COVID-19 Updates

WHO Sees Drop in Global Cases

WHO Sees Drop in Global Cases

The World Health Organization says only about 4 million coronavirus cases were reported globally last week — a significant drop.

Africa's COVID-19 Recovery will be the Slowest Globally – AfCFTA Secretary-General

Africa's COVID-19 Recovery will be the Slowest Globally – AfCFTA Secretary-General

Secretary-General for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has disclosed that Africa's recovery from COVID-19 will be the slowest among world regions due to limitations…

Pfizer Jab Protects Against Hospitalisation with Omicron: Study

Pfizer Jab Protects Against Hospitalisation with Omicron: Study

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appear to provide 70 percent protection against hospitalization from the Omicron coronavirus variant, according to an extensive real-world study in…

Injection Fright Thwarts Vaccine Uptake in Fishing Communities

Injection Fright Thwarts Vaccine Uptake in Fishing Communities

Some fishing folks in communities along the coastal stretch of the Central Region have identified injection phobia (trypanophobia) as a key factor affecting COVID-19 vaccine uptake in their communitie…

Ghana’s Case Count of Omicron is Now 41 - GHS

Ghana’s Case Count of Omicron is Now 41 - GHS

According to the Ghana Health Service, the country has recorded seven new cases of Omicron in the last one week, making a total of 41.

Omicron Travel Ban on African Countries, a Disgraceful Apartheid - AfCFTA Secretary-General

Omicron Travel Ban on African Countries, a Disgraceful Apartheid - AfCFTA Secretary-General

Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has described the ban of some African countries after it recorded the Omicron variant of COVID-19 as a disgraceful……

Omicron is very dangerous – Deputy Director, UCC Health Service

Omicron is very dangerous – Deputy Director, UCC Health Service

The Deputy Director for the University of Cape Coast Health Service, Dr James Prah has emphasized that the Omicron virus is extremely risky and thus the needed precautions must be…

Noguchi Confirms 34 Omicron COVID-19 Cases in Ghana

Noguchi Confirms 34 Omicron COVID-19 Cases in Ghana

The Noguchi Memorial Institute, the number represents a 28% positive rate for the samples of returning travellers into the country.

No Vaccination, No Hospital Entry by 31st December 2021 – GHS to Health Workers

No Vaccination, No Hospital Entry by 31st December 2021 – GHS to Health Workers

The Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Da-costa Aboagye has said health workers who are not vaccinated by December 31, 2021, would not be permitted to…

7, 870 Children Receive 1st Pfizer COVID-19 Jab

7, 870 Children Receive 1st Pfizer COVID-19 Jab

About 7,870 children between 14 and 18 have taken their first Pfizer COVID-19 jab in the Greater Accra region, as part of government's efforts to prevent further spread of the…