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The Muslim community has been urged to abide by the 14-days lockdown directives by President Akufo-Addo to help contain the spread of COVID-19. The Ashanti regional Zongo Chief, Sultan Alhaji Umar Farouk Saeed, has therefore entreated each Muslim to play active role towards minimizing the spread of the virus by staying at home and adhering to all safety precautions. “I wish to encourage everyone to pay greater attention to regular washing of hands under running water with soap and also the use of hand sanitizers.” The Sarkin Zongo made the call when he received some hand sanitizers and other protective…

US-based Ghanaian gospel musician and preacher Sonnie Badu has urged the military and police to exercise some restraint while enforcing the lockdown in some parts of Ghana. The musician’s call follows videos of alleged brutality meted out to some civilians who flouted the lockdown protocols. The military and police have been tasked by President Akufo-Addo to enforce a two-week lockdown of some parts of Greater Accra, Tema and Greater Kumasi to curb the Coronavirus outbreak in the country. Since the lockdown came into effect on Monday dawn, several videos have surfaced online showing the military caning or punishing recalcitrant civilians.…

The existence of COVID-19 has called for many researches to be done to find a cure or means to fight this deadly disease killing many people all over the world. This article will focus on the antimicrobial factor in coconut oil and how it is relevant to the fight against the COVID-19. SOME BASIC CONCEPTS Lauric acid (dodecanoic acid) is a medium-chain fatty acid, or medium-chain triglyceride (MCT), found in foods that contain saturated fat. There are a number of foods that contain lauric acid. Some of these include palm kernel oil and butter from grass-fed animals, coconut. Of all…

Actor Elikem Kumordzie has disclosed that he will distribute 500 pieces of custom made face masks he sewed to Ghanaians. As Ghana and the world battle the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19), which has claimed thousands of lives globally, the actor, who is also a tailor, says it is his small way of helping fight the menace. Elikem Kumordzie, who was placed under mandatory quarantine after arriving in Ghana from South Africa, recently disclosed that he has tested negative for Coronavirus. The Big Brother Africa star, who was among some 1030 persons who were placed under mandatory quarantine by the government, will,…

The District Chief Executive for Afigya Kwabre South, Christian Adu Poku was on Tuesday allegedly assaulted by some police officers believed to be with the Tafo Pankrono Police Command. Information gathered by 3news.com suggested that the DCE was on his way with some of his officers and media personnel to donate some PPE to institutions in his District as the country battles the deadly covid-19. He is said to have chanced on a Police Patrol team vehicle loaded with some individuals. The DCE tried to enquire from the police why they had loaded a number of persons in the bucket…

“Whatever it is, be assured that your soldiers are professionals, they don’t brutalize.” These are the words of General Officer Commanding, Southern Command, Brigadier General Abraham Yeboah Nsiah as the military dismisses widely circulated videos depicting military brutalities following the partial lockdown. “Soldiers that you have are well trained, they are professionals, they don’t brutalize,” Brigadier General Nsiah said in his live televised address to the nation as part of the regular update government gives to the public on its efforts at combating the deadly coronavirus pandemic. As of April 1, 2020, a total of 195 persons have been confirmed…

Residents of Tamale in the Northern region are up in arms searching for a lady who escaped while under quarantine after she tested positive for the infectious Covid-19 on Monday. The Guinean in her 20s, was quarantined at a guesthouse together with seven of her compatriots who have also tested positive. According to the Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, the facility she was in was guarded by two policemen and two military men. “Midnight when the whole place was quite, the lady scaled the wall to an adjoining house,” the minister told Alfred Ocansey on TV3’s News360 on Tuesday. Asked why…

Herona Company Limited, a recognized supplier of medical equipment and pharmaceutical products and Media General’s 3Foundation on Tuesday 31st March 2020 donated medical equipment and devices to the 37 Military Hospital. The donation by the two organizations was in response to the ongoing crisis around the world and in Ghana as a result of the Covid -19 pandemic. According to the Director of Herona Company Limited, Maj. Christine Oko (Retd), “we are doing this to support the 37 Military Hospital as it prepares to play its critical role in the Covid – 19 management efforts being rolled out by the…

In the light of Ghana’s fight against the COVID-19, Action Chapel International led by it’s Founder, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, reached out to over four hundred (400 ) of its members who needed food for the lockdown period and subsequently donated some food items to them. The gesture was undertaken by a team of dedicated Cell leaders who visited members at their homes. The items donated included bags of rice, bottles of oil, tomato paste, sardines, water, and many others. Beneficiaries of the food items expressed their utmost joy and appreciation to the church for being thoughtful and taking the initiative…

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has cautioned members of the party, especially its communicators, to stay off ploy by the Electoral Commission and the Special Prosecutor to divert attention from the infectious covid-19 pandemic. “The National Democratic Congress has taken notice of recent pronouncements by government officials that are clearly intended to divert the attention of the people of Ghana from the call of the President to all and sundry to participate in the national effort to stop the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.” According to Mr. Asiedu Nketiah, reports attributed to…