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Suspected coronavirus case in Lagos tests negative

By:brightwebtv.com/Nana asare barimah The virus, which first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has spread to over 2,000 people and killed over 50 people Nigeria has confirmed that there is no coronavirus case in the state after a Chinese citizen tested negative to the COVID-19 infection. On Wednesday, February …

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Nigeria confirms first case of coronavirus

By:brightwebtv.com/Nana asare barimah coronavirus items to china Nigeria has recorded the first case of coronavirus, health officials confirmed Thursday. The Health Ministry said on Twitter that the case was in the state of Lagos, home to the southwestern commercial capital of the same name. Lagos is the biggest city in …

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GMA threatens strike

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Ghana Medical Association The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has threatened to embark on a strike if the government fails to implement the signed conditions of service. In a memo signed by the President of GMA, Dr Frank Ankobea and General Secretary Dr Justice Yankson, the association noted …

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Zipline medical drone crashes in Dawu

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah A shot of the crash site One of the Zipline drones flying to deliver medical supplies is reported to have crashed in the Mampong-Dawu Valley in the Eastern Region. But officers from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NDAMO) were on hand to rescue the crashed drone. Ghana …

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Coronavirus: 9 suspected cases all negative – MoH

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah   Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu The Ministry of Health has said Ghana has recorded nine suspected cases of the coronavirus including the recent two from Korle Bu Teaching Hospital but all of the cases have tested negative. As at today, Thursday, 6 February 2020, there have been …

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2 suspected cases of coronavirus recorded at Korle Bu

  By:brightwebtv.com /nana asare barimah File Photo Two foreign nationals, a Chinese and an Argentinian are suspected to have shown symptoms of coronavirus at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, 5 February 2020. The patients who have been in Ghana for a while now have been isolated at the …

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No confirmed case of coronavirus in Ghana – Chinese Ambassador

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Shi Ting Wang, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana has refuted rumours that the Wuhan coronavirus has found its way to Ghana. Shi Ting Wang, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana According to the diplomat, there hasn’t been a single confirmation of the virus on the shores of Ghana. Ting Wang also …

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Coronavirus: WHO lists Ghana among top-risk African nations

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah File photo The World Health Organisation has identified Nigeria and 12 others as high-risk African countries for the deadly coronavirus disease. The other countries are Algeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. A statement by the body said …

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First batch of 307 ambulances leave for Northern Ghana

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The ambulances were dispatched immediately after President Nana Akufo-Addo commissioned them The various regions in the Northern part Ghana will be the first to have their ambulances depart from Accra. Thus the Upper East, North East, Northern, Savannah & Upper West Regions will receive the medical …

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