JoyNews highlights a summary of tales that dominated conversations in excess of the past 7 days.
Amid the topical tales featured more than the period of time incorporates the defilement of a 14-yr-aged lady by 3 adult men in the Western Region for 3 times and two users of parliament reportedly tests optimistic for Covid-19.
Nana Yaw Gyimah also instructed a story about toddler trade business enterprise in the Ashanti Region though the alleged killing of a tenant by a landlord at Ofankor also created headlines.
As the quantity of confirmed conditions of the novel coronavirus carries on to increase, the Western Region has been dubbed the latest hotspot for the distribute of the virus. Meanwhile, the Director-General of General public Well being at the Ghana Wellness Assistance Prof Patrick Aboagye states Ghana’s daily Covid-19 cases are on a drop even though he is concerned the fee of drop has been gradual.
Nurses and midwives have also accused the Ghana Well being Provider (GHS) of failing to make sure provision of PPE to associates. So much, a lot more than 800 of its associates have been exposed to Covid-19, 87 examination positive for the virus and 1 is dead.
In training, founder of Ashesi University Patrick Awuah suggests it will be a disaster if universities are reopened as the govt ponders on lifting Covid-19 limits.
In the meantime, in Kamgbunli in the Western Area pupils congregate all-around battery-driven radio sets to take classes adhering to the shutdown of educational institutions and the inaccessibility of e-studying units.
At the corridors of electrical power, 15 men and women which includes two Members of Parliament reportedly tested optimistic for COVID-19 as Minority MPs demanded a shutdown of Parliament for two months
This was soon after the House’s Director of Public Affairs, Kate Addo earlier instructed a news meeting that Parliament was however to get affirmation of any beneficial examination.
Minority Chief Whip Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka was the a single who revealed the status of those who had analyzed positive in parliament.
He also believes parliament’s ongoing sittings have the prospective of endangering the lives of MPs, personnel and their constituents.
Hundreds of Law enforcement in Nima and Ashaiman in the Larger Accra area underwent mass screening for COVID-19 following 12 inmates examined constructive for the novel coronavirus.
Elsewhere, patrons in some ‘drinking spots’ in the Accra suburb of Chorkor consider washing hands with Akpeteshie shields them from the coronavirus but overall health experts suggest in opposition to it.
Also in this week govt announced moves to borrow GHS10 billion from the Lender of Ghana to help offer with Covid-19 relevant difficulties in the economic climate.
The Nationwide Security is however hunting for a key suspect after selecting up his spouse for defrauding individuals less than fake pretense.
As the 2020 elections method, the Electoral Commission has detailed a extensive roadmap for mass registration in June.
Generating the traits on JoyNews this 7 days was the incredible tale of a 95-calendar year-oldWorld War II veteran who has lifted more than 16,000 lbs . to assistance entrance liners in the combat against Covid-19 by, guess what… going for walks.
