HEALTH

  By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Nkawkaw the Municipal Capital of Kwahu West Municipality in the Eastern region has recorded its first three confirmed cases of coronavirus. The samples of the index cases were taken from Holy Family Hospital after the three reported symptoms similar to COVID-19. About 200 contacts have been …

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Coronavirus A two-day-old baby has died with coronavirus in South Africa – one of the world’s youngest victims of the virus. The mother had tested positive for Covid-19 and the child subsequently tested positive, the health minister said. The baby was born prematurely and needed help …

  Twenty healthcare workers at the Effie Nkwanta Regional Hospital in the Western region have tested positive for Covid-19. Star News’ Western regional correspondent Emmanuel Ohene Gyan reports that a meeting between the health service and directors of the hospital is currently ongoing to asses the situation. According to the …

  By;brightwebt/nana asare barimah The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says residents of Obuasi and its surrounding towns in the Ashanti Region are scared of availing themselves for COVID-19 testing because of the fear of being stigmatised and discriminated against by society. Ashanti Regional Director of the GHS, Dr Emmanuel Tenkorang, …

  By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare barimah coronavirus The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) has said nine more nurses and midwives have tested positive for COVID-19,This takes the number from 32 to 41 with one death, the GRNMA said, adding that 288 others have also been quarantined countrywide. According to …

  Brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have been recorded in 25 districts of the Ashanti Region as  Obuasi Municipal  and Obuasi East district Assemblies  are leading the tally with 587 confirmed cases, according to the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate. As at Wednesday, May 20, 2020, confirmed COVID-19 cases …

  By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah     Health worker fighting Covid-19 Thirty health workers have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus in the Ashanti region. The region has so far recorded 886 cases out of 49,988 samples taken and tested with seven deaths. Regional Health Director, Dr Emmanuel Tenkorang, told the …

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah    Ghana has seen another leap in its COVID-19 numbers in the latest update provided by the Ghana Health Service. In the latest update on the Services’ website, Ghana has recorded 6,096 from the previous 5,918 cases of COVID-19, Recoveries have increased from 1754 to 1,773 while …

  By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah File New updates released by the Ghana Health Service show another surge in Ghana’s coronavirus cases as 183 more persons have tested positive for the virus. This new update raises the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 5,918. Two more persons who tested …

  By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare barimah File photo Listen to the Article A Community Health Nurse (CHN) with the Ghana Manganese Company (GMC) Hospital in Nsuta in the Western Region, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died, a statement from the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) has confirmed. The statement …