[ad_1] A fire outbreak at a key power installation in Akosombo is set to plunge large parts of Accra into hours of darkness, with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) announcing a scheduled overnight power curtailment affecting dozens of communities. In a press release, the ECG said the disruption follows “the fire outbreak at GRIDCo’s…
[ad_1] On Thursday evening, an unusual incident unfolded in the studios of Joy FM. The spokesperson for the Ghana National Fire Service, A.D.O1 Alex King Nortey, had participated in an interview on Drive Time on Joy. Little did he know that he would be responding to a distress call moments later. During the conversation with…
[ad_1] The World Health Organization has confirmed sexual transmission of monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in its northern and central regions. According to the WHO, the spread of this epidemic was mainly driven by transmission via sexual contact among men who have sex with men. The WHO has indicated that the initial…
[ad_1] Imagine an ECOWAS region with an enhanced digital surveillance system where there is a coordinated approach to prevention, detection and response to infectious diseases. That is the agenda for the ongoing regional technical workshop. It will be a platform to forge a stronger and more universal digital surveillance system within the sub-region. The workshop…
[ad_1] Millions of chickens have been killed in South African following a bird-flu outbreak (AFP) South African supermarkets are rationing eggs as the country grapples with a shortage of poultry products amid a severe outbreak of avian flu. Some supermarkets have limited the number of eggs that customers can buy to six, local media report….
[ad_1] Shi Zhengli and colleagues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology warn in a paper that there are 20 ‘highly risky’ coronavirus species One scientist compared the research to a ‘dictionary of coronaviruses’ that could prove to be a valuable guide in future One of China’s best-known virologists Shi Zhengli, also known as “batwoman”, has…
