Coronavirus updates As it happens (2020-08-16)
Aug 16, 2020
Covid19 Test Results Now Available In 48 Hours – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has indicated that the time it takes to produce coronavirus test results in Ghana has reduced from two weeks to about 48 hours.
According to him, test results are now available within 48 hours.
Aug 16, 2020
COVID-19: Ghana’s Cases Hit 42,532
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ghana is seeing another rise.
This follows the confirmation of 322 new infections on Sunday, August 16.
Aug 16, 2020
French fear more for their health than their wealth in Covid-19 pandemic
People in France are more worried about health, rather than the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a poll published in the newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.
The Ifop poll, carried out between 13 and 14 August on just over 1,000 people over the age of 18, revealed that 52 percent of them had faith in the government to assist companies struggling in the fallout of the virus that has claimed more than 30,000 lives in France.
Aug 16, 2020
Akufo-Addo Addresses Nation Tonight On COVID-19
President Akufo-Addo will address Ghanaians this evening, Sunday, August 16 on the measures put in place to counter the Coronavirus pandemic.
Tonight’s address will be the 15th of its kind.
Aug 16, 2020
France to call for masks at work as daily Covid-19 infections top 3,300
The French government is to call for face masks to be worn in all shared workspaces, as health officials reported a new post-lockdown high in daily coronavirus infections.
The public health agency on Saturday registered 3,310 fresh cases in the latest 24-hour period, continuing the upward trend of new highs not seen since April.
Aug 15, 2020
COVID-19 Double Hit Black Girls – UNFPA Country Rep
Mr Niyi Ojuolape, the Country Representative for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), at the weekend said the outbreak of COVID-19 has doubled the plight of the 'black girl', especially in the developing world as their welfare was being overlooked.
“Being a black girl is hard. Being a black girl in the West is harder, as racism and gender inequality presents additional inhibitions.
Aug 15, 2020
France's secret spaces flourish in the aftermath of coronavirus lockdown
The unsung wonders of France are getting their moment in the sun due to the coronavirus.
Places such as the Creuse and the Haute-Vienne, in central France, the Moselle in the east, the Sarthe and the Ardennes have been perennially eclipsed by glitzier venues of the Cote D'Azur in the south or the Ile de Ré over to the west.
Aug 15, 2020
Modi says Covid-19 vaccine will reach all Indian citizens as soon as ready
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised that India's 1.3 billion citizens will all have rapid access to the coronavirus vaccine once ready, as he rolled out several national projects including digital health records for all citizens and internet services in India's 600,000 villages, on the country's Independence Day.
In scaled-down celebrations for the 74th anniversary of independence, Narendra Modi said economic self-reliance would be a cornerstone of his policies.
Aug 15, 2020
GIZ, SECO, Handover COVID-19 Support Items To Ministry Of Food And Agriculture
The GIZ- Competitive Cashew Initiative (ComCashew) programme, with joint funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other essential health supplies to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA).
Adhering to strict social distancing protocols, the event was attended by the Swiss Ambassador, H.E. Philipp Stalder, the GIZ Ghana Country Director, Regina Bauerochse Barbosa, the Minister of State at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Hon. Dr Gyiele Nurah, the Director of Crop services, Mr. Seth Osei Akoto among others.
Aug 15, 2020
Covid-19: Caritas Ghana Dialogues To Re-Integrate Vulnerable People Affected By Pandemic
CARITAS Ghana Catholic Secretariat has held a day’s dialogue to facilitate and support resettlement and reintegration of vulnerable populations affected by COVID-19 pandemic in Kumasi, Ashanti regional capital.