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Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commended the hardworking staff of the Covid 19 Call Centre for their contributions to the national fight against the virus. Speaking during a visit to the Centre on April 16, Dr Bawumia emphasised that the gathering and availability of data has played a significant role in Ghana’s battle against Covid-19 so far. Government’s reliance on data anchors Ghana’s approach to the fight, which is based on testing, tracing contacts of confirmed cases and treating them, and the work of the Covid 19 Centre is a major source of such primary data, the Vice President…

Two healthcare workers and two other persons have been infected with the deadly novel coronavirus in the Upper East Region, bringing to three the number of health professionals with the disease in the region. Three of the four new cases which were recorded Thursday were contacts of the first case in the Region, the regional covid-19 situation report by the Ghana Health Service revealed. The fourth person from Bawku however “had no epidemiological link with any known case” The new data from the region is yet to be added to the national tally of 641 cases. Though there have been…

Like world war I (Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918) and world war II (Sept 1, 1939 to Sept 2, 1945), the year 2020 will go down in history as the year in which nations of the world went on their  knees at the complete mercy of an almost invincible enemy called Coronavirus (COVID 19).  At the time of this article, Ghana, after over 51,000 tests already done with about 12,000 more results expected soon, has recorded a total of 641 positive cases with 8 deaths and 83 recoveries. Many individuals and institutions, both home and abroad have hailed…

Six more new persons have contracted the deadly novel coronavirus in the Ashanti Region bringing the region’s tally to 59. It is the lowest number to be recorded in the region within the last week. The region which recorded its first case on March 16, is currently the second hotspot for the virus in the country after the Greater Accra Region which leads with 514 cases. The new six cases in the Ashanti Region, our sources say, are yet to be added to the national numbers which has for the last two days remained at 641. As at11:00 p.m. April…

A pastor and two church workers have been sent to the Ho Central Prison to serve a four-year jail term each for flouting the ban on social gathering. Apostle Sampson Agakpe who is the founder of the Church of Pure Christ in the Volta Region, was arrested on April 12 together with his assistant pastor, Maxwell Dzogoedzikpe and church secretary, Samuel Agakpe. The pastor was said to have held church service at Tongor-Abui in the South Dayi district last Sunday for more than 50 people in clear breach of the ban on religious gathering contrary to Regulation 1 sub-section 1…

Ghanaian dancehall act, Stonebwoy has featured veteran Ghanaian musician Kojo Antwi on his upcoming album titled Anloga Junction. Kojo Antwi in April last year featured Stonebwoy on his single, ‘Akyekyede3 Nante3’ and the latest move by the latter is being viewed by some as a reciprocal gesture. Stonebwoy’s album which will be his fourth is expected to be launched on Friday, April 24, 2020. The artiste revealed in a tweet all the artistes who are featured on the upcoming album, describing them as “super talented”. They are Kojo Antwi, Keri Hilson, Zlatan, Diamond Platinum, Jahmiel, Chivv, Alicia Harley and Nasty…

Two thousand young Ghanaian volunteers are to be deployed across the country, particularly to the remote areas, to assist in the government’s campaign against the deadly novel coronavirus which has affected over a million people globally. Chief Executive of the National Youth Authority Sylvester Tetteh who revealed this on Thursday said these volunteers will move into the communities with 500 megaphones with pre-recorded messages. “We are in touch with the Ministry of Information for approved message that should go to the people and we are putting out 500 megaphones that will be used by these volunteers,” he stated. Also, he…

Little did anyone know the first quarter of 2020 would have witnessed a global pandemic to bring the world onto its knees with several medical systems around the world overstretched and overwhelmed, leaving medical researchers in the chase for a vaccine.   There is little doubt that the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is affecting every aspect of our lives, from virtual classrooms to telecommuting and early restaurant closing times to partial or outright quarantines in some instances. Observing public health measures and reducing exposure to the virus are required to slow the spread of this disease. No one knows how long…

Actor Van Vicker has noted that in as much as the government and the general public mean good by sharing food to the needy, a lot of caution must go into it. The actor is warning that distributing food without any protective gears as well as disregard for other protocols may end up rather increasing the spread of Coronavirus. Van Vicker said in a post on Instagram that, “I know here in Ghana our people mean well by helping to distribute food to the needy, excellent initiative.” He cautioned that “However, we might want to reconsider the food distribution method…