COVID-19 Updates

NETRIGHT Supports Women’s Rights Organisations with PPE

NETRIGHT Supports Women’s Rights Organisations with PPE

Network for Women's Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) has presented some Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to five Women’s Rights Organisations, Informal Economy Women Groups and Persons with Disabili…

Ghana Unlikely to Secure Coronavirus Vaccine by March 2021 – Pharmacist

Ghana Unlikely to Secure Coronavirus Vaccine by March 2021 – Pharmacist

Pharmacist, Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, has downplayed the possibility of Ghana securing COVID-19 vaccines by March 2021 as the reality on the ground does not support such optimism.

Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases near 2.6m Mark – Africa CDC

Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases near 2.6m Mark – Africa CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 2,597,090 as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

Another New Coronavirus Strain Found in Nigeria: Africa CDC

Another New Coronavirus Strain Found in Nigeria: Africa CDC

Africa's top public health official said on Thursday that a new strain of the coronavirus has been found in Nigeria, the continent's most populous country.

Pfizer, U.S. Strike 100 Million Coronavirus Vaccine Deal with 70 Million due by June

Pfizer, U.S. Strike 100 Million Coronavirus Vaccine Deal with 70 Million due by June

The United States government will pay Pfizer Inc nearly $2 billion for 100 million additional doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to bolster its supply as the country grapples with a nationwide spike…

Coronavirus: Government to Renew Imposition of Restriction Act

Coronavirus: Government to Renew Imposition of Restriction Act

Government has announced plans to renew the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012), which expired on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.

Coronavirus: GTA will Close Down Non-Compliant Tourist Facilities

Coronavirus: GTA will Close Down Non-Compliant Tourist Facilities

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has threatened to close down tourist facilities that fail to enforce COVID-19 protocols.

President to Firm up School Reopening after Cabinet Meeting on December 30

President to Firm up School Reopening after Cabinet Meeting on December 30

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is receiving briefings from COVID-19 Technical Taskforce on limited school re-openings and would make a firm decision on school reopening in January 2021 after a…

GH¢320 Million COVID-19 Package Expended on Health Workers— Baffour Awuah

GH¢320 Million COVID-19 Package Expended on Health Workers— Baffour Awuah

The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awwuah, has said GH¢320 million was expended on health workers as part of the COVID-19 pandemic relief packages of the…

FULL TEXT: Akufo-Addo’s 20th Address to the Nation on Measures to Fight Coronavirus

FULL TEXT: Akufo-Addo’s 20th Address to the Nation on Measures to Fight Coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening

Let me thank you, yet again, for welcoming me into your homes – this being the 20th time since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country, and…