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The US virus death toll has surpassed 50,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, in what is the world’s deadliest Covid-19 outbreak. More than 3,000 deaths came in the last 24 hours, and there are now over 870,000 confirmed cases nationwide. But the US still has a lower mortality rate than most European nations based on current case counts, as the White House task force has emphasised. The grim news comes as parts of the US reopen after weeks of lockdown. Some hair salons, bowling alleys and other businesses are opening on Friday in Georgia, Alaska and Oklahoma. The…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the media in Ghana to at least give scientists the chance to be on the airwaves to talk about the current pandemic, Covid-19. “When people are going to talk about this disease, they will talk about it from the viewpoint of science. Get the scientists. Let them be the ones to talk. Get those who have specialist information. That is what I will encourage you to do.” President Akufo-Addo expressed these sentiments on Friday, April 24 when he met with the leadership of the National Media Commission, the Ghana Journalists Association, the Ghana…

Ghana Premier League club Hearts of Oak have denied signing former Black Stars midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari. There were reports on Friday that the former AC Milan and Inter Milan midfielder has been snapped up by the Ghanaian side. But the club says despite being a “great player and a friend of the club”, Sulley has not been signed. “We will continue to unveil the players we have signed,” the club tweeted on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The club urged all Phobians to rely on its official handles for such information. https://twitter.com/HeartsOfOakGH/status/1253829333371817986?s=20 By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana Follow @kwame_amoh

On Saturday evening, Facebook will come alive with a special virtual music concert by the Embassy of the State of Israel to Ghana. This is a special concert dedicated to the people of Ghana dubbed ‘From Israel to Ghana with Love’. This special virtual music concert is part of activities to mark the 72 National Day of the State of Israel in Ghana. It will come off at 7:00 pm on Saturday, 25 April 2020 on the Embassy’s Facebook page: @Israelinghana – https://www.facebook.com/IsraelinGhana/ Headlining this special virtual concert is Maestro Nir Brand, an Israeli international classical music conductor and composer.…

Ghana’s case count as regards the coronavirus pandemic has reached 1,279 in the latest confirmation by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Greater Accra Region’s case count has gone past the 1,000 mark as Oti Region becomes the latest region to record cases. While Greater Accra Region’s figure is 1,089, Oti Region’s is 13, which is joint 4th with Northern Region in the regional breakdown. Significantly, 14 more persons have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 134 while there is a 10th death. This comes barely a day after the data on the official website of…

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against complacency in the fight against the coronavirus, saying the disease “will be with us for a long time”. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also warned of upward trends in Covid-19 cases in Africa, Eastern Europe, Central America and South America. He said that lifting lockdowns could cause infections to “reignite”. Dr Tedros also defended the WHO’s handling of the pandemic. He said he believed the UN agency had warned the world of Covid-19 early enough. “Looking back I think we declared the emergency at the right time and when the…

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has explained that it has not given approval for increment of transport fares in the country over the measures taken by the government in fighting against the coronavirus pandemic. The GPRTU said currently all transport fares remain the same even though the measures announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is having a dire consequence on commercial drivers. President Akufo-Addo on March 15, 2020 placed a four-week ban on public gatherings, including religious activities and funerals. The President by Executive Instrument (EI) 64 also directed the reduction of number of passengers onboard commercial…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Achimota Divisional Police Command have apprehended two Chinese nationals at Kisseman, a suburb of Accra, for producing unregistered Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs). The two, a man and his wife, have been producing the PPEs in commercial quantities without approval from the FDA. The arrest was based upon a tip-off. The Head of Drug Market Surveillance Department at the FDA, Edward Prah Ashong, who confirmed the arrest to Onua FM’s Yen Sempa on Thursday, explained that “it is true we have arrested some Chinese like that and investigations are ongoing”. He said “we…

Coach J E Sarpong has revealed that the former Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Francis Oti Akenteng, was not respected by the Association. He said there were instances where coaches were selected for the various national teams without his consent but he pretended to be aware because he was protecting his job. In an interview with Frank Osei Owusu Winter on Onua 95.1FM on Wednesday, the former Asante Kotoko coach said during the era of the Normalisation Committee, Oti Akenteng was traveling with the Deputy General Secretary of GFA, Alex Asante, who doubled as the Head of…

Tension is brewing in East Legon in Accra between the only Independent Presidential Candidate in the 2016 election, Jacob Osei Yeboah, and some unknown persons who are said to be from the seat of government over the ownership of four plots of land situated at East Legon. Mr. Osei Yeboah is said to have threatened to storm the site with macho men to defend and secure the land he claims he bought legitimately in 2009 from the rightful owners. The land in question is located at Lake Side Estate, along the Tema Motorway, around the East Legon Police Station. Currently,…