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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has unveiled 13 professionals as a response team to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the flagbearer of the party, John Dramani Mahama, the team will lead the party’s public advocacy and sensitization activities on the COVID-19, while also collaborating with the government, if need be, on the fight against the pandemic. This comes immediately after the party’s 3-day fasting and prayer observation which was to invoke the face of God. A statement signed by the National Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, Sunday March 22, listed the members as follows; Hon. Alex Segbefia (Former Minister for Health)…

Effective midnight, Sunday March 22, Ghana will close all its borders to human movement in and out of the country as a way of mitigating the spread of the coronavirus which the country has so far recorded 21 confirmed cases. According to President Akufo-Addo who made the announce late Saturday, March 21, the border closure has become very necessary and will last for at least two weeks. He however noted the closure “will not apply to goods, supplies and cargo.” “All our borders; by land, sea and air, will be closed to human traffic for the next two weeks beginning…

Ghanaians are expected to observed a national day of fasting and prayers on Wednesday, March 25, for the country following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. President Akufo-Addo on Saturday evening, in his third address to Ghanaians since the outbreak, declared that Wednesday be observed as such in addition to other measures put in place to overcome the pandemic. He mentioned among other things government’s plans to procure 50,000 additional testing kits, engagement of the services of more health professionals and the closure of all borders effective Sunday midnight, as ways of reducing the spread of the coronavirus. “Whilst we…

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died on Saturday after being hospitalised with coronavirus. Sanz, 76, was president at the Bernabeu from 1995-2000, a period in which Real won the Champions League twice. “My father has just died,” wrote Sanz’s son Lorenzo Sanz Duran on Twitter. “He did not deserve this end in this manner. One of the best, most courageous and hard working people I have seen in my life. His family and Real Madrid were his passion.” Sanz signed players such as Roberto Carlos, Clarence Seedorf and Davor Suker during his time in charge of the 33-time Spanish…

The Coronavirus scare is real! Ghana has so far confirmed nineteen (19) cases –  comprising both imported and community level infections. The global figures are mind-blowing! The disease inspires fear in most Ghanaians who get to know not only about its rapid spread but also its socio-economic ramifications. Patients come to doctors terrified at the slightest cough, cold or sneeze. I have managed a few of such cases and having convinced myself – clinically – that they do not meet the case definition criteria counselled and reassured them to self-isolate and revert for review. Although the World Health Organisation encourages…

A Medical Research Fellow at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Dr Joseph Kofi Bonnie, has disclosed health experts in Ghana are now studying Chinese literature to help understand the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) which has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Ghana has so far recorded 19 confirmed cases with over 600 people identified to have come into contact with the infected person, a situation Dr. Bonnie observed could be critical in the coming days. He acknowledged the challenge experts around the globe and that of Ghana face is their inability to fully understand…

A 35-year-old Italian returnee has been isolated by authorities at the Damongo Government Hospital in the Savannah Region after he allegedly showed symptoms of COVID-19. Samples of the man has also been taken to the Tamale Teaching Hospital for further assessment. The returnee is believed to have arrived in the country on February 28. Patients in the male ward of the hospital were moved to the female ward to make way for the returnee to be isolated in the ward. A nurse attendant who spoke on grounds of anonymity disclosed the symptoms shown by the returnee were similar to that…

The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged Ghanaians to seek the face of God in these trying times as the nation battles with the spread of the deadly Corona Virus popularly known as COVID 19. Citing the Qur’an to buttress his call for combining spiritual and physical measures to address the deadly pandemic, Vice President Bawumia said as espoused by the Prophet Mohammed (SAW), “We have unwavering belief in the Almighty Allah that He has what it takes to save us and the world from this affliction.” Speaking on Friday, March 20, 2020 at a Breakfast Prayer Meeting…

The one-million Euros cold storage facility built to address post-harvest fish losses in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region is to reopen in about a week, on the directive of the Government. The Spanish FAD-sponsored refrigeration facility comprising cold storerooms, a freezing tunnel, an ice bin, and a flake ice factory, was closed about four years ago as a result of unpaid electricity bills. Engineers have started rehabilitation works by replacing parts that have broken down and it is expected to be fully operational in the next seven days. Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Energy, speaking…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced the closure of the VIP Lounge at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) effective Saturday, March 21.   The move, according to a statement issued by the ministry is “part of enhanced measures by the Government of Ghana to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic”. It’s been a little over a week since Ghana recorded its first cases of the global pandemic and the number has since been on the rise, forcing authorities to put in measures including closing down schools, banning public gatherings and issuing travel advisory. There…