The closure of borders, social distancing, wearing of nose masks and lockdowns characterised the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic which started in late 2019, spreading to other parts
Release Frontiers Airport Covid Contract- GACL Ordered
Right to Information Commission has ordered the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) to release its contract with Frontiers Health Services to the media within 7 days. Per a report
Covid-19 Vaccine: Over 1m Doses Expired – Auditor-General
Over a million doses of vaccines received at the National Cold Room and issued to user facilities had expired at the various Districts and Regions, Auditor General Report indicated.
COVID Blows GH¢11.751bn
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Health Minister The Auditor-General (AG), Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has revealed that a total of GH¢11,750,683,059.11 was expended by the government on COVID-19 between the period of March 2020
National Covid-19 Vaccine Campaign Yields Results
Ariane von Maercker handing over the office equipment to Dr. Aboagye Dacosta A national COVID-19 vaccination sensitization campaign has yielded some significant results after its implementation over a three-month period.
‘Scrap 1% COVID-19 Levy’
Sampson Awingobit THE IMPORTERS and Exporters Association of Ghana has called for the removal of the 1% COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy in the 2023 Budget Statement. The General Secretary
KBTH Intensifies Covid Vaccination Over Rise In Cases
Management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has intensified the mop-up exercise for Covid-19 vaccination following the recent rise in cases among patients and health workers. The vaccination exercise is
COVID Fund Disburses GH¢53m
Madam Sophia Akuffo THE COVID-19 National Trust Fund, the emergency fund set up in 2020 to mobilise resources to support government in its management of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Gov’t Blows GHC12bn On COVID-19
Ken Ofori-Atta Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has told Parliament that government mobilised a total of GH¢18.19 billion to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country for
‘Resume Wearing Of Face Masks’
THE GHANA Health Service (GHS) has urged the public to go back to the wearing of face masks in the light of the reported emergence of new strains of
Impact Of COVID-19, Crew And Congestion On The Shipping Industry
WHILE THE COVID-19 pandemic resulted in few direct claims for the marine insurance sector, the impact on the welfare of crews and the boom in shipping and port congestion,
Ghana’s COVID-19 Cases Inch Up
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has started recording an increase in COVID-19 cases following the easing of measures against the spread of the virus a few weeks ago. According
North Korea Fighting Covid With Tea And Salt Water
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared in a face mask to order nationwide lockdowns Google search engine North Korea is grappling with the spread of Covid in an unvaccinated