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Families who relatives died as a result of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic would not be allowed to bury their dead without the involvement of the state. As of Monday, March 30, 2020 afternoon, the Ghana Health Service has confirmed that five persons have died of covid-19 in Ghana out of the 152 who tested positive for the virus. Two persons have so recovered. Government has, at least, communicated to the family members of one of the dead that the body cannot be released to them, not even for private preservation. “We regret to inform you that according to our…

All Ministers of State, the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, the deputy Chiefs of Staff, Secretary to the President, Secretary to the Cabinet, Presidential Staffers and Presidential Aides at the Presidency have decided to donate fifty percent (50%) of their salaries to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. As a result, for the next three months, i.e. April, May and June would be paid into the Fund, established by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the fight against the virus and to assist in the welfare of the needy and the vulnerable. All…

Most shops including food joints that were exempted from the 14-day partial lockdown, have been closed in compliance with the president’s directives to residents within Tema metropolis and Greater Accra metropolitan area. Streets are also deserted with a few trotros and taxis in town to transport persons exempted from the restriction and those in critical need. Though drivers have consented to the call for them to reduce number of passengers, most vehicles at terminals are virtually empty without passengers. TV3’s Josephine Antwi-Adjei reports that a few traders have set up at the six satellite markets created by the metropolitan assembly…

Directive for people to stay indoors appears to have sunk in well with residents of the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi as people desert even the busiest streets. The streets were indeed far from busy, evidently empty on Monday. The streets were much quiet than normal after the government announced a 14-day lockdown in Greater Kumasi and parts of Greater Accra to contain the spread of COVID 19 which takes effect from March 30, 2020. The normally busy traffic route of the Tech and Anloga Junction was almost empty with few vehicles plying it. The human traffic and long queues at…

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has called for the elevation of Government’s COVID-19 Committee into a Crisis Committee with a broader membership to explore all available options or scenarios to contain the COVID-19. The GFL in a letter dated March 25, 2020 and signed by its Secretary General, Mr Abraham Koomson, to President Akufo-Addo, commended government and described as laudable, measures put in place by government but called for the involvement of key stakeholders to ensure that all sectors were duly catered for in the various measures.“Again your Excellency, this fight can be won with all hands on deck…

Interior Minister Ambrose Dery has described as unnecessary, the desperation by some residents of Accra and Kumasi to stock up some basic household essentials and food items ahead of a partial lockdown in parts of the country. He expressed surprised at the behviour of the hundreds of residents who stormed various major markets and supermarkets within Accra and Kumasi Saturday morning to stock-up foodstuff and toiletries among other essential supplies, to hunker down for the next two weeks. For him, their action clearly demonstrates a misunderstanding of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s declaration of a partial lockdown in Accra, Tema, Kasoa and…

Ten Guineans who were mandatorily quarantined after they entered Ghana have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The 10, who were picked up based on intelligence, entered the country from neighbouring Burkina Faso and Togo and quarantined in Tamale by the government based on the advice of the Northern Regional Security Committee. It becomes the first cases to be recorded in the Northern Region since the country confirmed its first two cases in Accra on March 12. As at Saturday March 28, when the number of cases stood at 141, only the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Upper West Regions had…

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is to announce bank accounts and email addresses to taxpayers in the country to enable them honour their tax obligations as anti-coronavirus lockdown forces it to close its offices in parts of the country from Monday. Government in its latest move to stem the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus in communities has announced a two-week partial lockdown of Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi effective 1:00 a.m. Monday. Non-essential service providers and business in the affected areas described as hotspots, will be shut down and movement of people restricted as confirmed cases of the virus…

The Presidency has defined persons who were categorized by President Nana Akufo-Addo as members of the Executive arm of government to be exempted from Monday’s anti-coronavirus lockdown. While announcing a two-week partial lockdown of Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi, Nana Akufo-Addo listed ‘members of the Executive’ as part of the category of persons who will not be affected by the latest measure that seeks to stop community spread of the deadly virus. This caused some persons to question the persons who constitute the members of the Executive as announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo last Friday. But a statement from the…

A Chinese tile manufacturing company operating in the Western Region has resolved to heed President Nana Akufo-Addo’s advice to people to restrict their movements in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. Management and staff of the company, Keda Ceramic Ghana Limited, have thus reached an agreement to allow workers wishing to continue with their work at the factory, the opportunity to stay on voluntarily. Both management and staff of the company at a meeting to discuss precautionary measures against the virus which has infected 152 people in the country and killed five of them, expressed…