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A chief pharmacist at the Cocoa Clinic in Accra, Edward Amporful, is encouraging the consumption of raw cocoa powder to help boost their immune system and defend their body against the novel coronavirus. Health experts have said strong immune system is currently the only means of fighting the deadly virus which has no cure. Speaking to TV3, Mr Amporful indicated that cocoa contains polyphenols, micro-nutrients packed with antioxidants known to boost digestion and brain health, as well as protect against heart disease, diabetes, and even certain cancers. He indicated that Ghana’s rich cocoa has what it takes to boost the…

Brighton owner Tony Bloom says he cannot see how clubs can be relegated from the Premier League if the season is not completed. Friday’s meeting of the 20 top-flight clubs went through several scenarios to finish the campaign. However, uncertainty still hangs over a season that has nine rounds to go. “It would be very difficult to relegate somebody, particularly from the Premier League, if the season hasn’t played out,” said Bloom. In the ‘scheduling model’ possibilities looked at on Friday, the earliest would start on 8 June. While it was not discussed as expected at that meeting, there are…

The decision on whether Ghana will relax the anti-coronavirus partial lockdown in parts of the country or intensify it to cover more areas is expected to be announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday, April 19. Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi have for the last three weeks been under partial lockdown as part of raft of measures taken by the country to control the spread of the deadly virus which has infected 834 people in just five weeks. Most businesses have since March 30 remained closed as people have been asked to stay at home with only essential workers and…

Rapper Sarkodie is wondering if the popular Nana Tafregya Pallbearers were only dancing with presenter Giovani Caleb or they were dancing for him when they joined him on TV3 Friday night. The rapper advised, Giovani, host of Showbiz 360 on TV3 on which the now-famous pallbearers made a rare appearance, to have inquired first, who the dance was for before joining them. During the chart-topping show, Giovani joined the group in one of the popular dance routines. Reacting to the video which has since gone viral on social media, Sarkodie urged Giovani, who also hosts the 3FM Drive on 3FM,…

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the 198 new coronavirus cases announced Saturday are not new infections. It explained that the record 198 new cases, which have seen the country’s case count jump from 641 to 834, are from a backlog of samples currently at the various laboratory testing centres. “The general public is however advised that this does not represent new infections that are occurring. It represents results from tests of a backlog of samples,” it stated in its latest update on Ghana’s covid-19 situation. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah revealed Thursday that aside the over 51,000 samples tested…

A sixth person has died from the novel coronavirus in Ghana as 198 new cases of the deadly virus ballooned the country’s count to 834 cases Saturday afternoon. The new cases, according to the Ghana Health Service, are from the over 12,000 backlog of samples piled up at the various testing centres across the country. For almost 72 hours, the figures remained 641. “This does not represent new infections that are occurring. It represents results from tests of a backlog of samples,” the GHS explained in its latest update on the country’s covid-19 situation. It said the various laboratories have…

Zipline, the company in charge of the medical drones project in Ghana, has successfully completed a number of test flights in readiness for the transportation of samples taken from various parts of the country for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests by drones. The samples collected from at risk persons identified through contact tracing are tested mainly at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Accra and the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), affiliated to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi. The test flights follow route approvals by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority…

Friday night’s Showbiz360 on TV3 hosted by Giovani Caleb was definitely one for the records, one for the history books. Consistently, the show has become the staple go-to place for a careful blend of good music, interviews, videos, performances, and entertainment news headlines. From 9pm to 10pm every Friday, Ghanaians, and even Africans, the world over are glued to their television screens and Facebook to see what goodies the show has got in store for them. Showbiz360 has never failed them too. Friday night’s show took the fun/entertainment a notch higher. It ended at the number one spot on Twitter…

It has emerged that there is no vaccine for the strain of bacteria that has caused an outbreak of meningitis in the Upper West Region. Of the 409 persons who have since February this year contracted the life-threatening disease in the five northern regions, 258 are from the Upper West Region. As at April 15, 40 deaths representing a 15 per cent fatality rate, has been recorded. Meningitis is an acute febrile illness which affects the brain and spinal cord. It is characterised by fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, neck stiffness, altered consciousness, convulsion, seizures and coma. The disease is endemic…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, the presidency said on Saturday. Buhari’s office announced in a statement that it “regrets to announce the passage” of Abba Kyari, who acted as gatekeeper to the president of Africa’s most populous nation. “The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020,” the statement said. “May God accept his soul.” Kyari, in his 70s, was the highest-profile COVID-19 death in the West African country, which has 493 confirmed cases and 17 deaths, according to…