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Covid-19 Response: KNUST, Incas Develop Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit
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Global Count: Covid-19 Cases Jump To 3m
Confirmed cases of coronavirus globally have increased to 3,041,777. This is according to the Johns Hopkins University. The University reported that deaths related to the virus have also increased to
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A child taking the oral polio vaccine ‘Every year, more than 30 million African children under the age of five fall ill and 500 000 die due to vaccine-preventable diseases. “This
360 New Coronavirus Deaths Recorded In UK
About 360 new coronavirus related deaths have been reported in the UK. This brings to total 21,092 coronavirus deaths across the UK. The British Department of Health and Social Care
KBTH To Hold Mass Burial
The authorities of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) have announced the mass burial of unclaimed bodies in its morgue. The Hospital in a statement signed by its head of
Comply With Face Mask Directive – Akufo-Addo
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13 Ghanaian Doctors Contract Coronavirus
Some 13 Ghanaian doctors are reported to have contracted coronavirus in their line of duty. Media reports say theAshanti Regional Chairperson of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo,
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President Nana Akufo-Addo Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are having a devastating impact on Ghana’s Coronavirus (Covid-19) response according to President Akufo-Addo. Giving his 8th Covid-19 response address, the President said non-communicable diseases
Woman, 27, Survives Covid-19 After Giving Birth On Ventilator
A 27 year-old woman has recovered from coronavirus in the US after giving birth while on ventilator. Media reports from the US say the survivor, Megan Sites, was put on
Liberia’s Justice Minister Tests Positive For Coronavirus
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Burkinabes Who Tested Positive For Covid-19 Treated, Discharged
The Northern Regional Health Director, Dr. John B. Eleeza, has disclosed that the two Burkinabes who tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tamale Teaching Hospital have been treated and discharged