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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild Covid-19 symptoms, after testing positive on Sunday, the office of the presidency said in a statement. Ramaphosa “started feeling unwell after leaving the State Memorial Service in honor of former Deputy President FW de Klerk in Cape Town earlier today,” the presidency statement said. He … Read more

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) would soon begin the vaccination of students aged 15 years and above in various schools across the country with the Pfizer vaccine. This comes after the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) gave approval for the vaccine to be used among students in that age bracket. Originally, the administration of the … Read more

Algeria has now started producing its own Covid-19 vaccines as it announces plans to produce 8 million doses each month. Production started on Wednesday according to the country’s Prime Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane. The Covid-19 vaccine being produced in Algeria was developed by Chinese firm Sinovac. Algerian officials said the development is a major achievement following the launch of … Read more

The Ghana Health Service is expected to begin giving out jabs of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the COVID-19 virus in the Greater Accra Region on Friday, August 13, 2021. Vaccine shots in other coronavirus hotspots such as the Ashanti Region will begin on Monday, August 16, 2021. “We are hopeful that at least … Read more

Mrs Hadiza Shagari, the wife of Former Nigerian leader, Shehu Shagari, has passed on. Mrs Shagari died of COVID-19 complications on Thursday, August 12, 2021. This was announced in a statement issued on behalf of the family, which was reposted by her Grandson, Bello. “We regret to announce the demise of our beloved mother, Hajiya … Read more

Thirty people have succumbed to the novel coronavirus in seven days, that is according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The Health Service’s update on Friday, July 30, stated the death toll was 844. But latest update available on the website shows 30 more deaths as of Thursday, August 5, 2021, bringing the total to … Read more

The Ministry of Health says Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum has agreed to refund an amount of $2,470,000 paid by the Republic of Ghana for the supply of 300,000 doses of Sputnik Covid-19 vaccines. This was contained in a letter sighted by JoyNews and signed by Chief Director, Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari, to the Finance Ministry dated … Read more

The Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has approved two more Covid-19 vaccines for use in Ghana. The approval will allow Modena (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNtech (Comirnaty) to be imported and distributed in the country. The two new vaccines will bring the total number of vaccines in Ghana to five (5) including Sputnik V, CovishieidTM, Covid-19 Vaccine … Read more

Ghana has recorded a total of 103,019 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since the country recorded its first two cases in March 2020. An update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS), said as of Sunday, July 25, 2021, the country had recorded 450 new cases of the disease, making the cumulative number of cases … Read more

President Nana Addo Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be delivering his 26th update on the measures outlined to deal with the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. The address will be live on all television networks at 8PM. Ghana’s Covid-19 confirmed cases have passed 101,170, according to the Ghana Health Service. Out of that figure, the GHS said, 96,255 persons have recovered. … Read more