COVID-19 Archives - Wontumi Online

02 May

Ghana Records 31 New COVID-19 Cases

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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 31 new cases of COVID-19 within the country over the past week. Dr. Kwame Amponsah-Achiano, the Programmes Manager at the Expanded Programme on Immunization, assured the public that these cases are not severe. Speaking to the media in Accra, Dr. Amponsah-Achiano emphasized that COVID-19 is now a persistent presence, requiring ongoing vigilance. In response to the recent cases, the Ghana Health Service will initiate a vaccination campaign starting from Sunday, May 5. Dr. Amponsah-Achiano stressed the importance of vaccination in curbing the spread of the virus, noting that the upcoming national COVID-19 vaccination drive is part of the country's…

04 Sep

Ending Hunger: The Role Of World Food Programme

Wontumi1BusinessBarbara Clemens, COVID-19, World Food Programme

In a world of plenty, where enough food is produced to feed everyone on the planet, hunger should be a thing of the past. However, conflict, climate change, disasters, inequality and – most recently – the COVID-19 pandemic mean one in ten people globally are still going to bed hungry and famine looms for millions. One institution with the core mandate of ensuring hunger is a thing of the past is the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP). WFP has a presence in over 120 countries working towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 which seeks to end hunger, achieve food…

29 May

COVID-19 Pandemic Is Officially Over In Ghana – Akufo-Addo Declares

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially declared the COVID-19 pandemic over in Ghana. Addressing the country in his 29th televised address since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020, President Akufo-Addo, on May 28, 2023, said the decision to declare the pandemic over was arrived at during a meeting of the national COVID-19 Taskforce on May 17, 2023. He mentioned that this decision was based on the World Health Organization's declassification of the pandemic as a global health emergency. As a result, the president noted that all remaining restrictions from the COVID-19 era have now been lifted. These restrictions include requirements such as the mandatory testing…

08 Apr

COVID-19, Banking Sector Clean-Up Cause Of High Debt Stock – Bawumia

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COVID-19, Banking Sector Clean-Up Cause Of High Debt Stock – Bawumia Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia has attributed Ghana’s rising debt stock to the COVID-19 pandemic and the banking sector clean-up. Addressing a National Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) Training and Orientation Conference at Kasoa in the Central Region, Dr. Bawumia said the country’s debt to GDP ratio had “increased by 17.6 percent” between 2019 and 2021. He posited that the economy would have fared better without these unexpected events. “It should be noted that without the 15.1 billion of the exceptional items – the financial sector, and Covid, Ghana’s debt to…

23 Nov

VP Bawumia Opens Ghana Digital Innovation Week

Kakra NunuBusiness, FeaturedCOVID-19, DR BAWUMIA

A one-week programme bringing together pace-setters and stakeholders in the digitization ecosystem has been launched in Accra by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The 'Ghana Digital Innovation Week" is designed to bring together entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, university faculties, venture capitalists, as well as other technical service providers such as accountants, designers, contract manufacturers and providers of skills training and professional development to provide a common platform for practical conversations on turning innovative ideas into useful reality to address societal problems. Under the auspices of the Office of the Vice President, Government, through the Ministries of Communication and Digitalization (MCD)…

22 Sep

“Vaccines As A Tool For Immigration Control Is Retrogressive” – President Akufo-Addo

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has decried moves by some countries in Europe in not recognising Covishield, the Indian version of the AstraZeneca vaccine, being used by many African countries. According to President Akufo-Addo, “one unfortunate development appears to be the recent measures on entry into some countries in Europe, which suggest that Covishield, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in India, is not recognised by some countries in Europe.” The President made this known on Wednesday, 22nd September 2021, when he took his turn to speak at the 76th United Nations General Assembly, currently ongoing in New…

24 Aug

“Ghana Protects Legitimate Investments, Economy Rebounding” – President Akufo-Addo To German Investors

Kakra NunuBusinessCOVID-19, Google, Nissan, Toyota, Twitter

“We will continue to create and maintain the conducive investment environment that not only guarantees the safety of investments, but good returns as well. We will continue to protect legitimate investments, and preserve the atmosphere of peace, stability and security that has been an important contributor to the increasing presence of German businesses in Ghana”. These were the words of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 24th August 2021, when he addressed the Ghana-Germany Business Forum, in Dusseldorf, as part of his working visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. Addressing the Forum, President Akufo-Addo…

07 Aug

Creating More Jobs, Entrepreneurial Opportunities For The Youth Remains Our Priority – VP Bawumia

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The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that despite government's creation of thousands of jobs through various initiatives in the past four years, creating more opportunities for the youth remains a top priority of the Akufo-Addo government. Speaking at the launch of University of Ghana Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme (UGIEP) at the University's campus on Friday, the Vice President said majority of Ghana's population (about 52%) is made up of the youth, and with a growing number of young people joining the job market in search of jobs every year, government cannot relent in its efforts at creating jobs…

01 Aug

Hassan Agyariga In Intensive Care After Mocking Akufo-Addo Over COVID Jab- John Kumah (VIDEO)

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After downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19, the founder and leader of the All Peoples Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has been taken to intensive care for contracting the virus. It would be recalled that Hassan Ayariga made mockery of President Akufo-Addo's decision to get vaccinated describing the jab he received as malaria vaccine and not a COVID-19 jab. But the deputy minister for Finance, John Kumah in an interview on Wontumi TV revealed that he has picked up information that Hassan Ayariga is battling the virus and things have gotten worse as he has been moved into intensive care of an unnamed hospital. https://youtu.be/n2RlY37ZbRc He used the platform…

25 Jul

Fellow Ghanaians! NDC Demo Caused Surge In Covid Cases- Chairman Wontumi

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Fellow Ghanaians, Chairman Wontumi has pinned the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, to the recent demonstration organised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party has blamed the leadership of the NDC for throwing caution to the dogs when they staged their ‘March for Justice’. In an interview with Wontumionline.com, Chairman Wontumi advised Ghanaians to observe COVID-19 protocols and avoid joining the NDC or their surrogates- #FixTheCountry campaigners when they call for demonstration. President Akufo-Addo will on Sunday, July 25, 2021, provide an update on the measures Ghana is taking to contain the spread of COVID-19. The update will be his…