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Yearly Archives: 2020

Panic buying before lockdown needless – Ambrose Dery

Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery says he has observed the panic buying at markets, stampede at fuel service stations closure of some banks, describing it as unnecessary. In an interview with the press in Parliament, Mr. Dery called on all Ghanaians to abide by the directive of the President or have …

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Ghana’s Coronavirus death toll rises to 5

A total of five persons have so far been confirmed dead after being infected with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana. This was announced by the Ghana Health Service on Saturday, March 28, 2020. 141 cases have also been confirmed. All five deaths involved persons who tested positive after routine …

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Coronavirus lockdown: Full list of who must stay home and who can go out

President Nana Akufo-Addo has imposed restrictions on movement in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions of Ghana as part of measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus which has killed four people in Ghana so far out of some one hundred thirty-seven patients of which two have recovered. The …

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Obour’s father dies while waiting for coronavirus results

The father of Ghanaian hiplife legend and former president of the Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGHA), Bice Osei Kuffour, known in showbiz circles as Obour, has died in Accra after reportedly catching coronavirus. In a statement released shortly after his father’s demise, Obour said his father, Nana Osei Boansi Kuffuor …

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Four new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Ghana, raises count to 136

Four more coronavirus cases have been recorded in Ghana making the total number of cases in the country 136. The four new cases are from routine surveillance. “As at the morning of 27 March 2020, a total of fifty-seven (57) cases including three (3) deaths have been confirmed from the …

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Ghana records first coronavirus recovery

One of the patients being treated for COVID-19, in Atonsu Agogo Hospital, in the Ashanti Region, has recovered. He was one of the people who travelled to the country early this month when Ghana started recording cases of coronavirus. This patient is the country’s first recovery case. He was quarantined …

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Fourth person reportedly dies of coronavirus in Ghana

One more person is reported dead after testing positive for coronavirus. Details about the latest development are sketchy but Myjoyonline is learning that the fourth death was recorded in the Greater Accra Region on Wednesday. Unconfirmed reports also suggest the total number of cases in the country has shot up significantly to …

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Coronavirus: Bus carrying 55 Nigerians stuck at Segbe border

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 …

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23-year-old Ghanaian maid dies in Lebanon after abuse

On the morning of March 13, Faustina Tay sent a final desperate message to an activist group she had contacted about the abuse she was suffering at the hands of her Lebanese employers. “God please help me,” the 23-year-old Ghanaian domestic worker wrote. About 18 hours later, she was found …

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Coronavirus: Here are some foodstuff to buy to stock your home

As Ghana records 53 cases and 2 deaths of coronavirus, many scholars, economists, health experts, Trades Union Congress among others have called on government to order a lockdown on the country. When the country is in full lockdown, it means that people must stay in their homes in a bid …

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