Coronavirus updates As it happens (2020-06-25)

Jun 29, 2020

Covid-19: Final Year JHS Students To Resume School Tomorrow

Final Year Junior High School students will resume school tomorrow, Monday, June 29.

President Nana Akufo-Addo made this known on Sunday night, June 28.

Jun 29, 2020

Covid-19: Gov’t Procures 2.2m Face Mask For JHS Nationwide

Government says it has procured 2.2 million face masks to be distributed to Junior High Schools nationwide.

The masks are to be distributed to final year JHS students and non-teaching staff as school resume on Monday, June 29, 2020.

Jun 29, 2020

Covid-19: 83% Of Critically Ill Persons Have Fully Recovered – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo said 44 out of the 53 persons with COVID-19 who were critically ill in Ghana have fully recovered.

He indicated that the figure represents 83 percent of infected persons at the various Intensive Care Units (ICU) across health facilities in the country to have been discharged.

Jun 28, 2020

Covid-19: Ghana's Cases Hit 17,351

Coronavirus Cases in Ghana have increased to 17,351.

President Nana Akufo-Addo made this known on Sunday night, June 28.

Jun 28, 2020

Covid-19: Health Workers To Get 50% Allowance For Another Three Months

President Akufo-Addo has extended the incentive packages for health workers by additional three months.

He made the announcement on Sunday, June 28.

Jun 28, 2020

COVID-19 Burial Teams Call For Prayers; Need To Resources

Mr Aaron Amedzro, Ho Municipal Environmental Health Officer has appealed to the government to resource Coronavirus burial teams for “effective” and safe internment of victims of the pandemic.

He said the support given the burial teams was low despite the risk of infection and called for prayers for the team members.

Jun 28, 2020

Global Covid-19 Cases Exceed 10 million

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 10 million on Sunday.

According to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone in the spread of the respiratory disease that has so far killed almost half a million people in seven months.

Jun 28, 2020

Akufo-Addo To Addresses Nation Tonight On COVID-19 Measures

President Akufo-Addo will later tonight present his 13th nation address.

His address will be on measures being taken by the government to manage the rising cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.

Jun 28, 2020

Coronavirus: 9 More Die; Death Toll Now 112

Some nine more persons have succumbed to covid-19.

This brings to 112, the total number of persons who have succumbed to the disease in the country.

Jun 28, 2020

COVID-19: Ghana’s Cases Hit 16,742; Recoveries Now 12,720

Some 311 new cases of covid-19 have been confirmed.

This pushes Ghana’s cumulative count to 16,742.

Jun 28, 2020

Star-studded virtual concert raises over 6 billion euros for Covid-19 vaccine

Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson teamed up with the European Commission and the advocacy group Global Citizen for a fundraising drive that raised 6.15 billion euros for research to find a vaccine for the coronavirus. The virtual concert was streamed live across the world on Saturday.

The event began with a pledge from European Union Commission president Ursula von der Leyen of 4.9 billion euros from the European Investment Bank, in partnership with the commission.

AFP/File

Jun 28, 2020

France votes in run-off municipal elections after three month Covid-19 delay

Polling stations are open across France for the second round of municipal elections, three months after the first round was postponed due to Covid-19. Over 16 million people are eligible to vote in what is seen as a key test for President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party. After a restricted period of campaigning, the level of abstention is expected to be high.

Run-off elections will be held in 4,827 cities and towns around France where the first round of votes on 15 March was not decisive, with some 16.5 million adults eligible to participate.

REUTERS - JOEL SAGET

Jun 28, 2020

Covid-19 Fight: Dr. Isaac Dasmani Storms Bogoso Saturday Market

In his quest to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality, the municipal chief executive (MCE) for the area, Dr. Isaac Dasmani on Saturday, June 27 stormed the Bogoso market to check on the traders level of compliance with Covid-19 safety etiquette.

The exercise was aimed at enforcing the President’s directive on the mandatory use of nose masks to public places and to uphold public safety to assure residents that the markets are safe to trade.

Jun 28, 2020

Nigeria: COVID-19: SERAP Asks Court To Order FG, CBN To Name Beneficiaries Of Cash Payments, Donations

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja to order the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to “publicly identify and name Nigerians who have so far benefited from any cash payments, cash transfers, food distribution and other reliefs and palliatives during the lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states because of COVID-19.”

In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/657/2020 filed last week, SERAP is seeking: “an order for leave to apply for judicial review and an order of mandamus to compel Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, and Mr Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, to publish spending details of public funds and private sector donations to provide socio-economic benefits to the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people.”

Jun 28, 2020

Tetrete Foundation Reaches Out To Traders, Taxi Drivers On COVID-19

Tetrete Foundation (TF), a non-governmental organisation with links to the Wassa Amenfi Traditional Council has donated 3, 000 face masks to traders, taxi drivers, and Pragya drivers as well as the vulnerable in three capital towns in the Amenfi enclave.

The organisation also supplied 2, 000 flyers bearing directives and guidelines on the prevention of COVID-19.

Jun 28, 2020

Covid-19: Health Minister Tests Negative, Recovers

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is recovering from the Covid-19 infection.

According to the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Health Minister has tested negative for the infection and is set to get back to work shortly.

Kwaku Agyeman-Manu

Jun 28, 2020

Atiwa East NCCE Holds Sensitisation On COVID-19

The Atiwa East National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has since the inception of COVID-19 sensitized people in the District on the pandemic. The exercise has educated communities within the district on how the virus spread; signs and symptoms of the disease; prevention and treatment; Destigmatisation of victims of the virus, myth busters as well as presidential Directives aimed at tackling the spread of the disease.

The campaign was also targeted at enhancing citizens understanding and appreciation of the pandemic and why they should follow the safety protocols outlined by the Ghana Health Service and the World Health Organisation.

Jun 28, 2020

COVID-19: GSTS Alumni Association Supports Alma Mater With PPEs

Giants, Alumni of the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) in Takoradi, have supported their Alma Mater with Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

The alumni association raised a total of GHS 50,000 to assist the school's preparation towards the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jun 28, 2020

Africa Risks Being Left Behind In Search For COVID-19 Vaccine

Dr. John Nkengasong, Director-General of the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) has said unless stakeholders act now, Africa is at the risk of being left behind on the search for COVID-19 vaccine.

He suggested heads of member states, academia, researchers, media, manufacturing companies, and the private sector should play key roles.