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A man has physically assaulted his stepdaughter to death at a farming community in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region. Emmanuel Devor, popular known as Tsatsu, who has been arrested by the Police claimed the 20-year-old Benedicta Asaffuah, was very disrespectful to him, something he said provoked him Sunday to assault the lady to her death. The incident came as a shock to residents of Ahenkofi. Although the younger sister of the deceased who witnessed the incident said the stepfather strangled her sister, the suspect rather claimed he gave her a big blow which sent her to the ground.…

President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Frank Ankobea, has applauded the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo  for the bold measures that his government has taken to deal with the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. “We would like to say a big thank you for all the bold decisions that you’ve taken throughout this COVID-19 era, i.e. the lockdown, closure of our borders and some other things, particularly the incentive package that you’ve given to health workers, and the recognition of our work,”  he stated. According to the GMA President, “When you are working and the President of the nation…

The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) is working with the Ghana Health Service to set up a laboratory in the Northern Region to enable health officials swiftly test for the deadly novel coronavirus in the northern part of the country. Samples sent to the KCCR sometimes delay as it is the only facility with the capacity for testing for the virus in the middle and northern sector of the country. The KCCR has since February tested 1,600 samples of suspected COVID-19 cases of which 24 of those from the Ashanti, Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions turned out…

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has sent best wishes to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who has been moved into intensive care over “worsened” coronavirus symptoms. The 55 year old was admitted to a London hospital Sunday evening with what doctors described as “persistent symptoms” and is said to be receiving “excellent care”. According to the BBC he was given oxygen late Monday afternoon before being taken to intensive care. However, he has not been put on a ventilator. “Over the course of [Monday] afternoon, the condition of the prime minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team,…

The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed that Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been chairing Ghana’s COVID-19 Daily Monitoring Team. The Minister stated this when he met the media in Accra on Tuesday to address latest issues on Ghana’s battle against the spread of the Coronavirus. The COVID-19 monitoring team, made up of members from key stakeholders leading the charge against the virus, meets daily under the Chairmanship of the Vice President to assess progress and challenges, as well as coordinate the urgent distribution of required PPEs to frontline health workers. The Minister for Information further noted…

Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, says three COVID-19 patients are currently on ventilators and receiving treatment at various isolation health centres. Health experts have said COVID-19 patients are put on ventilators when their medical condition is critical and have suffered debilitating lung damage and lacked sufficient oxygen in the blood.Speaking at a media briefing in Accra on Tuesday to provide an update on COVID-19 cases, Dr Aboagye said, initially four patients were on ventilators, but one patient’s medical condition improved and was removed from it.Meanwhile, Dr Ebenezer Badu-Sakodie, Director of Public Health, Ghana Health…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage to set aside Ksh.100 million to to cushion local artistes from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing the Nation on the state of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, Kenyatta said the Ksh.100 million fund will allow artistes, actors and musicians to continue entertaining the public through TV, radio and the internet. “I direct the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage to avail Ksh.100M from the Sports Fund to our artistes, actors and musicians during the period of the covid-19 pandemic so they may continue to entertain…

The Executive Director of Child Rights International (CRI), Mr Bright Appiah, has applauded President Akufo-Addo’s decision to roll out social protection programmes to support the vulnerable and frontline workers in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. According to him, the president’s address to the nation on Sunday, “demonstrates his resolve to ensuring that every citizen, particularly, the vulnerable groups and frontline workers are not left to their fate and are catered for”. Appiah added that the gesture of the president do not only address the needs of the vulnerable groups and frontline workers, but also builds confidence of citizens…

China reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time since it started publishing daily figures in January. The National Health Commission said it had 32 confirmed cases, down from 39 on Monday. It comes as the government is under scrutiny as to whether it is underreporting its figures. The government says more than 3,331 people have died and 81,740 have been confirmed as infected. All of the confirmed cases on Tuesday had arrived from overseas. China is concerned a second wave of infections could be brought in by foreign arrivals. It has already shut its border to foreigners including…

Government has revised method used in the distribution of free meals to over 400,000 Ghanaians in locked-down areas amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana. Per the new arrangement, local food sellers in designated localities are going to be resourced to enable them cook food and give them out freely to residents in the various communities. The President, in an address, admitted the hardship the situation has brought on the majority of Ghanaians so there was however the need for the provision of “food packages and hot meals” to enable poor households to minimize their vulnerability. “We are in difficult times,…