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Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana, Most Rev. Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo has backed the punishment against persons who flout the law on mandatory face mask wearing in the country. Critics say the up to 60,000-cedi fine and or maximum 10 years sentence stipulated in the executive instrument (E.I) 164 for persons who refuse to wear face mask in public is too harsh and ought to be reviewed. Per the law, anyone found guilty of not wearing face mask that completely covers his nose and mouth, faces either a fine of not less than 12,000 cedis and not…

Ghana has recorded 445 new coronavirus cases, taking the total case count to 15,013. The figure, according to the Ghana Health Service, was as at Monday, June 22. The numbers of recoveries have also shot up by 171, increasing the tally to 11,078. Twenty-four of the patients are in severe condition and four more in critical condition. Fatalities have however remained at 95. Regional breakdown Greater Accra Region – 8,691 Ashanti Region – 2,915 Western Region – 1,213 Central Region – 798 Eastern Region – 407 Volta Region – 321 Upper East Region – 271 Oti Region – 105 Western North Region – 92 Northern Region – 77 Savannah Region…

Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency in the Central Region Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin has denied news publications that claimed he has contracted coronavirus and was on admission. Other government officials including the Minister for Regional Reorganisation and Development, Dan Botwe, and Education Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh were said to have also contracted the virus. 3news.com is, however, able to confirm that Dr Opoku Prempeh is currently on self-isolation at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) on suspicion that he may have contracted the virus. Education Minister self-isolates after suspected of Covid-19 In the case of lawyer Afenyo-Markin, the publication…

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has lauded heads of basic schools in the Northern Region for their level of cooperation in the execution of ongoing disinfection of their schools against the novel coronavirus. General Manager for Zoomlion in the Northern Region, Peter Dawuni, made the commendation while addressing journalists during the disinfection of Gurugu R/C School in Tamale in the Northern Region on Tuesday. “I am happy with how the schools’ authorities were cooperating with us on the whole disinfection exercise in the Northern Region,” he said. About 5,000 basic schools in the Northern Region are being disinfected in the Region ahead…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has resisted attempts by four policy think-tanks to volunteer relevant information to the Supreme Court in the case between the Commission and National Democratic Congress (NDC) regarding the new voters register. The policy think-tanks – IMANI Africa, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation and Conservative Policy Research Center – had served notice to volunteer relevant information to the court in what is often referred to as amicus brief in law. The NDC sued the EC and the Attorney General (AG), challenging the decision to limit eligibility criteria…

The Accra Technical University (ATU) has recorded a case of Covid-19, the school authorities have said in a statement released Tuesday, June 23. The infected individual, a National Service person with the Academic Department of the university, is said to have reported ill at a health facility with symptoms of fever, headache and running nose and was subsequently tested for Covid-19, which came out positive on Sunday, June 21. According to the university authorities, the infected person is currently in isolation at a health facility and is responding well to treatment, while six contacts have been traced and their samples…

Former Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Emmanuel Bombande has bemoaned the use of violence to settle disputes, especially those that have diplomatic implications.   The peace and security professional, commenting on the demolition of a building within the premises of the Nigeria High Commission by some unidentified armed men, said the implications could be dire. “The action by those who perpetrated the demolition lacked completely the emotional intelligence to be able to assess the consequences of their actions because they were not just taking actions on their own grievance or dispute as they might describe it but they failed to recognize…

Government is engaging the police to revise their interpretation of the Executive Instrument on the mandatory wearing of face masks by citizens, the Minister of Information has announced. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah told journalists on Tuesday, June 23 that government has taken cognizance of arrests of persons not wearing the face masks while driving alone. The powers of the police emanate from EI 164 No. 10, which makes the wearing of face masks, face shield or any other face covering that covers the nose and mouth completely mandatory when in public and leaving or returning to places of abode. But many…

Ghana has recorded 10 new Covid-19 deaths as of Tuesday, June 23, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to 95. This update comes barely 48 hours after the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Adoo, addressed the nation and announced the number of deaths as having increased from 70, as of Friday, June 19, to 85 on Sunday, June 21. The increase raised concerns among the public as many interpreted the Sunday figures to mean that 15 new deaths had been recorded within 48 hours, but the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye intervened to clarify same on…