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A trader who feigned interest to help an Italian Police attaché to convey Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) valued at GH¢10,800.00 to the Northern Region is in the grips of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Stephen Oboripoan Uja, 34, is a yam seller at the Agbogbloshie Market whilst Enrico Biasutti is …

The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, says the government was considering legal options to enforce personal preventive etiquette as part of measures to halt the spread of the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19). He said, the legal options, when rolled out, would ensure that people adhere strictly to personal preventive protocols, …

Sports journalist and co-host of the Happy Morning Show is campaigning for a ‘Spread fear, Not Calm’ campaign contrary to the popular ‘Spread Calm, Not fear’ campaign that has been advocated in the media to reduce fear and panic amid the Coronavirus pandemic. According to him, the current campaign is …

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service has revealed that a couple has been key in the spread of Covid-19 to some people in Obuasi in the Ashanti region. According to Dr Patrick Aboagye, the pair who work as traders were unknowingly carrying the virus while going about their usual …

Fish processing company, Pioneer Food Cannery has confirmed that a member of its staff tested positive for coronavirus following government’s announcement that over 500 workers in a factory at Tema had been infected after one worker contracted the disease. The Tema-based company in a statement said, as soon as the …

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Papa Owusu Ankomah has recovered after being infected with the novel Coronavirus. Making the announcement today, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, Mr. Ankomah described his recovery as a blessing from the “horrific effects” of COVID-19. Papa Owusu Ankomah was in April 2020 …

An ex-convict from the Nsawam Medium Security Prison has revealed that the prison is thrown into utter chaos whenever there is a shortage of marijuana in the facility. According to him, though it is illegal to even have the substance in prison, some prisoners still find a way to smuggle …

The CIA believes China tried to prevent the World Health Organization from sounding the alarm on the coronavirus outbreak in January—a time when Beijing was stockpiling medical supplies from around the world. A CIA report, the contents of which were confirmed to Newsweek by two U.S. intelligence officials, said China …

A fire at a St Petersburg hospital has killed five coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit. The blaze was apparently started by a short-circuit in a ventilator, Russian news agencies reported. The fire was quickly put out and 150 people were evacuated from the hospital, the country’s emergency ministry …

The authorities in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern Rivers state have demolished two hotels over an alleged breach of lockdown rules intended to contain the spread of coronavirus. State Governor Nyesom Wike, who supervised the tearing down of Edemete Hotel and Prodest Home on Sunday, said the operators had flouted an order …