COVID-19 Updates

Rwanda Begins Vaccinating Vulnerable Against COVID-19

Rwanda Begins Vaccinating Vulnerable Against COVID-19

Rwanda has started its first phase of vaccination against COVID-19 with the limited 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine administered to high-risk groups, including frontline workers.

Upper East Region Records 26 Coronavirus Related Deaths

Upper East Region Records 26 Coronavirus Related Deaths

The Upper East Regional Health Directorate has so far recorded 26 COVID-19 related deaths in the region since the first case of the virus was reported in April 2020.

FDA, Cuba Discuss Production of Coronavirus Vaccine

FDA, Cuba Discuss Production of Coronavirus Vaccine

Delese Darko, Chief Executive Officer, Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has met with Pedro Luis Despaigne Gonzalez, the Cuban Ambassador to Ghana, to discuss progress on the development of Cuba’s COVID…

Africa's Death Toll has Increased by 40 Percent

Africa's Death Toll has Increased by 40 Percent

Covid-19 induced deaths in Africa increased by 40 percent in the last month, pushing Africa’s death toll from the pandemic towards 100,000, about one year since the first reported case…

Ghana Confirms 12 more Coronavirus Deaths, 554 New Infections

Ghana Confirms 12 more Coronavirus Deaths, 554 New Infections

Ghana's COVID-19 death toll on Thursday, inched closer to half a thousand following the confirmation of 12 new fatalities by the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

World Bank to Provide US$120 Million for Ghana's Coronavirus Fight

World Bank to Provide US$120 Million for Ghana's Coronavirus Fight

Ghana is expected to receive a loan of US$120 million from the World Bank to help tackle the ravaging coronavirus pandemic.

‘We Don’t Know When We Will Have Vaccine’ – Kwaku Agyeman-Manu

‘We Don’t Know When We Will Have Vaccine’ – Kwaku Agyeman-Manu

The Minister-designate for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has said that the government does not know the specific date the country will have its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines.

Five Hotspots Identified in Ashanti Region

Five Hotspots Identified in Ashanti Region

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has identified five (5) Covid-19 hotspots in the Ashanti Region as the virus surges across Ghana. The Ashanti Region Health Director, Dr.

Japan to Discard Millions of Pfizer Vaccine Doses Because it has Wrong Syringes

Japan to Discard Millions of Pfizer Vaccine Doses Because it has Wrong Syringes

Millions of people in Japan will not receive Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine as planned due to a shortage of specialist syringes – an oversight that could frustrate the country’s inoculation programme.…

South Africa to Give Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

South Africa to Give Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

South Africa’s health minister says the country will begin administering the unapproved Johnson & Johnson vaccine to its front-line health workers next week.