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Why I will give $1m to buy COVID-19 vaccines – Ken Agyapong

  Print Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, is against the government’s decision to receive free COVID-19 vaccines from the World Health Organisation. In his view, the action defeats the Ghana Beyond Aid campaign by the Akufo-Addo administration. “I don t like …

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COVID-19 deaths rise to 647; active cases 4,866

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah So far, 647 people have died of the disease since mid-March 2020 Ghana has recorded some more COVID-19 fatalities to take the death toll to 647. Also, the Ghana Health Service has confirmed 373 new cases. The active case count is now 4,866. Since mi-March 2020, Ghana …

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Two health workers die of Covid-19 in Upper East

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Coronavirus death Out of the total of 35 persons who have lost their lives through coronavirus related infections in the Upper East Region, two were health workers. Dr Emmanuel Kofi Dzotsi, the Regional Director of Ghana Health Services, has revealed. He said since the region recorded …

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COVID-19: Ghana receives 50,000 vaccines from India

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Ghana has received 50,000 vaccines from India Ghana has received 50,000 doses of the AstranaZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from India. The vaccines were officially received at the Kotoka International Airport by Ghana’s Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister-designate Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, who was accompanied by Minister of Health …

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Noguchi dismisses allegations of fake Covid results

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Jessica Capobianco drops a COVID-19 test swab into a vial after testing a student at the Bromfield School in Harvard, MA. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has dismissed allegations of falsification of Covid-19 test results after investigations were conducted. The investigations were …

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COVID-19 cases decline in parliament as house resumes sitting

  Alban Babgin COVID-19 positive cases have drastically reduced in parliament from 168 to 12 as at Tuesday, 2 March 2021. The latest figure comes as parliament readies to roll out plans to vaccinate all members and staff. The 12 positive cases include some lawmakers and staff who are undergoing …

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Why Ghana was first country to receive COVID-19 vaccines

  Director, Public Health Division – Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe has disclosed why Ghana became the first country to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative. Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem Tuesday, Dr Asiedu-Bekoe said this is because Ghana’s Covid-19 plans were top-notch …

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COVID-19: Asantehene, others take first jab today

      Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, is expected to receive the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday (2 March 2021) in the Ashanti Region as the country begins vaccination for the next two weeks. It follows the successful vaccination of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and vice-president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and their …

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COVID-19: Mahama, Ga Mantse, Chief of Staff, others vaccinated

  The two-week vaccination exercise has kicked off successfully at selected locations across the country    Former president John Mahama and his wife Lordina displaying their vaccination ‘passport’ Former president John Dramani Mahama and his wife Lordina on Tuesday (2 March 2021) received their first shots of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Police Hospital …

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COVID-19: Mass vaccination begins today

  By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah Vaccination begins today Ghana’s mass vaccination exercise against the coronavirus pandemic begins today, Tuesday, 2 March 2021. Some 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in the country last week for the vaccination exercise. The exercise will take place in 43 districts with high infection rates. …

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