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Prez. Akufo-Addo 1st to take Covid vaccine jab to clear all doubts

  Presidential Advisor on Health Dr. Nsiah Asare has given a clear indication that the President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Adodo will be the first Ghanaian to receive the jab of the COVID-19 vaccines. Ghana this morning received 600,000 of the COVID-19 vaccines at a short ceremony held at …

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Parent fumes as his 3 sons contract COVID at PRESEC

By:brightwebtv.com /nana Asare Barimah A parent whose three sons at the Presbyterian Boy’s Secondary School (PRESEC) in Accra have contracted COVID-19 has raised concerns over what he says is the rising cases of infections at the school. About 14 students at PRESEC have allegedly been quarantined by health officials at …

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Church of Pentecost not against COVID-19 vaccines – Chairman

  Apostle Eric Nyamekye is new Pentecost Chair The Church of Pentecost has indicated that it is not against the administration of COVID-19 vaccines. This comes after widespread myths and conspiracy theories over the efficacy of the vaccines, especially on social media. The church noted that “there are clear theological, …

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COVID-19: 5 more die; active – 6,658, total – 80,253

  By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah Health News So far, 577 people have succumbed to the virus in Ghana Some five more patients have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ghana.  The national death toll is now 577. Also, 598 new cases have been confirmed, according to the Ghana Health Service. The number …

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Active COVID-19 cases fall from 7,773 to 6,567; four more die

  By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah Health News The active cases of the virus are falling Some four more patients have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ghana.  The national death toll is now 572. Also, 490 new cases have been confirmed, according to the Ghana Health Service. The number of active cases …

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COVID-19: 3 more fatalities take death toll to 568; active cases fall to 7,773

  By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah Since March 2020, some 568 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ghana Some three more patients have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ghana.  The national death toll is now 568. Also, 418 new cases have also been confirmed, according to the Ghana Health Service. The number …

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COVID-19: Ghana records 22 more death to take toll 494; 554 new infections reported

  BY;BRIGHTWEBTV/NANA ASARE BARIMAH Twenty-two more people have succumbed to COVID-19 since Tuesday, 9 February 2021, taking Ghana’s death toll to 496, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service indicate. Also, 554 new cases have been confirmed. The country’s active cases now stand at 6,948. So far, a total …

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Parliament’s COVID caseload hits 168; Bagbin shuts down chamber for 3 weeks

  By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah Health News Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin Ghana’s Speaker Alban Bagbin has shut down Parliament for three weeks, starting from Wednesday, 10 February to Tuesday, 2 March 2021, as COVID-19 cases surge in the house.  So far, 17 MPs have tested positive while the number …

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23 schools in Greater Accra record active Covid-19 cases

  BY:BRIGHTWEBTV/NANA ASARE BARIMAH The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye has revealed that 23 schools in the Greater Accra Region have recorded active Covid-19 cases. Speaking at a press conference, Monday, he indicated that out of 166 suspected cases, a total number of 39 students …

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‘Self-medication adding to risk of COVID-19 morbidity’

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah File photo: Drugs The acting Director of the Ghana Infectious Diseases Centre (GIDC), Dr Joseph Adjetey Oliver-Commey, has advised the public against self-medication and rather seek early medication to help avert the rise in the rate of fatalities from the COVID-19. He said self-medication was becoming …

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