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Bagbin warns ‘COVID MPs’ to stay away or he’ll publish their names

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin If Members of Parliament who have tested positive to COVID-19 do not stop going to the lawmaking chamber forthwith, their names would be published to warn others of their status, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has warned Ghanaian lawmakers. His First Deputy, …

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Bride, groom in isolation, others contract covid-19 after bridal party at West Akim

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah File photo A number of people have contracted Covid-19 after attending a wedding ceremony in the West Akyem Municipality. According to Starr News sources within the Municipal Health Directorate, all the bridesmaids including a nurse who attended the wedding have tested positive for the virus. Some …

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Govt to begin COVID-19 cash transfers to vulnerable households

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Cynthia Morrison, Gender Minister The government is set to begin the transfer of Covid-19 relief cash to specific vulnerable individuals and households across the country. The intervention, targeted at 125,000, will be through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. The sector minister, Cynthia Morrison, …

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Joe Biden to roll out Covid-19 task force and reverse several Trump policies

  By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah Joe Biden is preparing to name his new team of coronavirus advisers and deliver on a promise to get the pandemic under control in the US. The president-elect’s first order of business will be trying to bring down Coronavirus cases and deaths, which have totalled more …

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Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 19th COVID-19 address

By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah President Akufo-Addo Fellow Ghanaians, good evening, and thank you, once again, for letting me into your homes.  Three weeks ago, I delivered Update No.18 on the measures being taken by Government to stem the tide of COVID-19 on our shores. I indicated that the number of …

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Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases rise sharply to 877 from 620; second wave looming?

By:brightwebtv.com /Nana Asare Barimah   The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ghana has jumped from 620 to 877, the latest figures of the Ghana Health Service have shown.So far, a total of 48,643 cases have been confirmed since mid-March. Out of that number, 47,446 have recovered. The death toll …

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White House orders end to COVID-19 airport screenings for international travelers

  by:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah coronavirus items to china The U.S. government on Monday will stop conducting enhanced screening of passengers on inbound international flights for COVID-19, Yahoo News has learned. The screening operations have been held at select airports since January, when the first cases of the disease began to emerge …

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COVID-19 has accelerated our march towards Ghana Beyond AID – Bawumia

By:brightwebtv.com/ nana Asare barimah The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that deadly the COVID-19 pandemic has helped to accelerate the country march towards Ghana Beyond Aid. According to him, Ghana had plans of ensuring that the country depends on locally produced goods however, the emergence of …

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Imported chicken wings test positive for COVID-19, China says

By:brightwebtv.com /nana Asare barimah A surface sample taken from some frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for coronavirus The authorities in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen say that a surface sample taken from some frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for coronavirus.The chicken …

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Liberia’s vice president rushed to Ghana for suspected COVID-19 treatment

  By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare barimah Jewel Howard-Taylor The vice president of Liberia, Jewel Howard-Taylor, is currently being hosted in Ghana for treatment after developing “respiratory complications”. A statement from her office said she was flown to Ghana having spent four days at a private clinic in Monrovia. Health officials said her condition is …

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