CSRPM Recommends COA FS Gov’t As Immune Booster For COVID-19 Treatment
The Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine (CSRPM) at Mampong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region has recommended to government the Centre of Awareness Food Supplement (COA FS) for use as immune support and supportive treatment for the relief of some symptoms of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
This was contained in a letter dated May 11, 2020, and signed by the acting Executive Director of the centre, Dr Kofi Bobi Barimah, and addressed to the Minister of Health; Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu.
May 20, 2020
COVID-19 Has Come To Stay, Learn To Live With It—Ghanaians Urged
The Ashanti Regional Director of Health, Mr. Emmanuel Tenkorang has cautioned Ghanaians to learn and live with the COVID-19 viruses since it has come to stay.
The Directorate says it is important to practice laid down protocols in fighting the pandemic.
Mr. Emmanuel Tenkorang, A/R Health Director
May 20, 2020
Covid-19: 21 Recover In Ketu South
The health officials confirmed 22 positive cases in the Municipality after tests were conducted on some people who entered the country illegally through unapproved routes.
Mr Elliot Edem Agbenorwu, Ketu South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that there was full recovery for all 21 cases recorded by May 01, 2020 and that the current active case was recorded from another illegal traveler.
May 20, 2020
Police Commander Clears Air On COVID-19 Cases At Dansoman Divisional Headquarters
District Commander, Dansoman Divisional Police Headquarters, Accra, Chief Superintendent Jeffrey Darko, has discounted claims that his outfit has recorded two COVID-19 cases.
Instead, he explained that blood samples of both police personnel and inmates have been taken of which they were waiting for the results.
May 20, 2020
Nobody Is Immune To COVID-19 – NCCE Cautions Zuozugu Community
“Nobody is immune from the COVID-19 disease,” he said.
He indicated: “The COVID-19 is no respecter of persons, and you can catch it no matter your status or where you live” adding, “The only way we can deal with it is to observe the protocols prescribed by the World Health Organisation, and the government.”
May 20, 2020
Bicycle use around France jumps 44 percent since end of coronavirus confinement
French commuters have adopted the bicycle en masse as they emerge from two months of Covid-19 lockdown, with a nationwide increase in cycling traffic of 44 percent over pre-confinement levels, according to data published Wednesday.
Whether in cities, suburban areas or rural communities, cycling routes around France have seen a 44 percent increase in traffic in the week following the end of nationwide coroavirus confinement on 11 May.
RFI/Pierre René-Worms
May 20, 2020
The Grand Lodge Of Ghana Donates GHC100,000 To Support Covid-19 Isolation And Treatment Facility
The Grand Lodge of Freemasons in Ghana has made a donation of GHC100,000 to support the construction of the Covid-19 infectious disease isolation and treatment facility at the Ga East Hospital in Accra.
Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ghana, Dr. Nortey Kwashie Omaboe presented the cheque for the amount to Mr. Senyo Hosi, managing trustee of the Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund, which is spearheading the construction of the facility, at a short ceremony at the project site.
May 20, 2020
Covid-19: Lifting Ban On Schools, Churches Could Spike Cases – Yieleh Chireh
A former Minister of Health, Joseph Yieleh Chireh, has advised government to be cautious in easing the ban on schools, places of religious worship among others.
His comments come at a time when there is a vigorous debate in the public space about the appropriate time for schools to reopen, given the circumstances of COVID-19.
May 20, 2020
COVID-19: Start Academic Year Afresh In September – Neogenics Education Group
Neogenics Education Group, an educational consultancy, has urged government to nullify the current academic year and start all over in September following the Coronavirus outbreak in the country.
According to the group, students should be made to repeat their current year or classes.
May 20, 2020
Covid-19: Rwanda Deploy Robots To Treat Patients
Rwanda has deployed robots for the treatment of coronavirus patients.
The country has an estimated 308 confirmed cases of Covid-19, 209 recoveries and zero death.
May 20, 2020
Covid-19: Displaying Dead Bodies On TV Ethically Inappropriate – Clinical Psychologist To Bagbin
A Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Emmanuel Asampong has criticised the Second Deputy Speaker, Alban Bagbin’s call for the display of dead bodies resulting from COVID-19 on media platforms to enforce the message that the disease is real.
Dr. Asampong said it will be ethically inappropriate to adopt such a measure, given that it has the tendency of creating different problems for people.
May 20, 2020
Brazil's Covid-19 death toll shoots to record levels – with worse on the way
The force of the coronavirus pandemic is hitting hard in Latin America, as Brazil's daily death toll on Tuesday jumped to a record 1,179.
The surge in deaths from what President Jair Bolsonaro once called a “little flu” marks the first time the toll has exceeded a thousand.
REUTERS - Adriano Machado
May 20, 2020
Rose says players aren't lab rats as Premier League targets restart after coronavirus lockdown
Newcastle United defender Danny Rose has hit out at plans to restart top flight football in England claiming that players are being treated like expendable test animals.
"People are suggesting we should go back to football, like we're guinea pigs or lab rats,” Rose told the Lockdown Tactics podcast.
AFP/File
May 20, 2020
Madagascar exports herbal controversial coronavirus cocktail to Caribbean
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday agreed to send the country's vaunted herbal “cure” for Covid-19 to Haiti, the latest country receiving the artemisia-based concoction, and one of the first outside Africa.
“We're ready Mr President, to help your country,” Rajoelina told Haiti's President Jovenel Moise during a video conference shared on social media, promoting the artemisia concoction as a cure for the coronavirus.
© AFP - Rijasolo
May 20, 2020
Center For Scientific Into Plant Medicine Approves Two Ayisaa Medicines To Help Fight Covid-19
The Center for Scientific into Plant Medicine at Akuapem Mampong has approved two herbal medicines of Kwayisi Christian Herbal Clinic also known as Ayisaa Clinic located near Nankese (Koforidua-Suhum stretch) in the Eastern Region, to the Food and Drugs Authority as having efficacy to help facilitate recoveries of Covid-19 patients.
The Products are “Ayisaa Opinto Herbal Tea” which has been approved by the FDA and has been in the market for long, and “Ayisaa Sinutat“ is yet to be approved by the FDA.
The Chief Executive Officer of Kwayisi Christian Herbal Clinic, Dr. Emmanuel Ampem Darko
May 20, 2020
Technology And The Job Market After Covid-19
It is not so clear how the world will transform the job market after we get the novel coronavirus under control. What we are sure of though, is that things will not go back to the way they were before. One thing is for certain, there will be changes in how we work, learn, produce, and even seek medical services.
A lot of organizations have been greatly affected by this situation. We have witnessed how companies that are into hotel, travel, tour, airline, and sporting events have been negatively impacted. Some have had to downsize their employees. However, companies with a strong digital presence like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are still strong because of the huge demand for their services in this unfortunate situation. What does this tell us? The world is going DIGITAL.
Joana Abbiw, Center Manager - NIIT Tema
May 20, 2020
'Catastrophe' in Russia's Dagestan region
By BBC News
Local officials in Russia's Dagestan region have described the situation there as a "catastrophe", with reports of a rising death toll and serious shortages of equipment.
Officially, the region has recorded 36 deaths from the virus and more than 3,600 cases but health officials say hundreds more have died of pneumonia, including 40 medics.
The top cleric in the majority-Muslim region appealed directly to the Kremlin for aid, prompting President Vladimir Putin to personally promise help for the region on Monday. UFC fighter and Dagestan native Khabib Nurmagomedov has even spoken out about the problems there.
On Wednesday Russia's confirmed cases rose above 300,000 and the country reported a record daily rise in deaths of 135, bringing the total toll to 2,972.
Infections however are slowing, with the daily rise in cases the lowest since 1 May. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin - who has only just returned to work after contracting the virus - has said the country is entering a more stable phase of its outbreak, but warned of the need to lift restrictions with care.
Authorities take a man's temperature in Dagestan, on the border with Azerbaijan - Getty Images
May 20, 2020
Spain's PM under fire as he looks to extend state of emergency
By BBC News
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has asked parliament to extend the country's state of emergency for another two weeks, drawing fierce criticism from opposition parties.
Mr Sanchez told parliament the extension was necessary to protect communities because the threat from coronavirus had not gone away.
He defended his government’s response to the pandemic, but apologised to Spanish citizens for any mistakes his government had made.
The government wants to extend the state of alarm for a fifth time to 7 June when it expires on Saturday.
Spain’s main opposition party, the conservative People's Party, said it would not vote for the extension, putting its passage through parliament in doubt.
The party’s leader, Pablo Casado, delivered a withering assessment of Mr Sanchez’s handling of the epidemic.
In a speech to lawmakers, Mr Casado said coronavirus-related deaths in Spain were still equivalent to "a plane crash every day", calling Mr Sanchez’s plan a “failure”.
Spain recorded a further 83 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total to 27,778, the fifth highest in the world.
Opposition leader Pablo Casado strongly criticised Pedro Sanchez's plan - EPA
May 20, 2020
Iran reports more than 2,000 new cases for third day running
By BBC News
Iran’s president has said the country is “on the verge of curbing” its coronavirus outbreak, despite recording more than 2,000 new cases for the third consecutive day.
A further 64 deaths and 2,346 infections were confirmed on Wednesday, the country’s health ministry said.
In total, the country has reported 7,183 deaths and 126,949 cases since the outbreak began in February, but foreign experts believe the true figures could be higher.
New cases have been on the rise since the beginning of May, a trend the health ministry has attributed to a ramped-up testing regime.
But on Wednesday, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani told a cabinet meeting that the country had been “progressing at every step in the past three months”.
He said the country was “on the verge of curbing this disease” even if some provinces were in an “unfavourable situation”.
How an Iranian airline 'helped spread coronavirus'
Iran's health ministry says it has ramped up testing - EPA
May 20, 2020
Latest Chinese cases suggest virus could be changing
By Kerry Allen BBC Monitoring, Chinese Media Analyst
Experts in China say the Covid-19 patients they are seeing in the north-east of the country show “different symptoms" and require “longer incubation” than those in the central city of Wuhan at the beginning of the country's outbreak. Qiu Haibo, one of the country’s top critical care doctors in the National Health Commission’s top medical team, spoke on the national CCTV-13 news channel about the fresh observations his team were making. Dr Qiu said his team were seeing new cases in north-eastern Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces had a longer incubation period, and their clinical symptoms were not typical.
They don’t have a fever, he said, but are suffering from either fatigue or a sore throat. Some have no symptoms at all. He added that the new cases appeared to be carrying the virus for much longer.
According to the national Global Times newspaper, “tests on Wuhan patients normally came back negative within a week or at most two weeks” after a patient shows symptoms.
But now, even though the cases are more curable, people appear to be carrying the virus for “longer periods”.
According to the official Xinhua news agency, 25 people are currently receiving treatment in hospital in north-eastern Jilin.
Heilongjiang province discharged its last patient on Saturday.
Reuters
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