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Ghana’s Covid-19 cases now 636

Ghana’s covid-19 case count now stands at 636, up by some 70 more cases. The figure stood at 566 as of Tuesday morning. According to the Ghana Health Service, as of 13th April 2020, at 23:00HRS, a total of 44,421 persons have been tested with 636 being positive for COVID-19. The breakdown of the 636 positive cases are as follows: ...

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Nana Aba Anamoah and Bukom Banku ‘clash’ over coronavirus

There are many Ghanaians out there who have a strong belief that the coronavirus pandemic is just a ploy by the president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government to steal money for the upcoming general election and as such have no regard for all the safety protocols put out. Apparently, Ghanaian boxer Bukom Banku is one of those people. After ...

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Evicted Ghanaians in China seek evacuation despite Government reassurances

Ghanaian nationals living in China want the Government of Ghana to arrange for an evacuation as soon as possible following the ill-treatment from the Chinese authorities in relation to the covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has urged all Ghanaian nationals living in China, especially Guangdong Province to remain calm and stay in touch with Ghana’s ...

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COVID-19 MEDIA SHOULD HELP GOVERNMENT FIGHT CORONAVIRUS THAN REPORTING FALSE NEWS- ASSIN FOSU M. C. E

The Municipal Chief Executive for Assin Foso Municipal Assembly Hon Nicholas Fiifi Baako has caution some journalists within his Municipality to help government in fighting the COVID 19 Pandemic rather than Reporting False news and Creating Fear and Panic. Speaking at the 5th PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING Mr Fiifi Baako said, Some of the Media Houses and Journalists ...

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Give us some of the GHS1.2bn relief fund – Customers of defunct Fund Managers to Akufo-Addo

The Coalition of Aggrieved Fund Management Customers have petitioned the government to give its members some of the GHS1.2bn COVID Alleviation Programme money to survive on. The members of the coalition were all customers of some 53 fund management companies that were collapsed by the Securities and Exchange Commission last year due to their insolvency. Ghana’s Parliament recently approved a ...

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LIVESTREAMING: Ministry of Information press briefing on coronavirus

The Ministry of Information is holding another edition of its Minister’s Press Briefing to bring Ghanaians up to speed with the government of Ghana’s fight against the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. Today’s edition will focus on issues such as an overview of Ghana’s COVID-19 response program, an update on government’s preparation for PPEs and a subsidiary on electricity. ...

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Coronavirus: Ghana records 17 full recoveries and 66 negatives

Ghana has achieved another stride in its case management of confirmed COVID-19 cases as the nation has now recorded 17 full recoveries. This information was disclosed by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Aboagye during this morning’s Ministers Press briefing by the Ministry of Information. Adding details to this information, Dr Aboagye said an additional 66 persons ...

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Coronavirus: Banks turn away from new lending

Even as businesses and households in Ghana celebrate last week’s announcement by the Ghana Association of Bankers of a 200 basis points (two percent) reduction in the interest rates applicable on both outstanding and new loans booked by banks in the country, the banks themselves are turning off the lending taps. Only their most highly valued, safest, customers can still ...

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