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COVID-19 Trust Fund will be very active this week with distribution – Sophia Akuffo
on: by Radia Sambare
The Minister in a letter said “reference His Excellency the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announcement on 27th March 2020 which imposed restrictions on the movement of people within the Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi as part of measures to curb
Nobody should take coronavirus lightly – Bawumia warns Ghanaians
on: by Radia Sambare
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has warned Ghanaians against taking the COVID-19 pandemic as lightly. “Nobody should take COVID-19 lightly”, Dr Bawumia cautioned when he visited the COVID-19 Call Centre in Accra on Thursday, 16 April 2020. The disease has, so far,
Coronavirus: Number of recovered persons rises to 17
on: by Radia Sambare
Seventeen infected persons have recovered from the novel coronavirus, according to the Ghana Health Service. “We have 17 persons who have recorded double negatives and are obviously clinically cured,” Dr. Patrick Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service disclosed at
Lockdown: I also feed on food prepared for the vulnerable – Gender Minister
on: by Radia Sambare
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) Hon Cynthia Morrison has revealed she has been eating food meant to be given to the vulnerable in the society during the lockdown. “I and my team, all eat from the food
Partial lockdown must be extended to check spread of coronavirus – Govt Statistician
on: by Radia Sambare
The Government Statistician has expressed the need for an extension of the partial lockdown (movement of people) to further check the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim told the Ghanaian Times in an interview yesterday that the
Coronavirus: Staff of 56 treatment centers to benefit from 50% pay rise – MoH
on: by Radia Sambare
Staff of 56 treatment centres under the Ghana Health Service and Teaching Hospitals including the University of Ghana Medical Centre and also the Bank of Ghana Hospital are to benefit from the increase in basic salary recently announced by the president,
COVID-19: Disregard for social distancing amidst lockdown dangerous – GMA warns
on: by Radia Sambare
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is warning of more danger should Ghanaians fail to observe the social distance protocol despite the lockdown order in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Seven days into the lockdown, there are reports of some Ghanaians,
Ghana expected to receive full complement of $100m COVID-19 fund today
on: by Radia Sambare
Ghana is expected to have full complement of the $100m COVID-19 fund from the World Bank today April 6, 2020. The money is expected to go into various programmes and activities to fight the pandemic. The World Bank over the weekend