COVID-19 Updates

Prof Aryeetey Calls for Robust Testing in Schools Over New Coronavirus Variant

Prof Aryeetey Calls for Robust Testing in Schools Over New Coronavirus Variant

An associate professor at the School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Richmond Aryeetey, is calling for robust testing across all schools in Ghana to ascertain the level of spread…

136 Students Test Positive for COVID-19 Delta Variant in Ghana

136 Students Test Positive for COVID-19 Delta Variant in Ghana

No fewer than 136 students in a high school have been infected with the COVID-19 Delta variant, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed.

Active COVID-19 Cases See Sharp Increase in Ghana

Active COVID-19 Cases See Sharp Increase in Ghana

Over 1,000 new cases have been recorded over the last two weeks, raising fears a third wave of the virus that was predicted two weeks ago may have started.

Ghana Records 2 More COVID-19 Deaths, Death Toll Now 796

Ghana Records 2 More COVID-19 Deaths, Death Toll Now 796

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that two more lives have been lost in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Why Some Ghanaians Won't Take Coronavirus Vaccines

Why Some Ghanaians Won't Take Coronavirus Vaccines

How do you successfully roll out COVID-19 vaccines in a country where an appreciable number of the population say they will not take it?

Ghana is on the front line in…

Uganda Approves Herbal Medicine to Treat Viral, Coronavirus Infections

Uganda Approves Herbal Medicine to Treat Viral, Coronavirus Infections

Uganda has approved the use of Covidex, a local herbal medicine, as a supporting treatment for viral infections, including COVID-19, Uganda's Daily Monitor reported Tuesday, June 29.

Be Mindful of Coronavirus – Akufo-Addo to Ghana’s Olympics Delegation

Be Mindful of Coronavirus – Akufo-Addo to Ghana’s Olympics Delegation

President Akufo-Addo has cautioned Ghana's delegation to the delayed 2020 Olympic games taking place in Japan from the 23rd of July 2021, to be mindful of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic…

Portugal Sees Biggest Daily Jump in COVID-19 Infections Since Mid-February

Portugal Sees Biggest Daily Jump in COVID-19 Infections Since Mid-February

Coronavirus cases in Portugal jumped by 2,362 in the past 24 hours, the biggest increase since mid-February, official data showed on Wednesday, as authorities continued to scramble to stop the…

Russia Hospitalises 151,000 Persons Infected With Coronavirus

Russia Hospitalises 151,000 Persons Infected With Coronavirus

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko revealed Tuesday, June 29 that around 151,000 people infected with COVID-19 are hospitalized and recognizes that the pandemic situation in the country is "…

South Africa’s Latest COVID-19 Lockdown Puts Spotlight Back On Vaccination Failures

South Africa’s Latest COVID-19 Lockdown Puts Spotlight Back On Vaccination Failures

South Africa is in the grip of another resurgence of COVID-19. Gauteng province, the country’s economic hub, where 25% of the population live, is the epicenter.