Man’s best friend could be about to become humanities best friend after a charity said it believes dogs can smell coronavirus. Medical Detection Dogs, which already does pioneering work in cancer research and diabetes detection, hope they will soon play a vital role in halting the spread. The charity, based outside Milton Keynes, is working […]
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Just in: Hollywood Star Idris Elba’s wife also tests positive for COVID-19 one week after husband
Idris Elba’s wife Sabrina Dhowre-Elba has tested positive with the coronavirus, a week after her husband. Defending their decision to isolate together following The Wire star’s diagnosis, she told Oprah Winfrey ‘I wanted to be with him’ and claimed she felt ‘the instinct of a wife’ to take care of him. In an interview on Winfrey’s new Apple […]
COVID-19 : Workers take to their heels upon return of Chinese boss
WORKERS at Kwekwe-based cement manufacturing company Lifetouch Investments, reportedly scurried for cover and refused to enter the company premises after their Chinese bosses reportedly came back into the country from their native China. The workers at the Redcliff-based company reportedly downed tools as they pleaded with their bosses to be screened first to ensure they […]
UK: Retired doctors and nurses called back to fight coronavirus
Retired doctors and nurses in England and Wales have been sent letters asking them to return to work to help fight against coronavirus. More than 65,000 retired NHS workers have been contacted by senior officials to join frontline workers at UK hospitals. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said some retired medics who return to work in […]
COVID-19: Chinese Amabassador shares China’s experience in detail; says ‘’Together we win’’
China’s prevention and control efforts have made important progress at this stage. In the nation of 1.4 billion people, the daily new confirmed cases keep dropping and most of them are imported from overseas. Hubei province reported zero new confirmed or suspected cases on March 18th. More than 87% of the 80,000 confirmed cases have […]
‘’My husband has quarantined himself, we leave his food at the door’’ – Communications Minister
The Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful has revealed that her husband, who recently returned from a trip to the United Kingdom to Ghana has quarantined himself as part of measures to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). She said they serve him food by leaving it at the door to […]
McDan Boss Heartbroken; only 4 out over 200 who applied for funding to produce sanitizers said they will use local raw materials
Out of over 200 people who applied for funding from McDan to produce hand sanitizers, only 4 are using local raw materials The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McDan Group of Companies, Dr. Daniel McKorley is heartbroken and disappointed at the over dependence on imported raw materials by Ghanaian entrepreneurs. BestNewsGH.com can report that […]
COVID-19: Swiss hospitals to collapse in 10 days if virus keeps spreading
Switzerland’s health care system could collapse by the end of the month if the new coronavirus keeps spreading at current rates, a government official warned on Tuesday. Swiss authorities estimated that 2,650 people had tested positive for the coronavirus and said 19 people had died, while predicting cases will likely soar in the weeks ahead. […]
Kenya: Mob attacks and kills suspected coronavirus victim
A man in Kibundani area, Kwale County on Tuesday, March 17, died after he was assaulted by a group of youth at night. The man, George Kotini Hezron, is said to have been suspected of suffering from coronavirus by the residents, who decided to take the law into their hands against CS Mutahi Kagwe’s directive that any […]
NDC declares 3-day prayer and fasting to stop coronavirus
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared a 3-day nationwide prayer and fasting session against Coronavirus COVID-19. According to the NDC, the prayer and fasting session should be observed in the homes of those undertaking it, including party members, supporters, and other well meaning Ghanaians. It is open to people of all faiths and […]
Covid-19: Dozens rush to McDan for funding to produce hand sanitizers
Scores of entrepreneurs have indicated their interest in producing hand sanitizers locally and have applied to the McDan Foundation for financial support. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McDan Group of Companies, Dr. Daniel McKorley and his team have been meeting these entrepreneurs who are interested in producing hand sanitizers, using local raw materials. […]
Hollywood Star Idris Elba urges calm as he tests positive for Coronavirus
Holly Super Star, Idris Elba has tested Positive for Coronavirus COVID-19 and is urging calm among his fans. BestNewsGH.com reports Mr. Elba as positing that he has no symptoms so far and has since been isolated, after he discovered he had possibly been exposed to the virus. Mr. Elba who made the disclosure of his […]