Tag: covid-19
Nigeria’s Cross River state doctors begin strike
Doctors in Cross River state in southern Nigeria have started an indefinite strike over poor coronavirus management.
It’s the only state in the country where...
Madagascar imposes lockdown to curb coronavirus infections
Madagascar has placed one of its main regions, which covers the capital, Antananarivo, back under a strict lockdown following a surge in coronavirus infections.
The...
Covid-19: Women’s Rights Groups in Ghana Enjoy Funding from Canada
The Global Affairs Canada and the High Commission of Canada have provided additional funding to women’s rights groups in Ghana, in its ongoing Women’s...
Tanzania shuts centres handling Covid-19 patients
Tanzania has closed most centres designated to handle Covid-19 patients.
The government said that a significant drop in the number of coronavirus infections led to...
Strike leaves Sierra Leone Covid patients ‘without care’
A doctors' strike in Sierra Leone has left Covid-19 patients in some of the main treatment centres without care.
The doctors say they were promised...
‘CORONA QUACKS’: The Problem with Anas Aremeyaw Anas
Watching Anas Aremeyaw Anas' exposé on the shameless quackery that makes Ghana's battle against the COVID-19 pandemic no easier, I was disappointed. The sequel...
COVID-19: Provision of free water over – Ghana Water
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced that the provision of free water as part of the Covid-19 relief package ends at the...
Senegalese president goes into quarantine
Senegal's President Macky Sall has quarantined himself after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.
The president himself tested negative but will...
‘OBI MAN SO’: Foreign-Based Ghanaian Footballers Call For Help, Amid COVID-19...
Most weeks, they'd be playing football for at least 90 minutes but, in these 90 seconds, they pleaded.
Earnestly.
With the background of a leaning signpost...
Ghana records 85 Covid-19 deaths as recoveries hit over 10k from...
Ghana has recorded 85 Covid-19 deaths, according to the health service.
An update on the Ghana Health Service's website also indicate 514 new cases shooting...
