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Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says the current football season could be lost if it cannot be restarted by the end of June. Most leagues in Europe are suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, with this summer’s Euro 2020 tournament postponed for another year. Ceferin says seasons could be finished behind closed doors. “If we don’t succeed in restarting, the season will probably be lost,” the Slovenian said. He told Italian newspaper La Repubblica: “There is a plan A, B and C. “The three options are to start again in mid-May, in June or at the end of June. “There is…

France’s interior minister says that reports of domestic violence across the country have jumped by more than 30% since the country went into lockdown on March 17th. Christophe Castaner revealed on Thursday that in Paris alone, cases were up by 36%. France’s anti-coronavirus lockdown has forced people to stay home for the last 11 days. The lockdown has now been extended until April 15. Being confined at home with abusive partners is thought to have increased the risk to victims. France already has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in Europe. Every year, an estimated 219,000 women, aged…

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has donated his three months’ salary to the Covid-19 Fund established by President Nana Akufo-Addo to help those infected by the virus and health workers in the frontline of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in Ghana. The Vice President’s donation follows the gesture by President Akufo-Addo when he announced the Fund in his address to the nation Friday night. Dr. Bawumia announced his support through a Facebook post Saturday. “To support the kind gesture by the President of directing the Controller and Accountant General to pay his April, May and June salaries to Covid-19 Fund, I…

The death toll of coronavirus in Ghana has risen to five while four more persons have also tested positive for the deadly virus to bring the total cases recorded in the country to 141 as at Saturday afternoon. Three of the persons contracted the disease locally from their communities while the other one was from the over 1,000 persons mandatorily quarantined by the government upon their arrival in the country almost a week ago. “As of 14:00 hours on the 28th March 2020, a total of 2,519 persons have been tested for COVID-19 in Ghana. Among the tested, 1,276 (50.7%)…

Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama has called for an urgent meeting ECOWAS heads to discuss and take decisions on a sub-regional response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic across the West African region.  Speaking at a Muslim Prayer service Friday to end three days of prayer and fasting called by the NDC, Mr. Mahama who is a former Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State, explained such meeting is important and urgent to help curb the spread of the disease. “It is important for the ECOWAS to arrange an urgent teleconference of our Heads of State to coordinate…

“Difficult decisions will have to be taken” to counter the financial impact of coronavirus on English football, say the Premier League, EFL and Professional Footballers’ Association. All games have been postponed until at least 30 April and will only resume “when it is safe and conditions allow”. A Premier League, EFL and PFA statement said their thoughts “continue to be with everyone affected by the virus”. “We have agreed to work together to arrive at shared solutions,” it added. Further meetings were set for next week “with a view to formulating a joint plan to deal with the difficult circumstances…

The city in China where the coronavirus pandemic began, Wuhan, has partially re-opened after more than two months of isolation. Crowds of passengers were pictured arriving at Wuhan train station on Saturday. People are being allowed to enter but not leave, according to reports. Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, saw more than 50,000 coronavirus cases. At least 3,000 people in Hubei died from the disease. But numbers have fallen dramatically, according to China’s figures. The state on Saturday reported 54 new cases emerging the previous day – which it said were all imported. As it battles to control cases…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government has what it takes to resuscitate Ghana’s economy in the event that the current deadly coronavirus outbreak causes it to flounder in the coming months. Economies across the globe are expected to stall in the coming weeks measures taken by governments to stem the tide of coronavirus spread have affected companies and business some of which have shut down operations. Already, fears of the coronavirus’ impact on world economies have shaken financial markets, triggering stock prices and bond yields to plunge. In Ghana, the outbreak has begun impacting on businesses forcing some…

Mr Herbert Mensah, businessman and President of Ghana Rugby, has launched a passionate appeal to businesses in Ghana to stand up and be counted in the fight against the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Mensah, in conjunction with Sunda International, made a substantial contribution to the Legon Hospital with products such as detergents and soaps that are manufactured locally in Ghana. Mr Isaac Hu, Sunda International’s Manager for Africa, has been supporting Mensah with various ventures such as Ghana Rugby, May 9th Remembered and other charitable products that Mensah has been involved in over the years. In the appeal, Mensah referred to…

The airline and hospitality industries in Ghana are to receive a six month moratorium on principal loan repayments as part of a string of measures announced by the government to prevent a floundering economy due to the global coronavirus outbreak. This means operators of airlines, hotels and restaurants as well as car rentals, food vendors, taxis, and Uber operators will be exempted from repaying the principal of their loans with the various banks as the country go on a two-week lockdown from Monday, March 30 to contain the spread of the virus. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who announced this…