Author: Krobea

When we heard that the most dangerous disease in the world now was ravaging China – Wuhan in particular, it seemed too far a place to catch up with us here in Africa. Then, like a smothering fire on a refuse dump the deadly coronavirus burrowed through the globe – not exempting Africa – as though a fox finding a way into the side walls of a hill. This, for months now, all media outlets across the globe have majored in one thing. The reportage on the coronavirus also referred to as Covid-19. From business to sports, entertainment to fashion…

The Savannah Regional Minister and Member of Parliament for Salaga South Constituency, Adam Salifu Braimah, has handed over a newly constructed accommodation block to the East Gonja Health Directorate for use as a holding center in case of any suspected Covid-19 case. The Minister also presented reusable, disposable and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) worth thousands of Cedis to the Salaga Government Hospital. Speaking at a short ceremony to hand over the facility to the East Gonja Municipal Health Director, Mr. Salifu said the conversion of the facility into a holding center became necessary to position the Municipality better in the…

Former president of French football club Olympique de Marseille, Pape Diouf, has died after contracting coronavirus – the first death in Senegal from the pandemic. The 68-year-old man was being treated at Fann Hospital in the capital, Dakar. Mr Diouf, a Senegalese national who moved to Marseille as a teenager, was president of the football club from 2005 to 2009, according to AFP news agency. A statement on the Ligue 1 club’s Twitter account said: “Olympique de Marseille learned with great sadness of the death of Pape Diouf. Pape will forever remain in the hearts of Marseillais as one of…

Botswana has announced its first coronavirus death just hours after confirming its first cases. The victim was an elderly woman who was discovered to have had coronavirus after her death. Botswana’s Vice-President Slumber Tsogwane said the 79-year-old had travelled to neighbouring South Africa and on returning home she developed a fever. The woman was put under mandatory quarantine at the hospital where she died four days later. Mr Tsogwane said the woman was buried as a person with a suspected infectious disease even before her tests results came out. Her results were announced on Tuesday evening – making her the…

Some residents of Dagombaline, the biggest slum in Kumasi, say the lockdown and social distancing have left many of them with no viable means of getting income. Even though they welcome the intention of government to contain the spread of the Covid-19, the slum dwellers want government to provide the poor with relief items to enable them stay home within the 14-day period. “It’s not easy for us in this era of lockdown. Most of us earn daily income and for this reason we can’t stock up for even one week. Therefore not going to work for 14 days means…

The Northern Region Minister, Salifu Saeed, has revealed that government is facing difficulties in repatriating the ten foreign nationals who tested positive for Covid-19 to their countries.  The Ghana Health Service on Sunday, March 29 announced that the Northern Region capital of Tamale had recorded 10 cases of the novel infectious disease. The cases, eight Guineans and two Burkinabes who traveled from Burkina Faso and Togo through unapproved routes to Ghana, had been kept under state mandatory quarantine since Saturday, March 28. The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, in an interview on New Day on TV3 Monday revealed that government…

Eastern Region is yet to record a case of coronavirus after all but one of 28 suspected cases tested negative. The result of the one is still pending, according to the Eastern Region Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Alberta Adjabeng Biritwum-Nyarko. But she indicated that three out of four persons are under self-isolation after being traced as in the line of contact of one of the infected patients in Accra. “Three of them have so far tested negative and the other one returned to Accra.” Dr Biritwum-Nyarko said so far 33 persons from coronavirus-hit countries are residing…

Tuesday morning will definitely be a memorable one for the many who logged in to Facebook to watch talented singer Wiyaala’s live concert. As parts of Ghana are currently under lockdown due to the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, the singer treated her numerous fans to a rare concert from her home in her hometown Funsi, in the Upper West Region. Backed by her sister, Nancy, and with the aid of a guitar, Wiyaala performed some of her known songs including ‘Tuma (No Food For The Lazy Man)’, ‘Leno’, ‘Rock My Body’, ‘Sun & Moon’, ‘Hallelujah’ and ‘Africa’. She also did…

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) continues to put measures in place in the fight against coronavirus in the Western Region capital. In an interview with 3news.com, Public Relations Officer of STMA John Laste said they are bent on enforcing all the directives on public gatherings in the metropolis. Mr. Laste said STMA and its adjourning assembly, Effia Kwesimentsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA), have had a successful meeting with the leadership of the various transport unions in a bid to ensure social distancing in commercial vehicles. “Taxis operating within the jurisdiction of the two Assemblies shall take three passengers instead of four.…

The Ranking Member of the Committee on Mines and Energy in Parliament, Adam Mutawakilu, has called for an immediate reduction in prices of fuel. He points out that the trend on the international market makes it imperative for government to reduce the prices by at least 20 per cent. The Minister of Energy, John-Peter Amewu, and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Hassan Tampuli, in unison promised Ghanaians a marked reduction in fuel prices. But the Member of Parliament for Damongo Constituency felt calls by his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and civil society group…