COVID-19: NDC’s Agalga calls for lockdown
Ranking member of the defence and interior committee has appealed to government 'to listen to wise counsel' and act on calls for a nationwide lockdown. He argued the strongest of the calls, which is coming from the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), demands immediate state action. Mr. James Agalga spoke to the media on Thursday in Parliament on the escalation of...
Let’s not Politicize COVID 19- Govt to Political Parties
Government has urged Political Parties to support measures to fight the Coronavirus in the country and not politicize the matter. The call was made by the Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a sensitization programme for Political Parties in Accra on Thursday 26th March 2020. The meeting was attended by representatives from the NPP, NDC, CPP, NDP and the LPG.Mr....
Ghana’s Coronavirus case count rises to 132
A total of 132 persons have so far been confirmed to have been infected with the Coronavirus disease in Ghana. This comes after 64 new positive cases were announced by the Ghana Health Service on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Of the 64 new cases, 40 were confirmed among those under mandatory quarantine while the 20 others were confirmed through the Ghana...
N/R: Dr Ibrahim Awal supports fight against coronavirus, donates to NPP
The Minister for Business Development, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has donated a total of 200 Veronica Buckets and 450 medium and large seize parks of hand sanitizers to some constituencies in the northern region. These items were handed over to the Parliamentary Candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) or their representatives at a short ceremony in Tamale on...
GMA advocates immediate nationwide lockdown over COVID-19
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has made a passionate appeal to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to declare an immediate nationwide lockdown. The call, the GMA noted, is hinged on the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the disturbing trend of community transmission. In a release copied to this news portal, the Association warned of the inadequate capacity of...
Coronavirus: Spain’s death toll surpasses China’s
Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed the official figure from China, becoming the second highest in the world. The number of deaths rose by 738 in 24 hours - a daily record - to 3,434, higher than the 683 announced in Italy. By comparison, China has officially reported 3,285 deaths, while Italy – the worst affected country – has...
WHAT GHANA CAN LEARN FROM SOUTH KOREA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE STRATEGY
Dr. Ken Osei Mensah is a Ghanaian Medical Laboratory Scientist with the Department of Global Health Security, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul- South Korea The coronavirus pandemic has devasted societies and decimated world economies within the space of 4 months. When the World Health organization (WHO) declared the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread a global health emergency on...
Ashanti Region markets to be fumigated on Friday
The Ashanti Region will take its turn in the ongoing mass spraying exercise of markets under the nationwide Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Disinfection Programme (COVID-19 @1). The exercise will be conducted in all the 43 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Region on Friday 27th March 2020.The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, in a release...
Spread Calm, Not Fear Of COVID-19 – Media Urged
Media practitioners have been urged to eschew sensationalism and publication of opinions in order not to undermine the national efforts at preventing the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. Sensational reports, according to medical experts, also have the tendency to stigmatise patients and discourage those suspected to be exposed to the disease from stepping out for testing. Advising the...
Parliament In Partial Lockdown Over COVID-19
The Parliament has gone under partial lockdown to stem the tide of the deadly Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in the country. Only essential staff are to report to work while all others including national service persons and research assistants of MPs have been directed to work from home. There was no suspicion of a COVID-19 case in Parliament but Speaker Professor Aaron Michael...
