Новости за 16.04.2020

Five bodies have been found on the streets in Kumasi in the Ashanti region. It is unclear the cause of their demise. It comes in the wake of Ghana rsquo;s fight against the global pandemic covid-19. Ultimate FM rsquo;s Isaac Bediako Justice reports on the Morning Starr that mortuary men in Kumasi are demanding that covid-19 test is conducted on the bodies before they attend to them. Meanwhile, Coronavirus case count in Ghana has seen a marginal increase rising from 636 to 641 as ...

The Controller and Accountant General rsquo;s Department says it has effected the three months tax relief for all health workers as directed by the President. According to the Accountant General, the relief will reflect in the salaries this month. In a Statement signed by the Acting Controller and Accountant General, Mr Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem also indicated that it is engaging the health ministry on the modalities for the computation of the 50% basic salary as allowance for frontlin ...

Ghana rsquo;s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Papa Owusu Ankomah is in ldquo;stable condition rdquo; after contracting the deadly virus. This is captured in a statement issued by the Ghana High Commission in London. ldquo;We wish to inform you that indeed the High Commissioner has been diagnosed with the COVID-19 and to assure all of you that he is in a stable condition, rdquo; the statement noted. ldquo;Meanwhile, we take this opportunity to entrea ...

A Deputy Minister of Health-designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye says he will focus on improving the efficiency of the various teams under the Ministry to kick out COVID-19 if approved. President Akufo-Addo nominated Bernard Okoe Boye as a Deputy Minister of Health-designate on April 6, 2020. The Deputy Minister-designate was vetted on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, During his vetting, he said as a Deputy Minister, he will work with his superiors to ensure the harmonization of ene ...

Some 83 infected persons have recovered from the novel Coronavirus in Ghana, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The 83 were part of the 268 confirmed cases under routine surveillance. Meanwhile, Ghana 39;s case count of COVID-19 has risen to 641. The GHS confirmed this on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, via its dedicated website on providing updates on the outbreak. ldquo;The five (5) new cases were recorded in the following locations; one from Adenta Municipali ...

The outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in the Upper West region has led to 40 deaths. Regional Minister, Hafiz Bin Salih, indicates that the region has recorded 258 cases of CSM with 40 deaths within the period of January 1 to April 12, 2020. He said the death rate of the disease stood at 15.5 per cent and described it as a worrying situation. Dr Bin Salih said this in Wa at a media briefing on the status of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and CSM cases in the reg ...

Ghana has recorded fresh cases bringing the total number to 641. The Ghana Health Service confirmed on Wednesday, April 15. ldquo;As of 14th April 2020, at 23:00HRS, a total of 50,719 persons have been tested with 641 being positive for COVID-19. The breakdown of the 641 positive cases is as follows: seventeen (17) have been treated, reverted to negative on repeat tests and discharged. Furthermore, 66 have tested negative once and awaiting the second test. This brings togethe ...