Ghana’s Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu has confirmed that the country has seen an increase in it’s cases to 195 and 5 deaths as of April 1, 2020. The breakdowns of cases in the regions are Greater Accra – 174; Northern Region – 10; Ashanti Region – 9; Upper West Region -1; and the Eastern Region – 1 He ...

Ghana is treating its coronavirus cases with hydroxychloroquine, Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu has said. As a result, he said, he has directed the Food and Drugs Authority to allow the importation of active ingredients for the manufacturing of hydroxychloroquine to augment the stock of government. “Our laws give the health minister the power to ask the FDA to allow ...

The Ghana Armed Forces has downplayed videos of brutalities against citizens by officers in the wake of the lockdown in Accra and Kumasi over coronavirus. It comes after social media is replete with videos of alleged brutalities since the commencement of the lockdown. In a statement, GAF said it has reviewed most of the said videos and they have turned ...

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has strongly asserted that the opposition party will “forever politicize” the deadly Coronavirus. Mr Asiedu Nketiah believes the Nana Addo-led government is being “untruthful” to Ghanaians. According to him, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and some of his appointees were all exposed to the virus after their recent visit to Norway, and could be ...

The Ministry of Information in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service is holding a press briefing to update Ghanaians on measures taken by the government to stop the spread of Coronavirus in Ghana. Coming to you live from the Ministry of Information Press Centre, the briefing is expected to be addressed by the Minister of Information, Kojo ...

President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has donated ghc500 to each of the stranded Kayaye (head porters) who were stopped at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region on their way to the Northern Region. The head porters, numbering about 76, had attempted to flee from Accra back to their hometowns in the wake of the President’s order for a partial lockdown in the ...

Ghana captain Andre Ayew has paid tributes to former Marseille President Pape Diouf, who died on Tuesday night in Senegal. Pape Diouf died after suffering from the coronavirus. He was 68. Ayew took to Twitter to expressed his grief after hearing of the death of one of Africa’s leading football executive. “MON PAPA, GRAND PERE, MON MENTOR, RIP PAPE DIOUF,” ...

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Afigya Kwabre South in the Ashanti Region, Adu Poku Christian has been beaten by armed policemen who were enforcing the lockdown in the area. According to MyNewsGh,the DCE and some journalists were whipped with vehicle fan belts and horsewhips by the enraged security officers. An eyewitness and aide to the DCE said,“A pickup vehicle ...

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Asiedu Nketia says Ghana is in a state of emergency due to COVID-19 but the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu is brewing controversy with the Airbus scandal. This follows Martin Amidu’s invite to some four persons over the Airbus scandal. The four are Samuel Mahama, who he describes as a brother of ...

Private health professionals have appealed to the government to engage their services in the fight against coronavirus. The Society of Private Medical and Dental Practitioners, Ghana is calling for an effective collaboration between the government and private health operators in dealing with the coronavirus. It urged government to involve private health practitioners in capacity building activities and also use some ...