Seventeen infected persons have recovered from the novel coronavirus in Ghana, according to the Ghana Health Service. “We have 17 persons who have recorded double negatives and are obviously clinically cured,” Dr. Patrick Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service disclosed at a press briefing on Tuesday. “Currently, we …

Ghana was blessed with a donation from the Republic of China some days ago as part of the country’s resolve to support Ghana in the fight against the deadly coronavirus. The items given to Ghana were Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to support health workers who are at the frontline of …

The confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ghana have risen sharply by 158 to 566, the Ghana Health Service has announced. On its Covid-19 website, the Service said a number of measures introduced to control and prevent further spread of the disease has resulted in the sudden increase in cases. “As of …

The Ghana Police Service has warned citizens to stay away from all beaches in the country or be arrested. The police gave the warning following reports that hundreds of revellers had a field day at some beaches in Accra on Easter Sunday despite the ban on public gatherings as well …

Scientists at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens both at the University of Ghana have obtained information about the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected many countries globally. A communiqué from the Public Affairs Directorate …

The Bureau of Public Safety is asking the government to impose a 21-day lockdown on all sixteen regions. This comes after the sudden hike in the number of cases of the novel coronavirus in the country. The country’s current case count stands at 378, with six deaths and three recoveries so …

There is incessant fury as some people have taken to social media platform Twitter to express discontentment over what they say is nothing but racist and xenophobic in China’s fight against Coronavirus. Africans in southern China’s largest city, Guangzhou, say they have become targets of suspicion and have subsequently been subjected …

A former Deputy Minister of Power under the erstwhile Mahama administration, John Abdulai Jinapor, has taken a swipe at President Akufo-Addo’s 50% electricity power reduction stating that it will make consumers worse off. According to him, the president’s 50% electricity rebate is meant to mislead the poor Ghanaian who queued …

President Nana Akufo-Addo says that the government will fully cover the bills of low-income consumers of electricity in the country for April, May and June 2020. The remaining consumers who fall outside of this category will enjoy a 50 percent reduction in the cost of electricity for the same period. …

The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu says Cabinet is considering a waiver in electricity tariffs. This comes after calls from various quarters including the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Minority in Parliament and former President John Mahama who argue that absorbing the tariff will help ease the burden …