Private Law Firm, Kulendi@Law, owned by Supreme Court Nominee and Private Legal Practitioner, Mr. Yonny Kulendi and Scanport Limited have donated various items to the Upper West Region as their contribution towards the fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic. The items were donated today, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The items include 155 N99 respirators (Face Masks), […]
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Captain of Aircraft carrier begs for help after more than 100 crew members are infected with COVID-19
The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that has more than 100 cases of coronavirus wrote a stunning plea for help to senior military officials. In a four-page letter, first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Capt. Brett Crozier of the USS Theodore Roosevelt described a disastrous situation unfolding aboard the warship, a temporary home to […]
Former Marseille President Pape Diouf dies of COVID-19 at age 68
Former Olympique de Marseille president Pape Diouf has died aged 68 after contracting the coronavirus, the Ligue 1 club announced on Tuesday. “It is with great sadness that Olympique de Marseille learned of the death of Pape Diouf,” the club said on their official Twitter account. “Pape will remain in the hearts of the Marseillais […]
COVID-19: Gov’t set to outline plans for homeless persons today
The Minister for Gender and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison has hinted that government will today announce plans it has for homeless people during this period of partial lockdown. She indicated that this has delayed because they could not have worked with the current data available at the Ministry because most of the head porters and […]
COVID-19: COCOBOD CEO and deputies donate salaries, sanitizers and more to support fight
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Hon. Joseph Boahen Aidoo and his three deputies have donated 50 percent of their salaries for three months and a cash amount of GH₵ 200,000.00 to support the fight against COVID-19 in the country. In addition, Hon. Aidoo on behalf of COCOBOD presented 5000 gallons of […]
COVID-19: Infected Guinean escapes from quarantine facility at Tamale
One of the eight Guineans who tested positive for the novel coronavirus has escaped from the facility in which they are being quarantined in Tamale. According to the Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, the patient, a woman in her early 20s, scaled over a wall leaving behind her belongings on Monday. He described it as […]
Rwanda: President Kagame orders delivery of free food to citizens amid COVID-19 lockdown
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has ordered the delivery of food and other essential, free of charge to residents of the country amid the lockdown, which has been necessitated by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The president has been strategizing with the Military and other organizations in the country on how to get food […]
COVID-19: Nadowli-Kaleo NDC Parliamentary Candidate supports Health Directorate with logistics
The Parliamentary Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency, Anthony Sumah has donated logistics to the District Health Directorate as his contribution towards the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. BestNewsGH.com is informed the donation is to be extended to all Health Centres and CHPS compounds across the District. A state […]
Police in Tamale detain and send over 30 Burkina Faso-bound passengers to Hospital for COVID-19 testing
Police in Tamale in the Northern Region have detained over 30 passengers on board a sprinter bus at Lamashegu in the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly. The passengers, all foreigners are believed to have been trying to escape the lockdown in Greater Accra and Kumasi, which came into effect on Monday, March 30. Reports indicate that youth […]
COVID-19: Ghanaian nurse in US dies after complaining of lack of precautions and testing in her hospital
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 […]
Ghana Embassy in US to collaborate with US-based Ghanaian Churches to raise funds to fight COVID-19
The Ghana Embassy in the United States of America as part of efforts to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, will organize a fundraising event soon, according to Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America (USA), Baffour Adjei Bawuah. According to him, the move is aimed at supporting government’s fight against the […]
Spare parts dealer donates GHS100,000 to COVID-19 Trust Fund
A popular spare parts dealer at Abbossey Okai, Mr. Emmanuel Bright Obeng Nyarko, popularly known as Great Kofata has donated GHS 100,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. The Businessman who is the Managing Director Director of KOFATA MOTORS made the donation through a representative during a briefing by the Ministry of Information on the […]