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President Nana Akufo-Addo has indicated that Ghana’s case count of coronavirus which is in excess of 2000 is not huge to put Ghana’s health workers and facilities under stress. Ghana has recorded 2,074 confirmed cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 113,497 tests. 17 of those who tested positive have died and 212 persons have recovered. Addressing workers during a virtual celebration of this year’s May Day in the studios of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in Accra, Friday, he said six persons with Covid-19 are critically ill. “Our positivity rate has gone up marginally from 1.5% to 1.8%, six (6)…

A few days after its official launch, President Andry Rajoelina’s Covid-Organics (CVO) remedy is being handed out free of charge in the country’s streets and schools despite questions surrounding the “miracle remedy”. At noon on 24 April, a pick-up truck being used as part of Madagascar’s coronavirus response enters the courtyard of Jean Joseph Rabearivelo secondary school, located in the heart of Antananarivo. At the back of the vehicle, two soldiers brandishing assault rifles guard the precious cargo: a white barrel containing 250 litres of the COVID-19 “remedy”. Men in combat fatigues pour the liquid into buckets. The students, dressed in…

The Open Budget Survey (OBS) has revealed that although globally, budget transparency level remains low with the average score of 45, Ghana’s performance has improved from 50 in the last round of survey in 2017 to 54 in 2019. The result ranks Ghana 44th out of 117 countries.A statement issued in Accra by George Osei-Akoto Bimpeh, Country Director, SEND GHANA said “This makes Ghana a relatively higher performer on the budget transparency score in comparison with six other West African countries (Sierra Leone- 39, Liberia- 38, Sao Tome- 24, Nigeria- 21, Equatorial Guinea- 5, and Gambia- 4).”It said the reason…

The majority of health workers in Kenya have been forced to reuse personal protective equipment (PPE), according to a study by Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network (Kelin). Most of the health workers interviewed in the study said there is a lack of regular supply from government. Only 17.8% said they were regularly supplied with protective equipment. More than half of those interviewed said they had received training on how to prepare and handle a confirmed case. The World Health Organization’s Emergency Operations Programme Manager Dr Michel Yao told the BBC that governments need to offer refresher programs to health…

From all indications, a lot more drama is brewing in comedian Funny Face’s life including his marriage. After taking to social media to attack actors Kalybos, Lilwin, and Bismark The Joke, accusing them of constantly peddling falsehood about him, the actor is having serious challenges at home too. Funny Face has now made some wild revelations about the current state of his marriage and children. According to him, he strongly believes that his wife, the mother of his twins, is behind all the drama and negativity he is currently going through. He alleged that the mother of his twins has…

An ongoing research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Ghana, points to a dire consequence for the country in the coming years, considering the devastation caused by the deadly coronavirus so far. The labour research and policy institute of TUC have been analyzing the economic impact of the coronavirus, including the effect of the three-weeks partial lock of Accra and Kumasi, Secretary General of TUC, Dr. Yaw Baah noted on Friday. “Brothers and sisters, the disease has been with us just for about two months, but the devastation it has caused to our economy and social lives, it will take…

Rapper Quamina MP believes that there is growing beefs in the music industry because musicians don’t understand each other. According to him, if artistes were to understand each other, there won’t be any beef in the industry. For some time now, several artistes have been at each other’s throats throwing shots through diss songs. During this lockdown period alone, Sarkodie, Sista Afia, Freda Rhymes among others have all released songs or posted messages to jab their colleagues. Speaking in a special edition of TV3 New Day dedicated to health workers and hosted by medical practitioners, Quamina MP was asked for…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has announced that the closure of the country’s borders would be extended by one month. Ghana first closed it borders – land, sea and air – for two weeks on Sunday, March 22, 2020 by an Executive Instrument, to human traffic to limit the risk of importation of COVID-19 into Ghana. It did not however affect goods, supplies and cargo. The closure has been extended for at least two times – two weeks each – with the existing one expected to expire on the night of Sunday, May 3. This is part of a…

Players are “scared” about the prospect of returning to action amid the coronavirus pandemic, says Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero. The Premier League is hoping to resume the season on 8 June, which would require players to be be back in full training by 18 May. Top-flight clubs will meet on Friday to discuss options for the restart. “The majority of players are scared because they have children and families,” said 31-year-old Aguero. Speaking to Argentine TV station El Chiringuito, the Argentina international Aguero added: “I’m scared, but I’m with my girlfriend here and I’m not going to be in…

US President Donald Trump has appeared to undercut his own intelligence agencies by suggesting he has seen evidence coronavirus originated in a Chinese laboratory. Earlier the US national intelligence director’s office said it was still investigating how the virus began. But the office said it had determined Covid-19 “was not manmade or genetically modified”. China has rejected the lab theory and criticised the US response to Covid-19. Since emerging in China last year, the virus has killed 230,000 people worldwide including 63,000 in the US. The pandemic has seen at least 3.2 million people infected, a million of them Americans,…