According to Wang Shi Ting, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, about 87% of the 80,000 people who contracted the Coronavirus have fully recovered. He enumerated robust measures that were put in place by the Chinese government to stabilize their situation. [ads1] 1. Setting up an inter-emergency task force 2. Activating first level public health care through resourcing and equipping health facilities. 3. Mobilizing, sensitizing and educating the entire provinces, regions and the municipalities on preventive measures. 4. Mobilizing and empowering all rural and urban folks to join in the prevention and control. 5. By using all available media and platforms…
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The Parliament of Ghana has approved a loan facility of fifty three million euros (€53 million) to redevelop the popular Takoradi Market Circle in the Western Region. [ads1] The loan facility which is made up of a SACE facility and a tied Commercial Facility is expected to help upgrade the Market Cirlce to international standards. The report of the Finance Committee which approved the loan facility for the redevelopment was presented on Thursday, March 19, 2020. [ads2] The Market Circle which has a total capacity of 2,980 stalls and 642 stores was constructed in 1928. – wReporters
Ghana has recorded sixteen cases of the deadly Coronavirus disease. [ads1] According to the Ghana Health Service, five new cases have been recorded today, March 20, 2020. Below is the release from the Ghana Health Service:
As the COVID-19 infection rages on, affecting over 200,000 globally, with over 8,000 deaths and Ghana recording 16 cases with no deaths, hotels in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis have demonstrated their readiness to prevent the spread of the coronavirus by putting recommended measures in place. Among the measures put in place to prevent the spread are training of staff on the prescribed protocols, provision of sanitizers and hand washing facilities at the entrances, taking of one’s health and travel history, display of graphical and infographical educational messages on COVID 19 on vantage points, and temperature checks among others. [ads2] A visit…
Ghana Premier League side Medeama Sporting Club have secured a whopping $300,000 deal from Goldfields, Kyfilla.com can confirm. Kyfilla.com can confirm that, Medeama SC have secured a deal with Goldfields Tarkwa -Darmang worth $300,000 dollars a year to serve as the headline sponsor. [ads1] This comes after the Yellow & Mauves ended their one-year marriage with betting company Betway Ghana who were serving as the headline sponsors. Kyfilla.com understands, the official unveiling will be done in Tarkwa when the ban on social gathering is lifted in the country. The deal becomes the biggest ever signed by a Ghanaian club. [ads2]…
[ads1] The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) has banned all preaching and selling activities in public vehicles operating under its umbrella with immediate effect. Speaking to Citi News, Chairman of the Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU), Kwame Kuma urged the public to adhere to the directives. [ads2] “All the people selling medicine in cars should stop. At the same time, the preaching in the cars must stop because we must allow the president’s directives to hold.” “So we are pleading that each and everyone should obey what we are saying,” he said. Trotros are noted for…
Ghana has today recorded it seventh confirmed case of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Ghana Health Service has confirmed another case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of recorded cases to seven. [ads2] The latest case was recorded in the Greater Accra Region, where the case-patient is a 35-year old male Ghanaian citizen, who returned to Accra from France within the past 14 days.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has made a donation of 30 millions FCFA – around 45,000 euros (£41,000) – to the national committee fighting against coronavirus in his home country of Senegal. The Reds’ player decided to make the donation “spontaneously when he saw the evolution of the situation” with the increase of Covid-19 cases in Senegal, his agent said. [ads1] Sadio Mane also shared a video on social media where he asked his compatriots to take coronavirus “extremely seriously”. The 2019 Caf African player of the year also gave his followers advice on preventive measures to apply like “disinfect or…
LaLiga, the organising body for Spain’s top two club soccer leagues, could lose as much as €678.8 million (US$756.8 million) if the remainder of the 2019/20 season is postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Spanish sports news outlets Diario AS. [ads1] LaLiga announced last week it had suspended all games until the weekend of 3rd to 5th April, but could be in line to suffer massive financial shortfalls if the Covid-19 outbreak continues to impact the season. The figures, relayed by Diario AS and reported by Forbes, show that a total cancellation of the current top-flight…
Chinese billionaire and co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, has pledged donate 20,000 testing kits, 100,000 masks and 1,000 protective suits to each African country to help the fight against coronavirus. Mr Ma, Asia’s richest person, earlier this month sent consignments of medical supplies to the US and pledged to distribute two million protective masks across Europe. [ads1] The supplies for Africa would be delivered to Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed overseeing distribution to the rest of the continent, he said in a statement. “As members of the global community, it will be irresponsible of us to…