorry stations within the metropolis as plans outlined to combat the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
The exercise, which began on Tuesday, March 24…
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, has appealed to telecos operating in the country to zero rate educational materials.
He said the zero rating of educational materials by the telecos, would enable distance learning co…
The Gender Centre for Empowering Development (GenCED), on Wednesday urged government to open up lines of enquiry into the gender impact of COVID-19 to acquaint policy makers with information to formulate comprehensive plans to tackle the p…
The National Council on Persons with Disability has advised the Presidency to incorporate and prioritized the needs of persons with disabilities in the National Relief Plan of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
A statement issued b…
China has been urged to share its experience on how it managed to confront and subdue the coronavirus outbreak with Ghana, and the rest of the world,
This is crucial to achieving the complete eradication of the virus, which has been dec…
The Public Health Emergency Committee under the Bibiani Municipal Health Directorate in conjunction with the Municipal Assembly have carried out public education on COVID-19 at markets.
The team, made up of personnel from Health Institu…
The New Juaben South Municipal Assembly (NJSMA) has inaugurated a Public Health Emergency Response Management Team (PHERMT) as their efforts to curtail spread of the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The 20-member team was …
Information Officers and Communicators in the Upper West Region have been educated on the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to build their capacity and educate the public on the deadly disease.
They were charged to sensitise the public to kn…
Ghanaians have been urged not to lose faith but rather, draw closer to God in the face of the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Reverend Father Peter Brenyah, Catholic Priest of the Effiduase parish, who made the call said Ghanaians, especia…
Traders in the Central Business District of Accra have expressed divergent views to a lockdown as a measure to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
While some of the traders think a lockdown would be good to help slow down transmi…
The Socialist Forum of Ghana (SFG) has called on government to establish a regime of random mass testing and to establish quarantine centres using all available facilities like school buildings, hospitals and health facilities and even unc…
Mr Evans Opoku-Bobie, the Ahafo Regional Minister has given the assurance that the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) would utilise all available resources to stem the spread of the COVID-19 in the region.
Though, he said the region ha…
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has suspended its 56th ordinary session, which started on March 2 at its seat in Arusha, Tanzania, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Justice Sylvain Oré, African Court Pre…
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has increased surveillance at unapproved routes along the Ghana-Togo border in the Ketu South Municipality.
This follows President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's directive for the country's borders to …
Health & Safety Group Africa (HESAG Africa), Ghana's premiere health and safety think-tank has implored employers to provide adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to employees to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
It said w…
Phone numbers that place prank calls to Ghana’s 112 emergency call centre will from Friday, March 27, 2020, be permanently blocked from reaching the centre, the Ministry of Communications has said.
The ministry, in a statement issued Th…
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