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Ghana has recorded 403 more cases of Covid-19, taking the tally to 2,074, the Ghana Health Service says. On its Covid-19 website, the Service says 212 people have recovered from the disease. One more person has died, increasing to death toll to 17. Greater Accra still has the highest cases of the disease with 1,795 infections. Greater Accra 1,795 Ashanti has 99 Eastern 70 Central 21 Oti, 19 Upper East 19 Volta region has 16 cases Northern 13 Upper West, 10 Western 9 North East 2 Western North 1

Government has asked all landlords to as a mandatory requirement inspect the COVID-19 status of all foreigners before renting out properties to them. This is according to the Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea who was speaking during a press briefing on Tuesday. “Landlords must also be wary of potential tenants from foreign countries. It is very mandatory to insist that without a COVID-19 negative clearance the landlord should not rent out the premises. We all know that this pandemic has been imported so be careful that in the name of dollars you do not go and bring in a foreigner who hasn’t gotten clearance that he or she is not infected by the disease to come and live in the premises. I need not remind you that the virus is an importation from foreigners and those who had contacts with them prior to the lockdown.” The Minister also said that government has the capacity to cover the rent of persons who may face eviction for not being able to meet their rent obligati...

The Africa Centre for Health Policy (ACeHP) has advised the government to complete abandoned health projects before constructing new ones. President Nana Akufo-Addo recently announced that his government will be constructing 88 new hospitals in some districts across the country beginning this year. Commenting on the announcement, the Executive Director of the Centre, Ahmed Farhan noted that, “Though we have had a backlog of uncompleted or completed but not commissioned health facilities, we still have a vacuum created by the nonexistence of some of these facilities. If we have this number of facilities coming on board, it will augment the situation.” But in the short term, he indicated that “the issue is that once you have facilities that are uncompleted, it will be appropriate that we go back and look at those.” Touching on the distribution on face masks, the Africa Centre for Health Policy advised the government to distribute them in densely populated areas. “You look at ...

                              President Akufo-Addo Government, will this year, begin the construction of 88 Hospitals in districts without such facilities, according to President Akufo-Addo. Delivering his eighth televised address to the nation on the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in the country on Sunday, April 26, 2020, the President said: "There are eighty-eight (88) districts in our country without district hospitals; we have six (6) new regions without regional hospitals; we do not have 5 infectious disease control centres dotted across the country, and we do not have enough testing and isolation centres for diseases like COVD-19. We must do something urgently about this. That is why Government has decided to undertake a major investment in our healthcare infrastructure, the largest in our history. We will, this year, begin constructing eighty-eight (88) hospitals in the districts without hospitals...

Esnewsgh.blogspot.com   can confirm that Ghana's case count of the novel coronavirus has jumped to 1,550; with the dealth toll climbing up to 11. The Ghana Health Service affirmed this in its latest update of the pandemic's situation in the country on Sunday, April 26. The updated case count comes after 271 more persons tested positive for the virus. 21 additional recoveries have been confirmed with the total number of recoveries now 155.

Stonebwoy’s latest album ‘Anloga Junction’ is an embodiment of all the influences and experiences that he has gone through over the years as a musician. The award-winning artiste revealed that ‘Anloga Junction’ is not the name of a specific place but rather an artistic representation of what he has been through. Stonebwoy released his 15-track album on Friday to impressive reviews from Ghanaians and the world. The album features artistes like Kojo Antwi, Jahmeil (Jamaica), Zlatan (Nigeria), Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania), Nasty C (South Africa), Chivv (Netherlands), and Alicai Harley (Jamaica-born London-based). Sharing the inspiration behind the album and its name, the artiste told Giovani Caleb on Showbiz 360 on TV3 that ‘Anloga Junction’ is an ‘epic’ body of work. “This album has gone through a lot to get to this point…We’ve gone through a lot to get to ‘Anloga Junction’. We’ve released an epic body of work.” He explained that the name of the album is “just a representati...

                        Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy African Dancehall Giant, Shatta Wale has once again proven that he’s indeed a mature artiste and has for good buried the hatchet with his one-time rival, Stonebwoy. For now, it’s all love, good vibe, respect, and positive energy between the former arch-rivals. As a gesture of goodwill, Shatta Wale on Friday, April 24 joined millions of Ghanaians on Social media to publicly endorse Stonebwoy’s newly release 15 track album “ANLOGA JUNCTION” In a post sighted by Konxeptworae.com, The SM Boss shared the artwork for Stonebwoy’s “Anloga Junction” album and urged his diehard followers to grab a copy The hitmaker did not just share the artwork, he accompanied it with a lovely caption and referred to Stonebwoy as “his own blood brother. “Grab a copy!!!! Big ups to my own blood brother, Bhim President @Stonebwoy #AnlogaJunction.” Now! Checkout an equally lovely reply fro...

Ghana's coronavirus case count has climbed to 1,279 with 134 recoveries and 10 deaths. This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service on Friday, April, 24, 2020. This means that 125 new cases have been added with 14 more people recovering since a press briefing on Wednesday, April, 22, 2020. Count of Cases per Region Greater Accra Region - 1,089 Ashanti Region - 69 Eastern Region - 56 Northern Region - 13 Oti Region - 13 Volta Region - 10 Central Region - 9 Upper West Region - 8 Upper East Region - 8 North East Region - 2 Western Region - 1 Western North Region - 1 Savannah Region - 0 Bono Region - 0 Ahafo Region - 0 Bono East Region - 0

Ghana has so far recorded 1154 cases of coronavirus. Nine out of the number have died while over 100 have recovered. Most of the cases are in Accra, Ghana’s capital city. Authorities of the city have therefore made the wearing of facemasks mandatory for residents. Below are details of the case locations in Accra

 The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has made the wearing of face masks mandatory, without which one cannot freely roam about to transact business or pursue some other activities in the locality. The decision by the Council was taken at its emergency meeting held on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. A statement signed and released by the Regional Minister, Ismael Ashitey, announcing the directive, said the move is to ensure compliance with the President’s directives on social distancing and the wearing of face masks protocols. “At its emergency meeting held on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, to ensure compliance with the President’s directives on social distancing and wearing of face masks, the Greater Accra Regional Security (REGSEC) agreed on mandatory wearing of face masks in the Greater Accra Region by the general public”, the statement read in part. The Regional Security Council also agreed the following: (1) Education/Sensitization on the face masks wearin...