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Drugs used to treat HIV and malaria could be used to tackle the coronavirus, according to scientists in Australia. A team of infectious disease experts at the University of Queensland in Brisbane say they have seen two existing medications manage to wipe out COVID-19 infections. Chloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, and HIV-suppressing combination lopinavir/ritonavir have both reportedly shown promising results in ...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it will continue to assess the possible impact of the CODVID-19 pandemic on the domestic economy and is, thus, taking the necessary steps to mitigate its impact, to ensure financial and economic stability. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is scheduled to meet from Wednesday, 18 March 2020 to Friday, 20 March 2020. The Central ...

Former President John Mahama says he has asked his former appointees who were involved in his government’s efforts towards preventing Ebola to help the health ministry as the country battles coronavirus. “I have instructed my communications team and my public health advisors to support any efforts by the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health in this particular regard. ...

The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Clemence Honyenugah has dismissed a preliminary objection barring him from hearing an application against himself for a political comment he made in public. After hearing the lawyers and the State Attorneys on the preliminary issues, the judge ruled that the preliminary matter is needless. According to the judge, ...

The government will deal drastically with journalists and persons who will publish fake news with the intention of creating fear and panic. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in an interview on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ program said anyone who will be caught in such an act will not be spared. This follows six confirmed cases of COVID-19 that have been recorded ...

The Chairman of the Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) Kwame Kumah has advised all passengers using public and commercial transports in the country to stop debating as part of measures in controlling the spread of Coronavirus. According to him, some Ghanaians have the habit of engaging in unnecessary debates and arguments about politics and football on commercial transport ...

Former Medical Director of the Ridge Hospital, Dr. Thomas Anaba has urged President Akufo Addo to issue an executive directive to cause the arrest of anybody who sells hand sanitizers above the normal price in the wake of the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Following the confirmation of cases of the disease in Ghana, there’s been a run on hand sanitizers. ...

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana has called on its members to pray for solution as Ghana takes measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. The church also reiterated the directive by the President for the suspension of all church services and other public gatherings. President Akufo-Addo has announced the suspension of all public gatherings in the country ...

The Centre for Ethical Governance and Administration (CEGA) has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana to suspend the compilation of the new Voters Register in the outbreak of the Coronavirus in the country. Ghana has so far recorded six cases of Covid 19. The EC is set to roll out registration for the compilation of a new voter ...

The President of Institute of Security, Disaster and Emergency Studies (ISDES) Dr. Ishmael Norman says President Akufo-Addo’s order for the closure of schools is a knee-jerk reaction. According to him, it is confusing for the President to order the closure of universities where students are knowledgable enough to take care of themselves, and yet allow some basic school students to ...