There are 70 coronavirus vaccines in development globally, with three candidates already being tested in human trials, according to the World Health Organization, as drugmakers race to find a cure for the deadly pathogen. The furthest along in the clinical process is an experimental vaccine developed by Hong Kong-listed CanSino Biologics Inc. and the Beijing […]
Six critically ill coronavirus patients in Israel who are considered high-risk for mortality have been treated with Pluristem’s placenta-based cell-therapy product and survived, according to preliminary data provided by the Haifa-based company. The patients were treated at three different Israeli medical centers for one week under the country’s compassionate use program and were suffering from acute respiratory […]
Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule, the Rector of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in the early hours of Friday succumbed to complications from COVID-19, at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, where he had been on a short admission. Dr Justice Yankson, the General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association, (GMA) confirming the news of his […]
The Ghana Health Service has announced an additional Twenty six (26) new recorded cases of COVID-19. BestNewsGH.com reports the Ghana Health Service as positing that out the total, six (6) deaths have been recorded. This brings the total case count to Three Hundred and Thirteen (313). See the current regional distribution below: Greater Accra Region […]
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed that recent statistics from Noguchi Institute indicate less community spread of the Coronavirus. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, the Minister in presenting the data on COVID-19 infections made a difference between the routine surveillance and the contact tracing figures […]
Two staff of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, have tested positive for Coronavirus. The two are a nurse and a doctor who work at the Department of Medicine and Department of Child Health respectively. The two are currently being taken care of in the hospital and are responding to treatment. Staff are therefore entreated to remain calm […]
A number of European governments have rejected Chinese-made equipment designed to combat the coronavirus outbreak. Thousands of testing kits and medical masks are below standard or defective, according to authorities in Spain, Turkey and the Netherlands. Europe has reported hundreds of thousands of cases of coronavirus. More than 10,000 people have died in Italy since […]
The former head nurse of Jacobi Medical Center’s psychiatric unit was concerned about the lack of coronavirus precautions and testing while working there — only to end up dying of the contagion weeks later, her distraught son told The Post on Monday.“She had concerns, especially with working with patients and other staff and how long […]
We humbly seek clarity from Hon Minister for Information on 200 ICU beds for COVID 19. ACH-PRA has cited a news item dated 28/03/2020 on Ghanaweb entitled ‘200 ICU beds ready to contain critical coronavirus cases’. We at ACH-PRA take this information with a pinch of salt because our independent credible checks across the country […]
Crisis Management Company, LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited has joined the fight against the deadly COVID-19 virus in the country. The Company on Saturday, March 28, 2020 began the disinfection of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Accra as part of effort aimed at helping to coil the spread of the virus. The company began the […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating in Downing St. Mr Johnson revealed the news in a tweet after developing symptoms in the last 24 hours but insisted he would continue to lead the government through the crisis. The PM chaired this morning’s Covid-19 meeting via videolink. It raises fears […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says four more persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This sends the country’s tally to 136 with the Service yet to give details about those affected. There have been pressure on government to lock the country down as a measure to control the spread. As of March 27, […]
