Facts in Q&A format

Lagos State had the largest number of cases of Covid-19 with 58,936 confirmed cases as of  27 May 2021. 

Although it is still too early to know, there is some evidence suggesting that the Delta variant reduces vaccine efficacy. Data from cases in England showed that the effectiveness of both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines had been lowered after one dose from 51.1% to 33.5%. But after a second…

All available Covid-19 vaccines have been assessed for safety and have also been found not to interfere with the human Deoxyribonucleic (DNA) so it does not reduce a person’s life span.

Yes. A Covid-19 viral test looks for the virus in your breathing passages. There are different types of viral tests. One type looks for genetic material from the virus. This is usually called polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Another type looks for proteins on the virus. This is usually called an…

From 3 January 2020 to 10 March 2021, there have been 109,164 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,879 deaths, reported to the World Health Organization. This amounts to 203 cases and 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people. 

There is no data available on the current number of Covid-19 cases in Pretoria, but according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, as of 2 March 2021 there were 405,035 confirmed cases in Gauteng.

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.

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.


 

Ghana's latest active coronavirus case count has hit 5,356 with 416 deaths recorded as of 29 January 2021. 

According to the Ghana Health Service, 789 new cases were recorded on 29 January 2021 with the country now seeing a second wave of infections.