Новости за 13.04.2020

A new laboratory at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho in the Volta Region is expected to begin operations next week. This follows the detection of nine COVID-19 cases in the Volta Region. The laboratory which is said to be ready for operations has been awaiting approval from the National Reference Laboratory and Noguchi. In a Citi News interview, Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa said the laboratory will soon be operationalized to enhance effort ...

The Police scatter a birthday party at West Legon on Sunday evening after a tip-off. The party, which was held to mark one the reveller rsquo;s birthday, was held amid the Coronavirus-induced partial lockdown of Accra. The birthday celebrant and one of the hosts of the party were subsequently arrested. The two persons were held for being in possession of a weapon suspected to be unauthorised. Police are currently awaiting documentation on the weapons as part of investi ...

Government is appealing to benevolent organizations and individuals to ensure social distancing while distributing relief packs to the vulnerable during the coronavirus lockdown. Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, made the appeal on behalf of government. In a tweet, he says ldquo;we encourage all who are involved in distributing relief packs to the vulnerable to ensure social distancing is observed. rdquo; http://cdn.modernghana.com/images/content/413202 ...

Two Niger nationals who were arrested by police officers during the lockdown period have tested positive for COVID-19. According to police, the two, who were stopped while they were on board a taxi cab with their luggage, could not give tangible reasons for their movement, sparking suspicion hence their arrest. Further investigations by police triggered a medical test on them at the Ridge Hospital. Citi News lsquo; Umaru Sanda Amadu reported that, ldquo;on April 5, they [ ...

Angry residents of Manso Tontokrom district in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region are pleading with President Akufo-Addo to call their District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr. William Asante Bediako to order for disrespecting them. According to them, Mr. Asante Bediako has been involved in the mining activities in the area ever since he became a DCE in 2017. They are also is accusing him of distressing and interfering with the activities of small scale miners in the dist ...

Ghana rsquo;s COVID-19 case count has risen to 566. This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 158 new cases from what it detected in its last update. An update by the Ghana Health Service showed that new cases were also reported in the Western and Volta regions, which now become the ninth and tenth regions respectively to confirm a case of COVID-19. Health authorities attribute the increasing number of cases to the ongoing enhanced surveillance exercise. ldquo;As o ...