Tag: coronavirus cases in Ghana
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Zenith Bank supports COVID-19 Fund with one million cedis
Zenith Bank Ghana Limited has donated One Million Ghana Cedis (GH¢1,000,000) to the COVID-19 Fund established by the government of Ghana to complement the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, and to assist in the welfare of the needy and the vulnerable in society. Officials of the bank presented the amount at the Ministry of Information…
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Citi TV to embark on COVID-19 Awareness Campaign with Mobile Vans
Ghanaian Television channel, Citi TV, will from Thursday, April 9, 2020, kick-start a sensitization campaign on the coronavirus pandemic in specific markets and communities in Accra, to keep citizens more informed to protect themselves and the masses from the disease. The station has thus dedicated two of its pick-up vehicles solely branded for the exercise.…
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COVID-19: Finance Minister urges China to consider debt relief for Africa
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has urged China to help ease the debt burden of African countries expected to struggle with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. He has already indicated that the cumulative effect of the novel coronavirus pandemic will cost Ghana GHS9.505 billion. Speaking to a US-based think-tank, the Center for Global…
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World Bank Group to support Ghana’s COVID-19 response with $100m
The World Bank is providing $100 million to Ghana to assist the country in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. This $100 million will be made available to the government and the people of Ghana as short, medium and long-term support. This financing package includes $35 million in emergency support to help the country provide improved response…
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COVID-19 cases in Ghana now 195
The novel coronavirus cases in Ghana have risen to 195 according to the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu. Thirty-four new cases have been recorded since Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The Greater Accra Region has 174 of these cases, the Northern Region has 10, the Ashanti Region has nine, the Upper West Region has one, and…
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COVID-19: Prudential Life Insurance goes fully digital in response to partial lock-down
Prudential Life Insurance Ghana, has announced a series of measures to ensure uninterrupted service delivery during the 2-week partial lock-down of some parts of the country from Monday, March 30, 2020. The company says it is poised to provide customers with peace of mind and assurance that it will continue to provide services for them…
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COVID-19: Akufo-Addo announces GHS1bn stimulus package for businesses
As part of measures to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana to sustain businesses, President Akufo-Addo has announced that all households and small to medium scale enterprises are to benefit from a stimulus package of one billion Ghana cedis. According to him, this is part of the creation of a Coronavirus…
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Nana Addo establishes COVID-19 Fund, offers his 3 months’ salary as seed money
President Akufo-Addo has announced the creation of a COVID-19 Fund with his three-months salary as seed money, to support the well-being of those who will be worst-hit by the novel Coronavirus pandemic. The President made this known when he announced a partial lock-down of the country on Friday night, March 27, to contain the spread…
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Ghana Federation of Labour demands swift release of stimulus package to protect workers
The Deputy Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour, Kenneth Koomson, has asked government to expedite plans to provide a stimulus package to support ailing companies due to the COVID-19 spread. The rise in the number of confirmed cases in Ghana over the last fifteen days is 137. This has led to a number…
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U.S. weekly jobless claims surge to 3.28 million as coronavirus spurs mass layoffs
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits shot to record of more than 3 million last week as strict measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic ground the country to a sudden halt, unleashing a wave of layoffs that likely brought an end to the longest employment boom in U.S. history. Initial claims for…