Coronavirus updates As it happens (2020-04-22)
Apr 22, 2020
Covid-19: Ghana Conducts Over 80,000 Individual Tests — Noguchi Clarifies
Professor William Ampofo, Head of Virology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), explaining the procedures involved in testing samples for COVID-19 at a media briefing in Accra on Wednesday, indicated that each individual's samples were grouped into four pools in the laboratory.
He said they often took four specimen or samples- throat swab, nasal swab, sputum and nasal lavage- from each person for testing, in order to enhance the accuracy of the test result.
Apr 22, 2020
Covid-19: Presidential Advisor Dismisses Reports That 15,000 Ghanaians Will Die
It was also not true that three million Ghanaians would be infected with the novel Coronavirus, according to Presidential Advisor on Health.
These projections were attributed to him following an interview he granted to a media house in Accra on Tuesday night, during which he was asked to project Ghana's pre-peak case scenario based on some developed models.
Apr 22, 2020
3.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hit US Amid Coronavirus Scare
The United States has suffered an earthquake amid the coronavirus scare.
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook Los Angeles, California, US.
Apr 22, 2020
Covid-19: 810 Persons Arrested During Lockdown – Police
A total of 810 people were arrested by the Ghana Police Service during the partial lockdown.
These suspects were picked up across the country for violating the restrictions on movement.
Apr 22, 2020
Ahead Of Ramadan: Muslims Will Respect COVID-19 Safety Protocols – Chief Imam Assures Akufo-Addo
The Chief Imam of Ghana, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has assured President Akufo-Addo that the Muslim community will respect all existing protocols put in place to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus in Ghana as they begin their annual Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.
The Chief Imam made the commitment at a meeting with Muslim leaders called at the instance of the President at the Jubilee House today, Wednesday, 22 April 2020, to discuss modalities ahead of the revered annual Muslim time of spiritual reflection, self-improvement and heightened devotion and worship.
Apr 22, 2020
Madagascar Discovers Local Herb For Coronavirus
Amid the medical race to find an effective vaccine for the coronavirus that is currently spreading around the world, Madagascar, a southern Africa, could possibly process a tea from a local plant to cure the disease.
The coronavirus disease appeared first in 2019 in Wuhan city in China. The disease was, first identified in Wuhan and Hubei, both in China early December 2019. The original cause still unknown, it remains a puzzle and an enigma for the world scientific community.
Apr 22, 2020
Covid-19: Kpone Residents Disappointed In Akufo-Addo For Lifting Partial Lockdown
Some of the residents in Kpone in Accra said Ghana was at a critical stage in the fight against COVID-19 therefore lifting the restriction on movement could derail the progress made so far.
They explained that areas which were locked down could have remained in isolation from the rest of the country to test if the case count had stabilized.
Apr 22, 2020
COVID-19: Noguchi Explains Ghana's Enhanced Testing Capacity
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has explained how the country has been able to increase its testing capacity of samples for the novel coronavirus.
The Head of Virology at Noguchi, Professor William Ampofo, speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, said testing labs had resorted to pooling samples to become more efficient.
Apr 22, 2020
COVID-19: I Stood Up And Acted Like A Man To Protect The People — Akufo-Addo Laments Effect Of Ongoing Ban
Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, President Akufo-Addo says he will continue to take tough and difficult decisions that will protect Ghanaians until the deadly bug is kicked out completely.
The President noted that although some of the decisions may be unbearable to many, there will be joy in the end.
Apr 22, 2020
Covid-19: ECOWAS Leaders Holds Virtual Summit Tomorrow To Intensify Fight
West African leaders will tomorrow, April 23 hold an extraordinary session through video conference to discuss the Coronavirus situation and the impact of the pandemic on countries under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Before this extraordinary summit, the Ministers in charge of finance and the governors of central banks from the region have also held a virtual extraordinary session on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, on the COVID-19 situation.