Tag Archives: Covid-19

Covid-19 Pandemic Costs Ghana GH¢ 25.3 Billion – Akufo-Add   President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said the country lost more than GH¢13.5 billion in revenue in 2020 because of the economic shocks induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. In his state of the nation address to Parliament, the President said with additional …

Parliament has recorded 12 more cases of the COVID-19 virus within its enclave. Most of the cases involve auxiliary members of the House with a few being Members of Parliament (MPs). These persons tested positive after a Coronavirus re-testing exercise was conducted ahead of today’s resumption of parliamentary sitting following …

Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has been appointed as chairman of a new committee on the development and manufacturing of a COVID-19 vaccine for the country. Addressing the nation in his 24th update on measures taken against the novel coronavirus, President Akufo-Addo said “…I …

President Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that the Covid-19 vaccines are safe and would not pose any threat to the health of any citizen. “I know there are still some who continue to express doubts about the vaccine, others have expressed reservations about its efficacy, with some taking sides with conspiracy …

Some 60 health workers at the Savelugu Hospital in the Northern Region have tested positive for Covid-19. This follows mass testing of staff of the hospital after an upsurge of cases in the Savelugu Municipality. Sources say there are still some samples at the laboratory yet to be tested. The …

The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, Dr. Alexander Dodoo has revealed that children, pregnant women, people with allergies and underlying health conditions, and the aged will not be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Ghana is expected to receive 19.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of June …

  The Ghana Media Association (GMA) has advised the government to with immediate effect reintroduce the restrictions on all forms of gatherings.   General Secretary of the GMA, Dr. Justice Yankson said restrictions on funerals, parties, weddings and all other events should be reintroduced. He said the restrictions are long …

Addressing the nation on Sunday, President Akufo-Addo warned that due to surge in COVID-19 cases, the police will deal with anyone flouting the protocols Ghana has recorded the new variant of COVID-19 following recent genomic sequencing by scientists in the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced. The infected persons who are mainly …

Ghana has recorded two (2) additional COVID -19 related deaths in the within the  Christmas season, bringing total deaths to 335.     According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) report, two other patients are in critical condition and Active cases as of 26th December stand still at 884. They …

Information reaching myghanamedia.com newsroom has stated that the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday 30 December 2020 meet cabinet to decide on the possible re-opening of schools in January.   This was disclosed by the member 9f Parliament of Ofoase-Ayirebi who double as Information Minister, Hon Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. …