Author: Krobea

The past few weeks have been a tough one in the world over. Hospital beds are exhausted. The old are dying just as much as the young are. As many rich people are perishing as the poor ones. The economies of nations are crashing. Businesses are on their knees. Life has literally come to a halt and everyone is fleeing from one name— corona virus! Who ever thought that man could be so afraid of germs!? Who ever thought that microorganisms could rip nations apart as much as it is doing now!? Who ever dreamt of a day where they…

The National Treasurer of the People’s National Convention (PNC) says Ghanaians should tread with caution in their calls for a total lockdown as a result of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. According to Akane Adams, government should rather consider a more flexible working condition like a shift system “in order to allow a balance of continuous work and productivity”. The Chairman of PNC’s Finance Committee is of the avowed opinion that Ghana’s economy cannot withstand a total lockdown like in some European and Asian countries. “A total lockdown will mean that every sector of the economy other than essential service providers…

Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has hinted that while he is more than ready to support any cause that will educate the public against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), he will not render his services for free. The artiste notes that the government must make some funds available if it wants to engage celebrities on such a campaign. During a press briefing on Wednesday, March 17 by the Information Ministry on the update on the COVID-19 cases in Ghana, the sector was asked if the government has truly planned to hire celebrities as ambassadors to educate the public on the pandemic. Kojo Oppong…

The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has announced. Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms “but otherwise remains in good health”, a spokesman said, adding that the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, has been tested but does not have the virus. Both Charles and Camilla are now self-isolating at Balmoral. Buckingham Palace said the Queen last saw her son on 12 March, but also “remains in good health”. The Queen, the palace added, “is following all the appropriate advice with regard to her welfare”. A Clarence House statement read: “In accordance with government and medical advice,…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Western Region has held a balloting exercise for the upcoming parliamentary primaries. The exercise allotted numbers to the contesting aspirants for them to commence their respective campaigns. Scores of supporters of the various aspirants thronged the Western Region office of the ruling party to witness the balloting exercise. Fourteen aspirants from seven constituencies participated in the exercise. Aspirants for Shama and Mpohor were present to witness the balloting. However, aspirants from Amenfi East, Ahanta West, Kwesimentsim, Effia, and Takoradi sent representatives. For Takoradi Constituency, Madam Edna Nyame, who was present, picked Number 2.…

The number of confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus in Ghana is 68, according to the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service. This comes after tests were conducted on returning Ghanaians who were caught up in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s order on Satruday for a mandatory 14-day quarantine. “The sudden spike in case incidence is as a result of the mandatory quarantine and compulsory testing for all travelers entering Ghana, as directed by the president,” the Service indicated on its portal on Wednesday, March 25. Thirty of the 68 confirmed cases have been reported in the general population…

The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture has explained that it is currently not possible to fly rapper Pappy Kojo or any individual who is currently stranded in a coronavirus-hit country, particularly when that country is in a lockdown. Madam Barbara Oteng Gyasi’s disclosure clearly means that the rapper’s calls to be brought back to Ghana from Italy have been dashed. Pappy Kojo, who is currently stranded in Italy, where coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed a lot of lives, had made calls to the government to help bring him back home. The ‘Awo’a’ hitmaker, in an interview with MzGee on the…

Western Region Deputy Director of the Ghana Health Service Dr. Kofi Asemanyi-Mensah has revealed exclusively to 3news.com that all eight suspected coronavirus cases from health facilities have tested negative. “Here in the Western Region, we have no confirmed case,” Dr Asemanyi-Mensah stressed. “We had several suspected cases which samples we’ve taken. But so far, all the samples sent to Noguchi, none of them have been confirmed to be a Covid-19 case. There are around 7 to 8 suspected cases.” He indicated that the cases are scattered all over the place “from Sekondi-Takoradi, some from Tarkwa Nsuaem and few other places”.…

Ghana issued a travel restriction last Tuesday, banning visitors from countries with at least 200 cases of coronavirus. Ghanaians returning to the country were, however, allowed entry but subjected to a mandatory 14-day quarantine. Hotels were thus contracted to house the returning Ghanaians for the mandatory quarantine. Though some have claimed they are enjoying the process at the expense of government, others are complaining about the treatment in the hands of hotel staff. https://twitter.com/oswellcole/status/1241523300792258560?s=20 https://twitter.com/oswellcole/status/1241723894064709633?s=20 A letter sighted by 3news.com and purported to have been issued to guests at one of the hotels reveals the quarantined Ghanaians are intensely isolated.…

A Deputy Minister of Health during the Mahama administration has chastised the attitude of Ghanaian leaders towards the health system, saying nothing seemed to have been learnt from the past. Dr Victor Bampoe, who was in the thick of affairs in Ghana’s preparedness plans in the outbreak of Ebola in the West African sub-region in 2014, said the country is at the cross-roads in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic. He was speaking on Monday, March 23 at a roundtable discussion by experts hosted by Media General on the containment, treatment and surveillance on Covid-19. So far, Ghana has…