Tag Archives: Covid-19

The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has hinted that President, Akufo-Addo is set to ease restrictions at Ghana’s land borders. The Minister also indicated that the President has also been meeting on the rising cost of fuel in Ghana, which is currently at GHS 10 per litre. This has compelled …

The World Bank has said even though COVID-19 has not helped Ghana’s economic standing, the situation started getting bad before than pandemic hit.   Speaking at the 65th Independence Day Lecture held at the Economics Department of the University of Ghana, Legon, on Monday, March 7, 2022, on the ‘state …

With the year winding to a close, President Nana Akufo-Addo has backed down from the initial target to vaccinate 20 million Ghanaians before the end of 2021. He now views the end of the first quarter of 2022 as a more feasible target. “That 20 million target, we may not …

Popular Jamaican dancehall artiste, Anthony Moses Davis, popularly known as Beenie Man, was arrested a few days ago by Ghanaian authorities for allegedly evading COVID-19 quarantine.   MyGhanaMedia.com information suggests that Beenie Man tested positive for the virus upon arrival at the Kotoka International Airport last week and was sent …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be addressing the nation on the measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic today, Wednesday December 15. The 27th address on the pandemic is scheduled to take place at 8PM.       Fellow Ghanaians Update No. 27: Measures taken to combat spread of Coronavirus. …

The Covid-19 has placed a heavy toll on human and economic development in Ghana and the Ashanti Region has been one of the regions being affected by this pandemic. The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate today, 6 December, 2021 has launched the Ashanti Regional Covid-19 Vaccination Month with the aim of …

Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Ghana, Dr. Priscilla Twumasi Baffuor has said that government’s over expenditure in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the economy. Speaking on Newsfile, on Saturday, she explained that there was much-unplanned expenditure including freebies like free electricity …

The Ghana Health Service will today, Friday, innoculate Ghanaians above the age of 17years who have not yet been vaccinated against the Covid-19 pandemic in the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate.   Aside from that section of the general public, individuals who have received just the first jab of the …

The Government of Ghana on Saturday, September 4, received one of its largest shipment of Covid-19 vaccines yet – 1.2 doses of Moderna vaccines through the COVAX Facility. A delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Health, Mr Mahama Asei Seini on behalf of government received the vaccines at the …

A 55-year-old Covid-19 patient has been found dead after he escaped from the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital’s Covid Center in the Western Region. Narrating the sad event to Connect FM on Thursday, August 19, Deputy Director of Nursing Services for Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital Justina Amo Yartey said the deceased, …