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Global coronavirus cases hit 1m as deaths pass 50k

Global coronavirus cases hit one million on Thursday, April 2, as deaths passed 50,000. Currently, there are officially 1,000,938 people across the globe who have tested positive for coronavirus and the death toll stands at 51,375 with the USA recording more than 20 percent of the total infections. 210,244 people have fully recovered globally from the killer virus that has ...

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LIVESTREAMING: Ministry of Information press briefing on coronavirus

Today Friday, April 3, 2020, the Ministry of Information and other government agencies involved in the fight against the spread of coronavirus in Ghana brings to the public another press briefing to give updates on measures taken by the government in managing the spread of Coronavirus. Issues to be addressed in today’s briefing include progress made on the care being given ...

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CORONAVIRUS: JOE T REACHES OUT TO THE VULNERABLE IN KPONE KATAMANSO

In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic which is ravaging the world including Ghana, some parts of the country including Kpone Katamanso municipality has been put under a two weaks partial lockdown restricting the movement of people. The lockdown has brought most businesses to a standstill which has it’s economic ramifications with the vulnerable and needy in the society worst ...

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ICGC donates GHC100k to Covid-19 Trust Fund

The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), an Evangelical, Charismatic Christian church headed by Ghanaian theologian, motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Pastor Mensa Otabil, has made a contribution of one hundred thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc100,000.00) to the Covid-19 National Trust Fund. Three members of the Presbytery of the Church, Prophet Christopher Yaw Annor, Rev. Anthony Cudjoe and Rev. Morris Appiah, presented the ...

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COVID-19: Using Heritage Fund a ‘wholesale theft’ – IES

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has described as a wholesale theft of the prospects of generations to come, as the government wants to withdraw from Ghana’s Heritage Fund to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The Institute further added that the move would be seen as an assault on the well-being of future generations. On March 30, 2020, Government through the ...

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Porridge seller dies in freak motor crash in Kumasi

A porridge seller has died after she was struck by a vehicle at Adiebeba, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. Suweiba Jibrim, 28, was selling at her usual joint when the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, April 1, 2020. She was confirmed dead by officers who were called to the horrifying scene. Her body was ...

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Coronavirus: We’re employing 2017/18 batch of nursing trainees – Abban

The Human Resource Directorate of the Ministry of Health has begun the enrollment of all 2017/18 batch of nursing trainees for deployment into various health facilities across the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Akufo-Addo after one of his televised address to the nation attracted criticism for announcing plans of deploying retired health professionals to fight the ...

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Over 50 coronavirus vaccine trials ongoing – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that there are more than 50 trials for Coronavirus vaccine (COVID-19). When she appeared on a Channels Television programme on Tuesday, Fiona Braka, the country officer for WHO in Nigeria, said there is also a multi-country trial for a drug for the virus. Over 828,000 persons have so far been infected while more than 40,700 ...

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