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Covid-19:Gov’t urged to scrap taxes on PPE’s
on: by Radia Sambare
Dr Thomas Anaba former medical director for Ridge hospital now Greater Accra Regional Hospital has appealed to the government to scrap all taxes on gloves and face masks. He indicated that it will reduce the cost of producing and importing the
MP not enthused over Covid -19 testing fee for non-West Africans
on: by Radia Sambare
Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament (MP) for the North-Tongu constituency in the Volta Region, has disagreed with government’s decision to maintain the $150 COVID-19 testing fee for non-ECOWAS members. He is if the view that, this is not the
Covid-19:Ghana ready to procure its vaccines by June-Akufo-Addo
on: by Radia Sambare
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that by the end of June 2021, a total of 17.6 million covid-19 vaccine doses would be procured for Ghanaians through bilateral and multilateral means. In his 23rd national address on Sunday,on measures taken against
Stakeholders Discuss Peace Ahead of Crucial Polls in Ghana
on: by Fernil News
A conversation on promoting peace ahead of Ghana’s general elections has been held in Kumasi, the country’s second largest city with a call on stakeholders to do more to contribute to a peaceful election on December 7. The event which was
US President Trump to leave hospital Monday
on: by Joseph Ekufreku Ntsiful
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he will leave the hospital later in the day after being treated for COVID-19. Trump said on Twitter that he will leave Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at 6:30 p.m. EST on Monday. “Feeling
Trump taken to Walter Reed Medical Center after coronavirus diagnosis
on: by Fernil News
US. President Donald Trump has been taken to the Walter Reed Medical Center as a precaution after testing positive for the coronavirus, local media reported Friday. White House later said that Trump will spend the coming days in the hospital just
Five more die from COVID-19; death toll now 261
on: by Fernil News
The Ghana Health Service reported that eight more persons have succumbed to the deadly COVID-19 in Ghana, five more people have been reported dead from the virus, taking the country’s death toll to 261. The total case count of the highly
US to pay Pfizer, Germany’s BioNTech $2 billion for 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses
on: by Fernil News
The United States will pay nearly $2 billion for 100 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. Shares of the U.S. drugmaker jumped 5% about an hour before the opening bell. The