Tag: lockdown
COVID-19: 42,000 Ghanaians suffered job loses during lockdown – Akufo-Addo
Ghana's economy lost 42,000 jobs in the second quarter of 2020 during the country's coronavirus lockdown, President Akufo-Addo has said.
It may be the biggest...
COVID 19: Ghana to go on another lockdown – GMA
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has warned that Ghana is likely to head into another lockdown if the country’s coronavirus cases continue to rise.
“If...
Covid-19: Boris Johnson announces four-week England lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second national lockdown for England to prevent a "medical and moral disaster" for the NHS.
He said Christmas...
SA court rules lockdown restrictions ‘irrational’
A South African court has found some coronavirus lockdown regulations imposed by the government "unconstitutional and invalid".
The judge picked out rules around funerals, informal...
South Africa to reopen places of worship
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that places of worship will be reopened on 1 June with strict guidelines to prevent the spread...
Rwandan officers ‘raping and killing during lockdown’
An international pressure group has accused the Rwandan security forces of killing, raping and arresting people since a coronavirus lockdown came into force.
Human Rights...
How to ensure poor people in Africa’s cities can still get...
More than half of all African countries have now imposed lockdown measures aimed at flattening the curve of new COVID-19 infections. The reason for...
Covid-19: Man who sprayed liquid substance on policewoman’s eye remanded
Osman Amadu, a 22-year-old scrap dealer, who allegedly sprayed some liquid substance into the eyes of a duty policewoman enforcing the restrictions on movement...
‘It’s scary’ – Expectant mothers share fascinating experiences under lockdown
Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful experiences (well, in some cases for some women). Other women go through pregnancy with its accompanying discomforts...
THE LOCK-DOWN LOW-DOWN #5: Chelsea
If you’re in any of the Ghanaian cities affected by the lock-down recently declared by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Ghana’s head of state, we...
