May 31: 7,881 cases, 15% of Kuwait returnees infected 35 Ghanaians deportees who recently returned from Kuwait tested positive for COVID-19. The figure represents 15% of returnees. The group were part of 231 persons who flew into the country aboard a special flight on May 23. The batch also included 43 Togolese. They have been in…
Total confirmed cases = 5735 (new cases = 97) Total recoveries = 1,754 (new = 294) Total deaths = 29 (new = 5) Active cases = 3,952 Figures valid as of close of day May 16, 2020 Ghana maintained her spot as West Africa’s most impacted after the Health Ministry released latest figures yesterday. Ghana…
National celebrations are elaborately planned events that all countries the world over have for one reason or the other. A key fixture on national calendars across Africa are independence day celebrations. Enter coronavirus, the global disruptor that has affected everyday actions from education to work, from sports to social gatherings, from travelling to even moving…
Coronavirus has plunged the world into uncertainty and the constant news about the pandemic can feel relentless. All of this is taking its toll on people’s mental health, particularly those already living with conditions like anxiety and OCD. So how can we protect our mental health? Being concerned about the news is understandable, but for…
The coronavirus pandemic has been a disruptive force across the globe. Only by working together will WE combat it. Global TotalLast update on: 2020-04-19 18:59:14 Cases 2,404,234 Deaths 164,891 Recovered 624,713 Active 1,614,630 Cases Today 73,468 Deaths Today 4,844 Critical 54,225 Affected Countries 212 Total in USALast update on: 2020-04-19 18:59:14 Cases 763,083 Deaths 40,495 Recovered 70,806 Active 651,782 Cases Today…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he feels vindicated by the decision to mandatorily quarantine travellers who flew into the country when he issued a directive to shutdown Ghana’s borders. According to him, the overwhelming number of coronavirus cases that Ghana has recorded are all imported into the country by people who are returning from abroad. “An…
March 24, 2020 Dear Colleagues: World TB Day is observed annually on March 24th to commemorate Dr. Robert Koch’s announcement of his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB). On this World TB Day let us celebrate our progress while re-committing to ending TB in the United States and globally. I recognize that…