The Eastern Region has recorded two more cases of Covid-19 in the Nsawam Adoagyiri municipality and the Denkyembuor district. The two are part of the 51 confirmed cases the region has so far recorded. Sources close to Region’s health directorate have told JoyNews’ correspondent, Edwin Kofi Siaw that, the victim from Nsawam is a Ghanaian […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that the three-week partial lockdown on Greater Accra, Kasoa and Greater Kumasi will be lifted at 1 am on Monday, April 20, 2020. President Akufo-Addo made this known in a televised address on Sunday night (April 19, 2020). The president said the ease of restrictions was because of Ghana’s […]
As Covid-19 continues to spread across the US, President Donald Trump has given governors guidance on reopening state economies in the coming months. The guidelines for “Opening up America Again” outline three phases for states to gradually ease their lockdowns. Mr Trump promised governors they would be handling the process themselves, with help from the […]
The Minister of Health Kwaku Agyemang Manu has revealed that Ghana may not extend the two-week partial lockdown after it expires. According to him, the directive has so far been successful and the lockdown has made contact tracing in the past four days very effective, hence his belief that there may not be the need […]
SITUATIONAL REPORT ON STREET ANNOUNCEMENT FOR COVID 19 The Information Service Department of Nsawam Adoagyiri is leading a dawn and dusk sensitization on COVID 19 Pandemic throughout the entire municipality. This is to ensure that people aware of the disease and to increase knowledge on how to protect themselves to help stop its spread. The […]
The National Service Scheme(NSS) has suspended all affairs of the scheme which require public gatherings. This comes in the wake of the ban by President Akuffo-Addo on all public gatherings across the country. This was contained in the statement signed by Mustapha Yussif, the Executive Director of the National Service Scheme. Activities like National Service […]
Coronavirus, according to WHO is a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).
It is spread through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Some common signs of the infection includes respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. Extreme cases of the infection also includes pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.
Some countries in Africa have recorded a case or two of the virus, of which Ghana is a part. On Thursday,12th March, 2020, Ghana recorded her first case of the deadly coronavirus which was announced by the Health Minister Kwasi Agyemang-Manu. The two cases tested positive after laboratory tests from the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research.
For now, Ghanaians have been urged to abide by the precautions to prevent contracting the virus such as avoiding crowded places and suspending handshakes. And adapt to regular handwashing and the usage of hand sanitizers to avoid the transmission of COVID-19.
The United Nations has released US$15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to fund essential activities including monitoring the spread, investigating cases and operation of national laboratories towards containing the coronavirus (COVID-19). The UN fund has been released to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) who are the […]
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cautioned the citizenry to as a matter of urgency take public education on the COVID-19 (corona virus) disease seriously. He said given the deadly nature of the disease, embracing wholeheartedly such an education was critical for the safety of the people. President Nana Akufo-Addo, who was addressing Ghana’s 63rd […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says about 81 percent of Ghanaians presently have access to potable drinking water. According to him, this is an improvement from a previous 19 percent of people who didn’t have access to potable drinking water. “19 percent of our people do not have access to potable water but 81 percent of people […]