Covid-19: I Sell Nose Masks Myself But I Don't Wear It; I Can't Breath — Some Ghanaians Share Experience
At Sege, the capital of the Ada West District in the Greater Accra Region, many residents say the nose mask is making them feel very uncomfortable.
According to them, not that they do not have it but the issue is that it suffocates them anytime they wear it.
Jun 13, 2020
Only Rich People Contract The Coronavirus — Sege Residents
Many residents of Sege, capital of the Ada West District in the Greater Accra Region, believe that COVID-19 affects only the rich, not the poor contrary to scientific facts.
While some of them said the coronavirus may exist somewhere in the world but not Ghana, others said even if it was in the country, the number of infected people were being exaggerated because few Ghanaians were rich enough to contract it.
Jun 13, 2020
We Have Medical Team On Standby To Deal With COVID-19 Case—Dean Of Faculty Of Ghanaian Languages Of UEW
The Ajumako Campus of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), in the Central Region, has put in place a standby medical team to attend and manage any case of Covid-19.
The Dean, Faculty of Ghanaian Languages, UEW, Ajumako Campus, Professor Charles Owu-Ewie, made the revelation when Zoomlion Ghana Limited disinfected the campus on Friday, (June 12, 2020).
Jun 13, 2020
Covid-19 Pandemic: UNICEF Highlights Unequal Access To Remote Schooling
UNICEF, has indicated that nearly 1.2 billion schoolchildren are struggling with remote learning in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The agency says inequalities in access to technology and materials needed for children to continue learning while schools are closed is desperately unequal in many parts of the world.
Jun 13, 2020
COVID-19: Cases increase To 11,118
Some 262 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Ghana.
The country’s total count as at 0400GMT on Saturday, June 13, 2020 is now 11,118.
Jun 13, 2020
Fears grow in Italy of post-Covid migrant emergency over summer
Concerns have surfaced in Italy that thousands of migrants will again begin to arrive on Italian shores, with coronavirus lockdown measures eased and NGO vessels recently resuming their patrols in the Mediterranean.
According to Italian newspaper reports quoting intelligence sources, more than 20,000 migrants are ready to depart from Libya.
© AP - Rene Rossignaud
Jun 13, 2020
University Of Ghana School Of Public Health Holds Online Training For Journalists On COVID-19
The University of Ghana School of Public Health has organised a Zoom virtual capacity building media training for some selected journalists and editors on the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The training dubbed 'COVID-19 Media Training' was meant among other things to bring to the fore the role of the media as well as how journalists should manage information flow and report facts on the coronavirus.
Jun 13, 2020
World Day Against Child Labour: DCE Urges Parents To Give Children Balanced Diet To Fight COVID-19
The Techiman North District Chief Executive (DCE) Hon Peter Mensah on Friday, June 12, 2020, held World Day Against Child Labour with a call on parents and caregivers to adopt the habit of giving their wards a well-balanced diet to boost their immune system to enable the Children to fight against COVID 19.
Speaking to newsmen after the celebration Hon Peter Mensah urged businesses and corporations to take moral responsibility and demonstrate compassion to stop employing child labour.
Jun 12, 2020
Covid-19 Hits Fish Farming
The demand for catfish has drastically reduced and put investors in catfish farming into financial distress due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This came up when the Eastern Regional Office of the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture led by Mr Francis Banks, the Regional Director of the Fisheries Commission, visited Blackman's Farms and Hatchery at Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region.
Jun 12, 2020
COVID-19: Contact Tracers In Ashanti Region Threatens Srike Over Cut In Allowance
Covid-19 contact tracers in the Ashanti Region have laid down their tools over a reduction in their allowances.
The personnel are agitating over the slashing of their daily stipend from 150 Ghana cedis to 70 Ghana cedis.
Jun 12, 2020
Tarkwa: Pregnant COVID-19 Patient Who Gave Birth During Quarantine Recovers
The pregnant COVID-19 patient who gave birth to a baby boy while on admission at the Tarkwa Apinto Government Hospital has recovered and discharged.
She was discharged after testing negative for COVID-19 twice in line with protocols.
Jun 12, 2020
London Fashion Week opens online as coronavirus shakes up industry
London has become the first of the four fashion capitals to take its runway shows online due to Covid-19 physical distancing. For the first time, womenswear and menswear shows were merged as the industry moves to reset its values to speed up economic recovery.
Instead of the glitzy catwalks and front VIP seats, spectators were treated on Friday to a whole new digital experience of London Fashion Week, as the British capital showcased the latest collections online, signing a new chapter in the coronavirus-hit industry.
REUTERS - Henry Nicholls
Jun 12, 2020
French fun parks reopen, desperate to regain revenue lost to Covid-19
For many, the summer vacation spells travel, holidays by the sea, and also time to hit the amusement parks. Across France, major attractions are gradually reopening with new hygiene measures in place, hoping desperately to make up for the millions of revenue lost during the Covid-19 lockdown.
One of the first amusement parks to reopen in France after the Covid-19 lockdown was the Puy du Fou, near Poitiers, in central France on Thursday.
AFP/ FRANK PERRY
Jun 12, 2020
Sevilla beat Betis as La Liga relaunches after three-month coronavirus lockdown
Sevilla saw off city rivals Real Betis 2-0 as Spanish football returned on Thursday night after a 12-week pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Before the kick-off players stood at a distance from each other around the centre circle for a minute of silence in memory of the 27,000 victims of the pandemic in the country.
AFP
Jun 12, 2020
Covid-19: Ensure PPE Are Available Before Schools Reopen — Vice-Chancellors To Govt
Vice-Chancellors Ghana is asking government to fast track the distribution of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) before final year students resume school on Monday.
Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, the Chairman of Vice-Chancellors Ghana, expects students to agitate for the PPE once schools resume.
Jun 12, 2020
COVID-19: Cases Hit 10,856, Recoveries Now 3,921
Ghana's COVID-19 case count has risen to 10,856.
This was after 498 new cases were confirmed.
Jun 12, 2020
Akufo-Addo Gives 50 Isuzu Vehicles To NCCE To Boost Public Education On COVID-19
President Akufo-Addo has given the National Commission for Civic Education, 50 Isuzu vehicles through the Office of the Chief of Staff to support the Commission’s public education campaign on COVID-19.
A sum of GHS2,517,000 has also been released to the Commission to facilitate its work on COVID-19 across the country.
Jun 12, 2020
Coronavirus Accelerating In Africa, Test Kits Needed - WHO
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is accelerating in Africa, spreading to the hinterland from capital cities where it arrived with travelers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
But the WHO said there was no indication that severe cases and deaths were being missed, nor has the virus caused significant infections in refugee camps across the continent.
Jun 12, 2020
Covid-19: Five More Persons Buried In Accra
Five more persons who succumbed to COVID-19 in the country have been buried at the Awudome Cemetry in Accra.
The burial was handled by the Public Health Directorate of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).
Jun 12, 2020
Covid-19: Students, Teachers Still At Risk, Mass Testing Needed – NDC
The opposition National Democratic Congress’ COVID-19 Technical Team has cautioned against a false sense of security following the easing of public gathering restrictions.
As schools prepare to open for some category of students in the coming days, the NDC feels the recent trends in the spread of the virus “do not suggest that students, teaching and non- teaching staff can avoid significant risk of exposure to the virus as the epidemic is not under control.”
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