COVID-19 Updates

Ghana Records a New Variant of Coronavirus

Ghana Records a New Variant of Coronavirus

Ghana has recorded a new variant of the coronavirus, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced.

Coronavirus Still Prevalent, Keep to Safety Protocols - Sophia Akufo to Ghanaians

Coronavirus Still Prevalent, Keep to Safety Protocols - Sophia Akufo to Ghanaians

Madam Sophia Akuffo, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, National COVID-19 Trust Fund, on Friday urged Ghanaians to keep to the COVID-19 safety protocols as the virus is still prevalent.

UK Bans Arrivals from South America over Brazil Coronavirus Variant

UK Bans Arrivals from South America over Brazil Coronavirus Variant

Britain will ban arrivals from South American countries and Portugal because of concerns over a new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Thursday.

Coronavirus: Ghana’s Situation Alarming and Dire – GMA Warns

Coronavirus: Ghana’s Situation Alarming and Dire – GMA Warns

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has warned that the COVID-19 situation in the country is alarming and dire at this particular moment with the risk of a potential exponential rise in the…

Reopening of Schools: Ho Basic Schools Get 10,000 Nose Masks

Reopening of Schools: Ho Basic Schools Get 10,000 Nose Masks

As part of measures to fight against the Coronavirus as schools across the country resume in the next couple of days, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho central, Benjamin Komla Kpodo has donated recycle…

Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Pass Three Million — CDC

Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Pass Three Million — CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa topped three million as of Sunday as the death toll from the disease hits 72,121, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and…

Rwanda Launches Largest Treatment Centre Amidst Coronavirus Surge

Rwanda Launches Largest Treatment Centre Amidst Coronavirus Surge

Rwanda has launched its largest treatment centre for Covid-19 patients, which is expected to provide relief for overwhelmed hospitals across the country.

Disinfect Schools on Quarterly Basis - School Heads in Upper East Appeal to Gov't

Disinfect Schools on Quarterly Basis - School Heads in Upper East Appeal to Gov't

Senior High Schools and Basic schools in the Upper East Region on Friday, January 8 2021, witnessed a massive disinfection exercise ahead of schools reopening on January 15.

Pfizer Says its Coronavirus Vaccine Appears to Work Against U.K., South Africa Variants

Pfizer Says its Coronavirus Vaccine Appears to Work Against U.K., South Africa Variants

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus discovered in the UK and South Africa, according to a lab…

Africa Left with Few Options for Vaccines, South Africa Says

Africa Left with Few Options for Vaccines, South Africa Says

Africa has few options to procure Covid-19 vaccines as the outbreak of the disease worsens across many parts of the continent, South Africa’s presidency said.  Pfizer Inc.