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There are increasing concerns about government’s communication on issues regarding Ghana’s confirmed cases of coronavirus, particularly because there appear to be some inconsistencies on the provided ‘COVID-19 update site’ by the Ghana Health Service. An official announcement on the page Thursday morning indicated that a total of 54 cases including 3 deaths have been confirmed ‘as at this morning’ – ...

A UK based Ghanaian who arrived at Akyem Takyiman in the Kwaebibirem District of the Eastern region has been moved to Accra by Police for quarantine and tests for covid-19 after agitation by residents. The arrival of the 42-year-old native of the community triggered fear among residents. The District Chief Executive for Kwaebibirem, Antwi Bosiako whose office was informed about ...

Editor’s Note: There is a discrepancy in the figures provided by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) which is the sole institution announcing updates on the COVID-19 pandemic. GHS confirmed Thursday morning that there have been a newly recorded 54 cases including 3 deaths. If added to the earlier 68 cases, it would amount to 122 cases including 6 deaths. It contradicts ...

Public policy analyst Selorm Branttie who has taken the initiative to raise funds and materials on social media for frontline workers in Ghana’s Covid-19 fight has appealed to the public to support his drive with anything they can. According to him, the danger the virus poses to health workers is real and the responsibility of providing personal protection equipment cannot ...

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister for Information says government may resort to restrictions in some parts of Ghana, all in the bid to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus. He disclosed that the government is open to all measures to help curb the spread of the pandemic and restrictions in some parts of the country could be part of those ...

Some 55 passengers onboard a DAF transit bus with a Nigerian registration number has been refused entry into the Togo side of the Segbe/Kpoglu checkpoint of the Ghana-Togo border. The bus travelling from Ivory Coast en route to Nigeria arrived at the border since Sunday evening but has been denied entry by the Togolese officials on the other side. A ...

The National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Chairman Bernard Mornah has accused the Electoral Commission of having a deal with the suspended General Secretary of the party Atik Mohammed, The EC invited fifteen parties for an IPAC meeting on the compilation of new electoral register Wednesday. Even though Mr. Mornah is the regular representative of the party at ...

A Chinese man who contracted the novel Coronavirus and was part of the 65 active cases recorded in Ghana has recovered fully, according to The Ghana Report, an online portal. The report stated that, the patient was one of the few people who flew into the country in the early stages of the outbreak in Ghana. After showing the symptoms, he was ...

UPDATE: Ghana’s number of coronavirus cases has risen from 27 to 53 as at 6:47pm today, March 24, 2020. Earlier in the day, Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu announced to the public that the number of coronavirus cases in Ghana had risen from 27 to 52. He made this disclosure at a presser in Accra, Tuesday. The 25 new cases, according to ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has removed Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng from the position of the Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM). In his place, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh, has been asked to Chair the IMCIM. The Head of Public Relations, Lands Ministry, Abraham Otabil, in a telephone conversation, confirmed to DGN ...