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...confirmed cases rise to 68 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed that Ghana has applied for funds to fight the COVID-19. The IMF citing its African Department director, Abebe Aemro Salassie Tuesday March 24, 2020, says…

The whole world is now virtually at a standstill. The rate of speed of the virus is astronomical and the death toll from the coronavirus is increasing by the hour. There are as much as 793 people dying within 24 hours in Italy as a result…

African Ministers of Finance are calling for coordinated efforts around the continent against the coronavirus pandemic, failing which the continent will suffer even serious social and economic consequences. In a virtual conference March…

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has asked banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) to seek its approval in writing before the declaration and payment of dividends. The move is to prevent banks from using funds from the reduction…

Today March 22, 2020 is exactly 10 days since Ghana announced its first confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country – two patient s – imported case; all of them having travelled from Europe. To-date Ghana has…

Ghana will on the midnight of Sunday, March 22, 2020 close all its borders- land, sea and air- to human traffic to contain the spread of the coronavirus, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced Saturday. The measure which will be…

Ghana has confirmed three more cases of the COVID-19, bringing the number to 19 with no deaths, as updated by the Ghana Health Service portal on the disease. The three new cases were confirmed on March 20. Two were reported from the…

One week after announcing its first two confirmed cases of COVID-19, Ghana has recorded 16 cases as at March 19, 2020, according to information from the Ministry of Health, and some of them have no travel history nor contact with confirmed…

Ghana’s has recorded another two confirmed patients of COVID-19 on Thursday March 19, raising the total case count to 11. Information provided on the Ghana Health Service’s (GHS) dedicated website to update the nation on the pandemic…

Bank of Ghana has cut its policy rate by 150 basis points to 14.5 percent over fears the coronavirus outbreak could slowdown economic growth in 2020. In a release after a meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, the bank said its…