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Nine More Cases Push Ghana’s Coronavirus Cases To 161

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Ghana has recorded nine new novel coronavirus cases. All the nine cases were reported in Accra, according to the Ghana Health Service. Find below the Ghana Health Service’s latest update As at 31 st March 2020, 15:00 hrs, nine (9) new cases of COVID-19 have been reported from NMIMR since the last update at 08:30hrs on 30th March 2020. All nine (9) were reported from Accra, three (3) of them travelled to Ghana within the past 14 days from Germany, France and Hungary respectively but for six (6) of them there is no history of travel outside. The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) also reported on tests from 77 samples including samples from 41 asymptomatic contacts of a case from Tamale Teaching Hospital and all are NEGATIVE for COVID-19. This brings up to a total of 161 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ghana, including five (5) deaths as of 31st March from  admission for home care pending repetition of laboratory tests. This adds to the 18 that were earlier
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Obour Loses Father To Coronavirus, Denise Hiding Information From Health Workers - Ghinfotv

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With sadness and a heavy heart I announce the death of Nana Osei Boansi Kuffour  my biological  father. Nana returned from UK on 19th March after his yearly visit to the family.  Upon his return he was fine but began coughing on Sunday 22nd.  We arranged for his blood sample to be tested and he tested positive for malaria. We began treatment for malaria  but his condition got worse. We arranged to bring him to Accra to be tested for Covid 19 at Ridge Hospital on Wednesday. They informed us that his report will be ready on Friday but we should keep him in quarantine which we did.   On thursday night he had extreme difficulty with breathing  so we called the Ambulance service and informed them of his condition. We told them the patient has tested for COVID 19 and awaiting his results so they should come along with appropriate apparel. The ambulance team took him to Ridge Hospital around 11pm on thursday  March 26.  We informed the health team at Ridge of his condition and a
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National Identification Authority Makes U Turn;Suspends Mass Registration For Eastern Region

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NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY 27th March 2020 To All Media Houses  For immediate release INDEFINITE SUSPENSION OF MASS REGISTRATION IN THE EASTERN REGION The National Identification Authority (NIA) announces the indefinite suspension of the mass registration exercise in the Eastern Region until further notice. This decision follows a careful assessment of the registration exercise carried out in the Eastern Region between Wednesday, 4th March 2020 and Friday, 20th March 2020. The decision to suspend the registration follows a careful assessment of the exercise in the region so far. It also takes into account the current trend in the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana since the suspension of the mass registration exercise on Saturday, 21st March 2020, following the service on the NIA of an interlocutory injunction application. The NIA welcomes the dismissal by the High Court of the interlocutory injunction application and the substantive suit. Nonetheless, NIA will continue
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Osei Kwame Despite And Brother Donate $100,000 To Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

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Dr Osei Kwame and his brother, Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong, have once again demonstrated their kind-heartedness in these challenging times in the wake of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. They have presented a cash total of US$100,000 to the  Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital today to enable administrators quickly acquire all the necessary tools and medications needed to combat the novel Coronavirus. They hope and trust that this amount will be put into judicious use for the benefit of the vulnerable and the sick in our society. They are therefore entreating the CEO of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Dr. Oheneba Owusu-Danso and the entire management team to see to the proper spending of the money to help fight the virus. Dr. Osei Kwame Despite and Dr. Ernest Ofori Sarpong acknowledge the support of the Government, to all the Regional Hospitals across the country. However, the selection of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital comes as a result of the Hospital’s support for not o
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GHANA CONFIRMS 132 CASES WITH 3 DEATH COUNT ON CORONAVIRUS

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Situation Update, Confirmed Covid-19 Cases In Ghana As At 26 March 2020, 10:00 Hr As at the morning of 26 March 2020, a total of fifty-four (54) cases including three (3) deaths have been confirmed from the regular surveillance systems. All the three (3) cases that unfortunately succumbed to the disease were aged and had underlying chronic medical conditions. All the other fifty-one (51) cases are well; fourteen (14) are being managed at home and the rest are responding well to treatment on admission in isolation. They are awaiting their test results and will be discharged when the results are negative. The great majority of the confirmed cases are Ghanaians, who returned home from affected countries. Seven (7) are of other nationals namely: Norway, Lebanon, China, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom (UK). The number of confirmed cases among travelers under mandatory quarantine who have been tested is seventy-eight (78). In respect of contact tracing, a total of 970 cont
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Lock Down Nation with Immediate Effect - Ghana Medical Association Tells President - Ghinfotv.blogspot.com

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      The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called on the government to declare a lockdown for the country with immediate effect as the country battles coronavirus. The Association wants only essential services to be allowed to go about their activities in times President Akufo-Addo has described as “not ordinary.” “The lockdown though not a comfortable decision for leadership and citizens alike is a proven option backed by science and along with the other measures will ultimately be in our best interest. “We call on all Ghanaians to support such a move in the national interest to save our nation from the devastating effects of this pandemic,” GMA said in a press statement released Wednesday. Ghana now has sixty eight (68) coronavirus cases with three(3) death counts, according to an update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). There have been 15 more cases confirmed since the last cases were announced less than 24 hours. There have been lots of calls for a lockd
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Ghana Records 3rd Coronavirus Death At 37 Military Hospital As The Wife Of A Two-Star General Falls Victim

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Ghana has recorded its third coronavirus death at the 37 Military Hospital as the wife of a two-star general falls victim. According to Joy News sources, her husband who has also contracted Covid-19 is in critical condition. The source said both of them have not travelled abroad for some time now but it is suspected that they may have contracted the virus when they received a parcel from the United Kingdom from a courier company. Health authorities are now tracing the person who delivered the parcel as well as other people who have been in contact with the two after they received the parcel. Ghana now has 68 coronavirus cases, according to an update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). This means that 15 more cases have been confirmed since the last cases were announced less than 24 hours ago. The virus, since it was first detected in the country earlier this month, has so far claimed three lives. Source: Joy news  https://www.facebook.com/ghinfotv/ https://www.faceboo
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