Covid-19 Health Can hydrogen peroxide be used to treat Covid-19? Source GhanaFact Fact Check – UNPROVEN: Hydrogen Peroxide can protect you against COVID-19 Short answer Can hydrogen peroxide be used to treat Covid-19? The World Health Organization (WHO) and other health authorities have cautioned against the use of hydrogen peroxide to prevent or treat COVID-19 as there is no scientific evidence to support the claim. ... Back Full answer
Elections & political parties How much did presidential and parliamentary aspirants pay as nomination fees ahead of Ghana's 2020 elections? Source GhanaFact Fact Check: Election 2020 – Which candidates can get a refund of their nomination fee? Short answer How much did presidential and parliamentary aspirants pay as nomination fees ahead of Ghana's 2020 elections? All presidential aspirants in Ghana's 2020 elections paid 100,000 cedis or US$17,000 as nomination fees to the country's elections agency. Parliamentary aspirants who were on the ballot paper on election day in the 275 constituencies paid a deposit of 10,000 cedis. ... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health #YouAsked Can dogs get COVID-19? Source U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - COVID-19 and pets Short answer Can dogs get COVID-19? According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a few pets — including cats and dogs — have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. This happened mostly after the animals were in close contact with people infected with the COVID-19 virus. Based on the limited availa... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health #YouAsked Can the use of ivermectin as a prophylactic drastically reduce the risk of getting COVID-19? Source SAHPRA Press Release: Update on the use of ivermectin in the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 Short answer Can the use of ivermectin as a prophylactic drastically reduce the risk of getting COVID-19? The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has said more research is needed before it could approve ivermectin for use in humans. “To date there is insufficient evidence for or against the use of ivermectin in the prevention or treatment of COVID-19,” SAHPRAsaid in a 2... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Have Ghanaian students returned to school despite COVID-19? Source GhanaFact Fact Check: COVID-19: Find out when students will return to school in Ghana Short answer Have Ghanaian students returned to school despite COVID-19? Yes. Ghanaian students at various levels of the academic ladder have returned to school despite the coronavirus outbreak. This was announced in an address to the nation by the country's President, Nana Akufo-Addo on 3 January 2021. ... Back Full answer
Elections & political parties Is Nigeria more secure under the All Progressives Congress (APC)? Source Nigeria Security Tracker Short answer Is Nigeria more secure under the All Progressives Congress (APC)? No, Nigeria is not more secure under the ruling APC. Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) data shows an increase in killings in Nigeria. Between 20 October to 20 November 2020, some 620 people were killed in 34 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), from various forms of ... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Will inhaling steam at a temperature of over 100°C disintegrate the coronavirus? Source Fact-checking Tanzanian president John Magufuli on inhaling steam to treat Covid-19 Short answer Will inhaling steam at a temperature of over 100°C disintegrate the coronavirus? No. lberto Escherio, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health in the US, affirmed that it is “very unlikely” that steam inhalation could treat the coronavirus. He added that "the virus in infected individuals is within cells and [can] not be reached by steam... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Source The Electoral Commission Short answer How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Ghana’s electoral register has 17,027,655 registered voters.The West African nation went to the polls on December 7 to elect a president and 275 members of parliament.More: ELECTION 2020: EC publishes voters register again... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health When is someone with Covid-19 considered to have recovered? Source Meedan Digital Health Lab Short answer When is someone with Covid-19 considered to have recovered? There isn’t a single definition of recovery. According to a team of global health experts at the Meedan Digital Health Lab, a review of Covid-19 recovery guidelines shows that two criteria are common when determining if a patient has recovered: the patient no longer has symptoms and the p... Back Full answer