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All African countries now have laboratories that can process coronavirus tests, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had earlier advised countries to consider their ability to test and trace before easing any lockdown measures. During a virtual conference to discuss the development of a Covid-19 vaccine, Dr Tedros also warned that the pandemic was accelerating. “The most recent one million cases of Covid-19 were reported in just one week,” he said. Source: BBC

Headmaster of Odorgonno Senior High School Samuel Mensah has dismissed reports that some six returning students have contracted coronavirus and are in isolation. He told our reporter Grace Hammoah Asare on Wednesday that four of the returning students indeed recorded high temperatures and were placed in isolation for further checks. The checks conducted by nurses from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) showed that they “are okay”. However, two of the students, he said, continued to record high temperatures and remained in isolation until Tuesday, when they were declared fit by the nurses. He admitted, however, that tests were not conducted…

The Supreme Court has thrown out an application filed by four civil society organisations (CSOs) to be friends in the suit filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) and the Attorney General. The CSOs – IMANI Africa, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation and Conservative Policy Research Center – had served notice to volunteer relevant information to the Court in what is often referred to as amicus brief in law. But the EC on Tuesday, June 23 prayed the Court to dismiss the application by the…

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is on self-isolation at the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) in Accra after being suspected of contracting coronavirus. This follows a voluntary test he undertook of Covid-19 at the same centre on Monday evening after he returned from his constituency. The Minister reportedly showed symptoms of Covid-19 and, as a medical doctor, decided to embark on the testing and self-isolation at the same hospital. Confirming the development on Onua TV’s Covid-19 NKOMO programme hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa and Adwoa Konadu-Yiadom on Wednesday, the Deputy Public Relations Officer for the Ministry…

Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini has lashed out at government for its handling of the coronavirus crisis since the outbreak of the viral disease in the country in March. “From the beginning, we have not handled this well,” he bemoaned. He said most of the measures announced by the government were only found in mere words as they were either not executed or poorly executed. He indicated that food promised during the partial lockdown were shared to only New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters and even the social distancing protocol was absent at many of the…

Section of the general public including renowned Political Science lecturers in various universities in the country have predicted shocking defeat for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the forthcoming general elections due to the fall of sitting Members of Parliament (MP) in the weekend’s primaries. Famous NPP MPs who play a critical role in Parliament lost their bids to represent the party again in the next parliamentary elections and this has been the basis the political scientists are predicting a defeat for NPP. But the Dean of Distance Learning School at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Albert…

The Majority Leader in Parliament has blamed the inability of defeated New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) to report to Parliament on Tuesday due to condolences and consolations they are receiving from their supporters. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said in the traditional setting, if one loses in an election, his supporters want to console with the candidate and the same thing applies to the winners, who also receive congratulatory messages from well wishers, he added. He said this prevents the defeated MPs from reporting to Parliament the first working day after their victory or defeat. Only seven out of the…

Arsenal defender David Luiz has agreed a new one-year contract with the club. Defenders Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares will also join the Gunners permanently at the end of their loan deals, from Flamengo and Southampton respectively. Meanwhile, midfielder Dani Ceballos has extended his loan deal from Real Madrid until the end of this season. “I am really happy that we will have these players in our squad for the future,” said the Premier League club’s technical director Edu. “They have been part of the long-term technical plan [manager] Mikel [Arteta] and I have developed. They bring the right balance…

One of the primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) put on hold in the Ashanti Region is scheduled to be held today, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. The primary in the Kwadaso Constituency was one of three put on hold on Saturday, when the party elected parliamentary candidates for the December 7 elections, in constituencies it has sitting members of Parliament (MPs) in. About 40 of these MPs lost their bids to represent the party again in the next parliamentary elections. In the Kwadaso Constituency, incumbent Dr Samiu Kwadwo Nuamah will face challenge from Vincent Frimpong Manu and Kingsley Nyarko.…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has placed a phone call to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, over the demolition of a building on the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra. Ghana’s leader called President Buhari on Tuesday and assured him of “full investigations into the incident”. This was contained in a statement issued by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the Nigerian leader, on Tuesday. The demolition of a building meant for staff of the Nigerian High Commission Friday night has generated controversy especially as it infringes on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The Minister of…