The Ghana Health Service (GHS) said evidence locally and internationally shows that vaccination against the Covid-19 accounts for the steady decline in positive cases. Additionally, improving adherence to Covid-19 safety and enforcement protocols also contributed significantly to the decline. Ghana has recorded 128 positive cases of COVID-19 this September, 273 in August and 500 in July, this year. The GHS said as of September …

  Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information, has said government’s topmost priority was economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and called on the media to offer the needed support. He said the coronavirus pandemic had affected the Nation’s economy, and that as the construction of the Executive arm of Government was being completed with the nomination of heads of the …

The Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region has recorded its first COVID-19 death. Mr William Asamoah, the District Disease Surveillance Officer who told the Ghana News Agency in an interview said the deceased would be buried according to medical advice. He gave the assurance that the District’s COVID-19 response team would continue to step up their surveillance programme by putting into use all COVID-19 protocols …

  A fifty-five year old man, Paulus Okine met his untimely death whilst trying to escape from the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital (ENRH) COVID-19 Centre in Effia near Sekondi in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The deceased was referred to the COVID-19 Centre from the Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department yesterday August 18, 2021. Mr Christian Baidoo, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of ENRH …

  R. Kelly recently received his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine inside of prison. R. Kelly is currently sitting behind bars as he awaits trial for sex crime charges but he’s made several attempts to receive bail. He’s been deemed a flight risk, especially after reports emerged claiming that he and his entourage were planning to leave the country. …

A police officer known on social media as ‘illegal rapper’ has released a public education track in support of government efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The track by officer Kojo Emma was shared on Twitter by a local news portal, Pulse Ghana. The track tiled “Stay At Home,” he said was his contribution to educating the general public. It …

South Africa’s Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has become the fourth member of the executive to test positive for coronavirus. Mr Mthembu was tested on Monday after displaying symptoms, the presidency said. He has gone into quarantine along with everyone who came into close contact with him. The minister tweeted that he had abdominal pain: Today I visited the …

The “Happy” singer also gave an update on her parent’s health who also tested positive for the coronavirus. “Thanking God that my mom is out of the hospital and my dad is doing well. Needless to say, this will be a very different Christmas.. but still filled with gratitude and love.” She added, “Merry Christmas Eve.” Health is a top …

    Following a near-fatal battle with COVID-19 that resulted in a trip to the ICU, Jeremih is feeling better and getting his life back in order. For his first sit-down interview following the health scare, the Chicago native spoke with Kendra G of WGCI on Thursday (December 24) about the emotional whirlwind of the past month. Jeremih, who had never been to a hospital …

  Dr. Dre hasn’t been acting like he’s concerned about the coronavirus pandemic, so he shouldn’t get special treatment in his divorce proceedings … that’s what his estranged wife thinks, anyway. Nicole Young wants her ex to sit for a deposition, in-person, despite COVID-19 restrictions — and according to new docs, obtained by TMZ, she’s not buying his claim it …