LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A worker at a fish-processing factory in Ghana’s Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the coronavirus, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a broadcast late on Sunday. Health authorities reported the outbreak late on Friday, but did not provide details. “All 533 persons were infected…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS) – More than 500 workers at an industrial facility in Ghana have tested positive for the coronavirus, the country’s health service said on Friday, as total cases jumped by nearly 30% in a single day. The health service did not name the facility, where it said in a statement that 533…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Testing plays a major role in the response to the coronavirus, as it helps us understand how far the disease has spread. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, which co-ordinates pandemic responses across the continent, says there is a large gap in testing rates between nations. So which countries are…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)- NGERS)- Confirmed coronavirus cases in Ghana have surged above 2,000, increasing 24% in a matter of days, health officials announced Thursday, reflecting mostly test taken during a recent three-week lockdown in the West African country’s two largest cities. And Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros announced its first confirmed case, making…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Burkina Faso and Ghana have eased some coronavirus lockdown restrictions this week to test the possibility of a return to a semblance of normality after weeks of shutdowns that have hobbled both economies. The West African countries have rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and it is unclear yet how bad it will…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man who ran away from Ghana after testing positive for coronavirus has been declared wanted. A Nigerian man, 46 known as Simon Okafor Chukwudi has been declared wanted by the Police in Ghana on Friday, April 17. Chukwudi fled the country after he was found to have tested positive for…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-We have sighted a report by Africafeeds.com that suggests that Ghana has finally allegedly legalized the use of marijuana, locally called ‘weed’. However, the legalization is for only health and industrial purposes. This comes after there were calls by many important people in the country for the Government to legalize it. This…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian police arrested a pastor and raided churches as the West African nation stepped up efforts to enforce a ban on large gatherings and contain the spread of the coronavirus. In the past week, dozens of African nations have shut their borders, grounded planes and closed schools and bars as the case…
