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The Forestry Commission has presented 20 infrared Thermometers and an amount of 200,000 cedis to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital as its contribution to the fight against coronavirus. The presentation was done on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, John Allotey, supported by the Executive Director of Forestry Services Division, Oppong Sasu and Corporate Affairs and Media Relations Manager, Joyce Ofori Kwafo. The presentation, according to the officials, follows an appeal by the management of the Hospital to the Forestry Commission to support the hospital’s endowment fund. The Komfo Anokye…

The Ghana Police Service has served notice to the general public that anyone who would be found in any beach whilst the restriction of movements is in force would be arrested. “In accordance with the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012) and consequential orders, the public is to note that gathering at any beach in Ghana amounts to an offence,” the police said in a statement. Only those exempted are the security service personnel or essential service providers whose presence at the beaches may be necessary to provide security or for public safety. It warned that “all other persons…

Ghana has now confirmed 566 cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) as of April 12, 2020. “As of 11 April 2020, 23:00 Hrs, a total of 37,954 persons have been tested with 566 being positive for COVID-19,” the Ghana Health Service said on its website. The breakdown of the 566 positive cases are as follows: four (4) have been treated, discharged and tested negative, 552 cases have been categorised as mild disease on treatment, two (2) moderate to severe cases, none currently on ventilators and eight (8) have died, the Service announced. Of the 566 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 292 were…

Julian Assange secretly fathered two children while living inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London, his partner has revealed. Stella Morris says she has been in a relationship with the Wikileaks founder since 2015 and has been raising their two young sons on her own. She spoke out amid fears over the spread of Covid-19 in Belmarsh Prison. He has been held there since being dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy a year ago. The 48-year-old Australian is now seeking bail amid concerns over his health. Ms Morris, a South African-born lawyer, told The Mail on Sunday she was revealing their union…

Two Niger nationals intercepted at the covid-19 safety check point at COCOBOD head office in Accra last week, April 5, have tested positive. The two were on board a taxi cab from Pokuase on the day of their interception. According to 3news.com’s police source, the foreign nationals who first claimed to be Togolese, were sent to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital for testing. 3news.com gathered that the covid-19 unit at the hospital declined to keep the suspects after taking the sample, compelling the police to send them back to the station pending the release of the result. Our deep source…

Informal settlements are at high risk of becoming hotspots of the novel COVID-19 virus.   Recent estimates show that one billion people live in informal settlements across the globe. It is projected that people living in informal settlements will increase to two billion by 2030 and to three billion by 2050, especially if current trends persist. In Africa, about 61.7 percent of the population resides in informal settlements, while it is estimated that 72 percent of urban dwellers in sub-Saharan Africa live in informal settlements. In Ghana, approximately 4.8 million people in urban areas live in informal settlements, that is 45…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended restrictions imposed on public gatherings by two weeks. Following the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus in Ghana, the President on March 15 banned public gatherings including churches, funerals, weddings, schools in a bid to stem the spread of the pandemic for four weeks. But a statement issued by the Office of the President on Sunday, April 12, 2020 said President Akufo-Addo has signed the Executive Instrument (EI) extending the duration of the restrictions imposed under EI 64 and EI 65. “The restrictions imposed on public gatherings, under EI 64, have been…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left hospital after being treated for coronavirus, but will not immediately return to work, Downing Street says. Mr Johnson, 55, was taken to St Thomas’ hospital, in London, on Sunday – 10 days after testing positive for the virus. He had three nights in intensive care before returning to a ward on Thursday. Downing Street said the PM would continue his recovery at his country residence, Chequers. “On the advice of his medical team, the PM will not be immediately returning to work. He wishes to thank everybody at St Thomas’ for the brilliant care…

Cape Coast, the Central regional capital after recording its first case of COVID-19 last Thursday continues to be in the news for the wrong reasons. It has witnessed a number of protests in the last few days as residents kick against the use of schools in the area as isolation centres in the wake of the deadly coronavirus. When the first case of coronavirus was announced, many residents became apprehensive as the news dawned on them. Ahead of the announcement by the Regional Minister, Mr Kwamena Duncan, was the tracing of 13 other contacts who were said to have been…

The police in Obuasi have arrested 49 persons for participating in a wedding ceremony at Akaporiso, a suburb of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The suspects, including the newly wedded couple, are alleged to have defied a presidential directive against holding public gathering exceeding 25 persons in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. President Akufo-Addo on March 15 banned all public gatherings including conferences, funerals, weddings, church activities, schools for four weeks. But the couple and their loved ones defied the directive on Saturday, April 11 when they were joined in holy matrimony amidst merrymaking. Their enjoyment did not however…