News of Monday, 20 April 2020
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- Gov’t to support Ghanaian scientists to develop vaccines

- Coronavirus: Wear protective masks – Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians
- Schools still remain closed – Ministry of Education
- Lifting lockdown a dangerous gamble – Security analyst
- NCA shuts down Radio Tongu for operating without valid authorisation
- Lockdown lifted: Disregard for social distancing as passengers struggle for trotro at Kasoa

- We need more than numbers to believe coronavirus is in Ghana – Old Fadama residents

- Lifting lockdown: Akufo-Addo was not influenced by fear or panic – Oppong Nkrumah
- We are suffering - Chorkor residents lament over water supply to the area

- Coronavirus: Communities with spike in cases will be put under curfew – President

- Coronavirus: No more free food after lifting lockdown - Oppong Nkrumah
- Coronavirus: 7 reasons why lockdown has been lifted
- Coronavirus: Children at risk of consuming sanitizers, alcohol robs – Physician warns
- Builsa South DCE cuts sod for construction of 3-unit classroom blocks in five communities
- Coronavirus: Zipline delivers test samples to Noguchi, KCCR
- Coronavirus: Gov't spends GHC280m to provide free water & food to the vulnerable
- Coronavirus stigma: Drivers fail to pick health workers over fear of contracting disease
- Sacrifice me to the gods if my local medicine fails to treat coronavirus patients – Herbal practitioner
- EC, others can’t put Ghanaians in harm’s way – Oppong Nkrumah insists
- Akufo-Addo lifting of partial lockdown economic, scientific - Dr. Lord Mensah
- Use coronavirus survivors to lead public education to reduce stigmatization - Medical Sociologist
- Coronavirus: 8 tough decisions Akufo-Addo has made since coronavirus hit Ghana
- Self-discipline is a struggle for Ghanaians – NDC coronavirus team member
- Is Ghana right to ease lockdown? - BBC report
- Lifting of lockdown: Govt gambling with lives of Ghanaians – Nana Yaw Akwada
- Coronavirus: Seidu Agongo supports 4,600 widows, single mothers with MOMO transfers
- Coronavirus: Ghana facing no imminent risk following lifting of lockdown – GHS
- Allowing movement of persons doesn't mean we're letting our guard down – Akufo-Addo
- FDA Ghana samples Chinese COVID-19 donation for testing
- Ibrahim Mahama feeds 10,000 households in Muslim, Christian communities
- Coronavirus: Stop spreading fake news or be held accountable – Akufo-Addo warns

- FULL TEXT: Akufo-Addo's address on enhanced response to combat coronavirus

- Earlier lockdown decision not influenced by number of cases – Information Minister
- Lifting of ban: Akufo-Addo urges aggressive use of face masks

- Brawl at Kasoa overhead over enforcement of social distancing directive

- Lockdown lifted: There should've been mass testing instead – Dr Akanbong
- Coronavirus: Ghana's borders still closed to human traffic

- Nothing wrong with training 2,000 NYA volunteers to fight coronavirus – Oppong Nkrumah
- A careful balance of many factors let to lifting of lockdown – Akufo-Addo
- Coronavirus: 18,000 test results still pending

- Unitylink donates to Ghana Health Service and Coronavirus Fund
- My office is still on lockdown - Gabby Otchere-Darko
- Coronavirus: 68,591 samples tested so far - Akufo-Addo

- Akufo-Addo lifts partial lockdown, but keeps other enhanced measures in place
- Ghana deploys drones to enhance COVID-19 fight — Akufo-Addo

- Seidu Agongo supports 4,600 widows, single mothers with MOMO transfers
- Involve traditional leaders in fight against coronavirus
- Coronavirus: Okyenhene orders for retrieval and burial of dead bodies, gives 4 week ultimatum
- Akufo-Addo’s decision based on science, not politics – Gabby
- Akufo-Addo's lockdown lift: What you can and cannot do
- Ghana could return to lockdown as monitoring continues - Akufo-Addo

- Don’t keep the mask below your nose or take it off when coughing – Virologist warns
- Coronavirus: Public sector salaries will be paid in full – Information Minister
- Coronavirus: Street beggars resume with full force after partial lockdown lift
- Coronavirus: Central Region records 7 positive cases
- Leaving universities, churches out of lockdown lifting ‘senseless’ – Ishmael Norman
- Jubilation meets lifting of 3-week lockdown

- Lifting the lockdown: What influenced Akufo-Addo’s decision

- COVID-19 Trust Fund will be very active this week with distribution - Sophia Akuffo
- GII pushes for independent investigations into fmr TOR boss’ bribery saga
- Coronavirus could kill 300,000 in Africa, even with interventions - UNECA
- Long queues at Lapaz station first day after lifting of lockdown

- Ghana Medical Association pledges support to government in coronavirus fight
- Akufo-Addo urges Ghanaians to conduct private funerals to decongest morgues

- Police dispels wedding arrest claims at Lakeside Estate
- Only time will tell if Akufo-Addo made wrong decision or not – Gabby Otchere Darko
- I am alive, stop spreading death reports - Apraku My Daughter

- Coronavirus: All my ideas directly handed over to Akufo-Addo govt – Mahama
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