Kenya has reached an all-time high COVID-19 infection rate, with positive results in nearly a third of tests. Scientists believe the surge is fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus. But Kenya is also seeing a low rate of hospitalizations and deaths. Kenya is battling a wave of COVID-19 infections greater than […]
A man in the southwestern U.S. state of Texas may be the first in the nation to die of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, which is now the dominant variant in the United States. Health officials in Harris County say the man in his 50s was unvaccinated and suffered from underlying health conditions that left […]
Ghana has initiated a temporary travel restriction on all travelers from Israel and South Korea. The temporary restriction is for 14 days, beginning December 20, 2021, for both countries. Apart from that, a travel ban has been imposed on all travelers to and from Malta, beginning December 20, 2021, due to the Omicron Covid-19 variant. A […]
Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, seeking to end a yearslong civil investigation into his business practices that he alleges is purely political. In the lawsuit, filed two weeks weeks after James requested that Trump sit for a Jan. 7 deposition, Trump contends the probe into matters including […]
The World Health Organization warned the COVID-19 pandemic will not end until the unequal distribution of life-saving vaccines between rich and poor countries ends. In an assessment of the year gone by, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world is still in the grips of a pandemic that shows no sign of going away. […]
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Stephanie Sullivan, has said the US sees enormous potential to grow that country’s franchise brands in Ghana. Subsequently, it looks forward to working with the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Ghana to enable the environment in Ghana for that industry to thrive. Mrs Sullivan said this when she […]
The head of the World Health Organization says the continuing surge of COVID-19 cases is a result of the unequal distribution of vaccines. Speaking at the First International Conference on Public Health in Africa, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that it has been just over a year since the first COVID-19 vaccines began to […]
Christmas travel will increase the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, even among the fully vaccinated, the top US infectious disease expert says. “There’s no doubt about this, [Omicron] has an extraordinary capability of spreading,” Dr Anthony Fauci told NBC’s Meet the Press programme on Sunday. Dr Fauci, who advises the US government on the […]
Madam Kati Csaba, the Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, has described her one year in Ghana as “great pleasure”. “So far, I have thoroughly enjoyed my stay, especially working with the everyday Ghanaian, officials and business people. I am very impressed with the dedication and seriousness people attach to the work they do to better […]
The world class Flamenco Show is making its first stop in Ghana at the National Theatre in Accra today, and the second stop at the Manhyia Palace (Nana Afia Kobi Park) in Kumasi tomorrow. The show, dubbed “A Tierra” by Sara Nieto, is being brought to you by the Embassy of Spain in Accra, in […]
