London, March 31, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Two African countries, Egypt and Nigeria on Monday announced 67 combined new covid-19, coronavirus infections as Africa grapples with surge in new cases of the deadly infection While Egypt reported 47 new coronavirus cases and one more death, Nigeria government announced 20 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in three states – Lagos, Kaduna ...

London, March 30, 2020 (AltAfrica)– The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says 10 Guineans who were arrested under the direction of the Regional Security Committee of the Northern Region for illegally trying enter into Ghana from Burkina Faso and Togo have tested positive for Coronavirus. According to the GHS, they were put under mandatory quarantine in Tamale ...

London, March 26, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ghanaian health experts say a locally produced drug called COA FS could help fight the deadly coronavirus after many testimonies from China READ ALSO: COVID-19 KILLS 67 CATHOLIC PRIESTS IN ITALY The organic antiviral medicine COA FS and COA according to researchers could boost the immune system and naturally fight viruses. The ...

London, March 23, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Health authorities in Ghana are tracking some 575 persons identified to have had contact with persons who have so far tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which has killed one person in the country. One of them who developed symptoms later tested positive, the Ghana Health Service has said. READ ALSO: ...

London, March 23, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ghana is carrying out a major disinfection exercise across the country as it steps up its fight against the spread of coronavirus. The country has recorded at least 24 cases so far with one death involving a Lebanese national. READ ALSO: COVID-19: RWANDA ARRESTS WORSHIPPERS FOR CONGREGATING AT HOMES Covid-19: About 1300 ...

London, March 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-About 50,000 Covid-19-coronavirus testing kits are on the way to Ghana as the West African country announced the first death linked directly to the rampaging infection READ ALSO: NIGERIA BANS ALL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS AS COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 22 On Friday, the Sunyani East Municipal Assembly (SEMA) launched fumigation exercises at ...

London, March 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ghana has closed all of its borders, land, sea and air to human traffic in an unprecedented lockdown as part of stringent measures to stop the spread of covid-19 infections The country’s president, Nana Akufo Addo said in a national TV address that the closure of the borders will be in ...

London, March 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ghana has at last formally joined the growing list of African countries to legalise the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes standing shoulder-to-shoulder with other African countries hoping to derive economic and health benefits from the substance. On Friday the country’s Parliament passed into law the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2019. ...

London, March 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is helping the Cocoa producers in Ghana to enhance their value chain through the adoption of blockchain technology Already, a fact-finding mission has conducted a comprehensive research into how blockchain technology can enhance the Ghanaian cocoa value chain and has provided recommendations for the ...

London, March 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The head pastor of Open Arms Ministry, a church based in Ashanti regional capital Kumasi, has been arrested by the police for defying the ban on church service. READ ALSO: BORIS JOHNSON’S STAFF SHOW CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS AS UK DEATH TOLL REACHES 104 According to Sampson K. Nyamekye, Peace FM’s Ashanti region ...