Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended by one more week the lockdown imposed on Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi. This was by an Executive Instrument (EI) on Thursday and it takes effect from 1:00am Monday, April 13 “subject to review”. President Akufo-Addo made this known in his sixth nationwide broadcast on coronavirus as he periodically keeps Ghanaians up to speed on government’s measures in these “abnormal” times. He had announced a lockdown of Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi on Friday, March 27 in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. He said government’s measures and,…

The Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG) has expressed disagreement with the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) over the latter’s proposals to the president as regards who frontline health workers are. At a meeting at the Presidency on Wednesday, leadership of the Association had defined frontline nurses involved in the fight against Covid-19 to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and subsequently proposed that those who are not working at treatment centres will receive 35 per cent of their basic salaries as allowance. In a statement issued on Thursday, UPNMG said GRNM’s proposal is “unacceptable and contradicts…

Botswana’s 57 MPs will be put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days after a parliamentary nurse tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus. The order to quarantine the lawmakers was made by Director of Health Services Malaki Tshipayagae, according to a tweet from the government. https://twitter.com/BWGovernment/status/1248180995834163200?s=20 The country on Thursday confirmed seven new coronavirus cases, including a health worker who was on duty during parliament’s session on Wednesday. President Mokgweetsi Masisi also attended the session in which lawmakers debated on extending the state of emergency to to six months. The president recently concluded his 14 days in…

Europe’s Christians are facing an extraordinary Easter under lockdown, with traditionally large congregations replaced by livestreamed services. On Friday the Vatican will livestream Pope Francis’s celebration of the Passion in St Peter’s Basilica and prayer of the Stations of the Cross. Portugal has not been hit as badly as Spain and Italy by coronavirus, but has now ordered people to stay at home, with police roadblocks to cut travel. Poland has also imposed strict curbs. The Pope’s Palm Sunday mass took place behind closed doors at St. Peter’s on 5 April, with just a few people attending. Poland, where Easter…

The Acting Controller and Accountant-General, Kwasi Kwanning-Bosompem, has assured government employees and pensioners that adequate measures have been put in place to pay April entitlements as scheduled. He indicated that the April payments will see revisions for some as a result of the pledges made by the President and Vice President as well as some government appointees over the Covid-19 National Trust Fund. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had pledged three months of his salaries as seed money for the Fund. His vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, also pledged same. The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare, and all ministers…

Multiple award-winning dancehall musician Shatta Wale has donated assorted items including food, drinks and water to inmates of various police stations across the nation’s capital. The musician also donated an undisclosed amount of money to help with the upkeep of the inmates. According representatives of Shatta Wale, the donation is to help the inmates in this difficult time when the government has declared a partial lockdown in some cities across the country. They added that it is unlikely the inmates will have their friends and family visiting them with some essential items they will need to go through this period.…

Multipac Ghana Limited has donated some PPEs and food items to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The donation is to support and thank the Ghana Armed Forces for their fight against the Covid- 19 and to ensure their safety. The donation took place at the GAF headquarters in Burma Camp in Accra. The items include: hand soap, sanitizers, gloves, nose masks, water and energy drinks valued at GH¢40,000. The Marketing Director of Multipac Ghana Limited, Rabea Bourj, handed over the items to officers of GAF. “We as a company will continue to support government deal with the pandemic by contributing…

The Ashanti Region Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has announced additional measures in ensuring that community spread of coronavirus is curbed in his region. A statement he issued on Wednesday, April 8 said within the past three weeks, for instance, more foreigners have thronged the Region, raising concerns. The Region, whose capital and adjoining communities are under lockdown, is therefore taking measures to ensure that the Imposition of Restrictions Law, 2020 (Act 1012) announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, March 27 is strictly observed. “All special market days of the various markets in all communities within the Ashanti Region…

Central Region has become the seventh region in the country to record a case of coronavirus. The case, involving a 57-year-old man who returned from the UK on Tuesday, March 17, was confirmed by the Central Region Minister, Kwamena Duncan. So far, 13 contacts of the patient have been traced. The Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Akosua Owusu Sarpong, said the specimen of the man was sent to Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research (NMIMR)  after he showed symptoms of the virus. The Region becomes the first after Greater Accra, Ashanti, Upper West, Northern, Eastern and…

The Christ Apostolic Church International, Bantama Central, has donated alcohol sanitizers, assorted food items worth GH¢40,000 and an undisclosed amount of money to the needy and the vulnerable in the church. Items donated included 300 pieces of 500ml of sanitizers, 60 bags of rice, 22 bags of maize, 15 boxes of mackerel and 20 boxes of Sunflower oil. This donation was necessitated by the partial lockdown in the Greater Kumasi Area, which has affected most church members who are petty traders, apprentices, widows/widowers, and many more. This gesture which was spearheaded by the Local Management of the Church headed by…