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COVID-19: Don’t lift ban on public gatherings – GMA orders Akufo-Addo
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has cautioned President Akufo-Addo ahead of a possible Presidential address today, Sunday, May 10, 2020 not to lift the ban on public gatherings.
The GMA in a press release dated Saturday, May 9, 2020,…
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All COVID-19 Patients In Korle Bu Treated And Discharged
The Covid-l9 treatment centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has successfully treated and discharged all seven patients who were on admission, a statement from the hospital said.
The release signed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ,…
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COVID-19 Cases Ghana Still In Danger – GHS Warns
Data on Ghana’s rate of COVID-19 infections shows the country’s case count has peaked, a top official of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed.
Director of Public Health at the GHS, Dr Ebenezer Badu Sarkodie, said that the rate of…
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Gov’t Expands COVID-19 Test Centres – Deputy Health Minister
The Government has expanded the number of Covid-19 testing facilities with two more laboratories within few weeks, Deputy Minister of Health, that’s according to the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye.
The additions are the…
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Nigeria’s Coronavirus Deaths Jump To 93
Coronavirus related deaths in Nigeria have risen to 93 as of May 4, 2020.
As of May 3, deaths related to the virus were 87 in Nigeria.
But the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in a tweet on May 4th says the deaths have increased by six,…
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Building 94 New Hospitals In A Year Impossible – Sipa Yankey
Former Minister of Health Dr George Sipa-Adjah Yankey has said it is impossible for any government to build more than 80 new hospitals in one year.
According to him, “It is not feasible,” emphasizing on the fact that procurement…
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UK Records 621 New Coronavirus Deaths
Some 621 new coronavirus related deaths have been reported across the United Kingdom (UK). The UK Department of Health and Social Care made this known in a tweet around 4:19pm on May 2, 2020.
It says “As of 9am 2 May, there have been…
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FDA Cautions Public Over Use Of Naphthalene For COVlD-19 Treatment
The Food and Drugs Authonty (FDA) is raising an alert over the use of Naphthalene (commonly called Camphor of Mothbalts) for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19.
The Authority in a statement signed by its Chief Executive Officer,…
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KNUST, Incas Develop Test Kit For Detecting COVID-19
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Ghanaian diagnostic company, Incas Diagnostics, have developed a Covid-19 test kit that gives results between 15-20 minutes.
According to a statement signed by the…
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Bekwai Gets COVID-19 Isolation Centre
PLANS HAVE reached advanced stages for the creation of a COVID-19 Isolation Center at Bekwai in the Ashanti Region.
Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, said the center would boost the treatment of the persons who test positive for…
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