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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Sunday listed 10 registered and approved face masks and shield for public use to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic. They are Heritage Face Mask, Joeritz Face shield, Lily of the Valley Face Mask, Notill Face Mask, Otech Biotech Face Mask, Pacific Face Mask, Sixteen 47 Face Shield, Sixteen 47 Face Mask, Studio AK Face Mask, and Swift Face Mask (Re-Usable). The FDA has urged the public to go by the recommended three-layered face masks to effectively help in curbing the spread of the global pandemic. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency,…

Seven persons have been arrested by the police in Tema for allegedly taking part in the stealing of 120,845 cedis robbed from a Lebanese businessman last Thursday. According to the police, the seven suspects were part of eyewitnesses who scrambled for the cash thrown onto the street by the armed robbers as they were pursued by the police. Three of them, Richard Attoh alias Amartey, 30; Qaadir Bancey, 31; and Awudu Mohammed alias Vuga, 36, have admitted to having taken part in the scrambling and pocketing a total of 2,500 cedis from the crime scene. They have been charged with…

New Zealand says it has stopped community transmission of Covid-19, effectively eliminating the virus. With new cases in single figures for several days – one on Sunday – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the virus was “currently” eliminated. But officials have warned against complacency, saying it does not mean a total end to new coronavirus cases. The news comes hours before New Zealand moves out of its toughest level of social restrictions. From Tuesday, some non-essential business, healthcare and education activity will be able to resume. Most people will still be required to remain at home at all times and…

Africa is home to 93% of the world’s malaria cases and 94% of the world’s malaria deaths (WHO, 2019). In 2018, there were 228 million cases and 405,000 deaths from malaria globally. Pregnant women and children under the age of 5 are most at risk. A child still dies every two minutes from malaria. In the African region, which carries more than 90% of the global malaria burden, 45 countries out of 54 have reported cases of COVID-19 as of 23 April 2020. For both malaria and COVID-19, this presents an overwhelming crisis politically, economically, financially, socially and culturally…..the norms…

Former Asante Kotoko player, Eric Bekoe has thrown his weight behind coach Bashiru Hayford for the vacant technical director role at the Ghana Football Association. Three local coaches and three expatriates are rumoured to be in contention for the technical directorship role at the Football Association following the exit of Coach Oti Akenteng. Speaking exclusively to Akoma FM Sports in Kumasi, the ex-Kotoko and national team forward believes coach Bashiru Hayford has what it takes to lead the technical directorate department of the FA and take it to the next level. “I have worked under Coach Bash in different teams…

A leading disinfectant producer has issued a strong warning not to use its products on the human body after Donald Trump suggested they could potentially be used to treat coronavirus. Reckitt Benckiser said “under no circumstance” should its products be injected or ingested. On Friday, Mr Trump said his comments during Thursday’s coronavirus taskforce briefing had been made “sarcastically”. Disinfectants are hazardous substances and can be poisonous if ingested. Even external exposure can be dangerous to the skin, eyes and respiratory system. Mr Trump’s comments have been heavily criticised by doctors and have generated a huge online response. They have…

Authorities at the University for Development Studies (UDS) are pushing for the establishment of a microbiology laboratory at the school to test samples from persons suspected to have contracted the deadly coronavirus in the country. In a proposal to the Ministry of Health, Vice Chancellor said the Department of Biotechnology which currently runs molecular biology and biotech degrees to the PhD level, has the capacity to test covid-19 samples. Health officials in the Northern, North East, Savannah, Upper East, and Upper West regions currently depend on the Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research to test covid-19 samples collected from persons in…

An international pressure group has accused the Rwandan security forces of killing, raping and arresting people since a coronavirus lockdown came into force. Human Rights Watch says at least two people have been shot dead in the southern Nyanza district. It says those accused of breaking lockdown rules have been detained in stadiums, and women raped by men in military uniforms. Journalists and bloggers who have reported on the alleged abuses have been detained. The Rwandan military says it has opened an investigation into the alleged incidents, and detained five suspects. BBC

Outspoken entertainment pundit, Enoch Agyepong has called on stakeholders in the creative arts industry to mount pressure on the president to ease ban on social gathering that has affected many events. Following the lifting of the three weeks partial lockdown by President Akufo-Addo on Monday, Enoch Agyepong asserted, “If the president has lifted the ban on free movement then let’s put pressure on him to lift ban on social gathering” Enoch Agyepong who doubles as the boss of Speech Productions made the call when he appeared on Onua 95.1 FM’s entertainment talk show Anigye mmre hosted by Christian Agyei Frimpong.…