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Thirty-two members of staff at the Tamale Teaching Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19. The number comprised 19 doctors, 12 nurses and one orderly. The Director of Medical Affairs at the Hospital, Dr. Abass Adam, confirmed this to journalists on Wednesday, July 8. He said some of them have been treated and discharged while others were still on admission. One person is also in a critical condition. Asked if the other staff who came into contact with their colleagues who have tested positive have been quarantined, Dr Abass answered: “All 80 staff who came into contact with their colleagues who…

Ghana’s Covid-19 cases have now hit 22,822. This is as a result of 854 new cases confirmed by the Ghana Health Service in its periodic update on Wednesday, July 8. Worryingly, recoveries-cum-discharges have slowed, triggering a rise in the number of active cases under management and care. From 17,156, the recoveries/discharges are now 17,564. This has seen a sharp rise in the active cases, from 4,683 at the last count to 5,129. Among these, 24 are said to be in “severe” conditions while eight are in “critical” conditions with five on ventilators. The deaths have been stable as the number…

Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko CEO George Amoako is the new CEO of King Faisal Football Club. His appointment was confirmed Wednesday by the club in a move meant to steer them onto better fortunes. ✍️ We welcome our new Executive Chairman George Amoako to the club. He brings go to bear a rich vein of experience in the game. We are grateful for having him in our fold. It is our prayer that our union will yield many successes in the years that follow. Welcome King George!!! pic.twitter.com/IfKfYNbywU — King Faisal Football Club (@Kingfaisalfcgh) July 8, 2020 Alhaji Grunsah’s side…

Majeed Ashimeru’s social media is a colourful yard of numerous messages of gratitude. Photos, posts, all tell a story – a story that gives credence to the idea of believing in a journey and seeing all of it unfold in front of you. His Instagram bio reads “I love football” with a shout for the team he currently plays for, Red Bull Salzburg, and a last line he has left as a panegyric for his Maker – also with the inscription, “God Alone”. It has been a long lonely road for Majeed. Days ago, he won the Austrian Bundesliga with…

The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has begun a 14-day self-isolation, 3news.com has gathered. He was asked to take this precautionary measure on the advice of his doctors. This could have been occasioned by reports that some Supreme Court judges have tested positive for coronavirus. The infections at government institutions and private firms are said to be among the latest increased cases to be recorded in Ghana. This has prompted the Minister of Trade and Industry to outline some guidelines for companies in slowing the spread of the virus. The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations also followed up with a…

Staff of the Ghana Airport Company Limited Wednesday demonstrated against management for what they say is a move to privatize the country’s foremost airport. A memo from the Presidency to the Minister for Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, on March 24, 2020, approved the latter’s request to “facilitate the engagement of TAV-SUMMA Consortium as strategic partners to the Ghana Airport Company Limited”. The approval, as was contained in the memo, was “for the improvement of service delivery and expansion of infrastructure at the Kotoka International Airport”. But the staff say the arrangement will eventually leave the management of the airport in…

The Headmistress of KNUST SHS in the Ashanti Region has been interdicted. Felicia Asamoah Dankwaa was asked to step aside for investigation to begin into the circumstances that led to the death of one final year student. The student had suffered an ailment but his mates claimed teachers abandoned him to his fate. They alleged that their plea to use the headmistress’s vehicle to transport the boy to a near-by facility was rejected. They also told journalists on Tuesday night that teachers available at that time deliberately ignored the boy because they feared being infected with Covid-19. It was after…

Aide to former President John Dramani Mahama and a former Deputy Transport Minister, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, says news that she has tested positive for coronavirus is false. She said it is a propaganda being spun by the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Posting on her Facebook page on Wednesday, Madam Mogtari said: “As someone who has been fighting the stigmatization of recovered persons, I will be the first to announce my status and help in the education and advocacy to reduce the stigma.” She also indicated that the former president is “hearty and going about his duties”. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

A group calling itself the Graduate Democrats Caucus (GRADEC) has lauded the appointment of academic Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemag as 2020 Vice Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). In a statement issued by the Executive Committee, GRADEC said Prof Opoku-Agyemang will return the position of the Vice President to a “decent political discourse”. “The job of a vice-president of Ghana requires a person who is a deep thinker, mature mind, self-disciplined and honest,” the statement said. “These are attributes that come naturally to Prof. Naana Opoku Agyemang and we are of the firm belief that she will…

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has been discharged from the hospital, the former Public Relations Officer of his ministry has said. Speaking on Covid-19 360 on TV3 on Tuesday, Vincent Ekow Assafuah said the Minister was discharged from the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) last weekend though yet to attend to office duties. On Wednesday, Dr Opoku Prempeh’s Press Secretary, Rodney Nkrumah-Boateng, in a statement indicated that his boss was discharged “with a positive rapid antibody test result”. The Minister is expected to be “further monitored”. “He is currently at home resting and would like to…