Happenings In Gold Coast

Concerts are being cancelled, musicians are wailing over their losses and footballers are craving to put on their boots. Ghanaian musician and songwriter King Promise has detailed how the COVID-19 has confined him to his home. Speaking to MzGee on 3FM's Showbuzz show, the artiste disclosed that he will be out of sight for the next two weeks as he follows World Health Organization's protocols due to his recent travel history. "I have not experienced any symptoms of coronavirus, but you know I just returned from abroad and it's important I do this, so I'm in my room chilling, watching football and the company's doctor will also be paying me regular visits, so I'm fine," he said. Touching on the recent cancellation of his "As Promised World Tour" concerts, the artiste explained that even though his London and Amsterdam concerts pulled massive crowds, he had to call off the rest of the concerts due to the coronavirus outbreak. The "CCTV" hitmaker seized the opportunity to urge fans to adhere to WHO's guidelines to protect themselves from the deadly virus. Ghana over the last nine days has recorded sixteen confirmed Covid-19 cases within its shores. Nearly 500 contact tracing persons have also been identified and are being monitored by health officials. The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, issued executive orders that has resulted in the closure of all schools in the country and churches for the next four weeks as well as a ban on public gatherings in the country for the next four weeks. The country's borders and ports of entry have also introduced tightened control regimes to prevent imported cases in the country. Source | Summary

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Italy leapt by 627 on Friday, March 20, 2020, to 4,032 – an increase of 18.4 percent, which is the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago. On Thursday, Italy, a country with 60 million citizens, recorded more deaths from the coronavirus than China, the source of the epidemic with a population over 20 times larger. Against this backdrop, the rapper called for the evacuation of Ghanaians who have been locked down in Italy. " I'm not safe, I live just across a busy street and people keep using that road every minute which is not safe for me, I've been calling out to the government yet no response, I'm a Ghanaian and I've done a lot for this country in terms of creative arts. "The Ghanaian Embassy in Italy recently reached out to inform me about the death of some two Ghanaians residing in Italy which I told them I've heard the news.” "Sincerely I'm not safe, I have something to feed on now but I'm afraid I might soon run out of food." Pappy Kojo told 3FM's MzGee. Until Friday, Italy had never recorded more than 475 deaths in a single day, while China, where the contagion has slowed sharply, has never reported more than 150. The total number of cases in Italy rose to 47,021 from a previous 41,035, an increase of 14.6 percent, the Civil Protection Agency said. The mayor of the most badly affected city, Bergamo in the affluent northern region of Lombardy, said the true number of fatalities from the pandemic in his area was four times higher than was officially reported so far. "Many of the elderly are dying in their houses or in old people's homes, without anyone testing them either before or after they die," Giorgio Gori told the Huffington Post. Source | Summary

The suspension also includes funeral and marriage ceremonies in the Wli Traditional Area for the next four weeks, unless it is a private burial service, which should not have more than 25 people in attendance. A statement signed by Togbega Lo I, Paramount Chief of Wli Traditional Area, said the 2020 Easter Monday and Tuesday activities had also been suspended with immediate effect as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The Wli Waterfalls, which cascades from a height of about 80m, is mostly visited on holidays and festive occasions including Easter Mondays. In December 2019, more than 400 individuals and 30 groups of people both local and foreign, visited the Waterfalls in the Hohoe Municipality on Boxing Day. In a separate development, the Plant Quarantine Service of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture at Wli Border Post had directed for the confinement of ruminants at Wli Afegame and the Border. The directive was to safeguard public health, agriculture and the environment and tasked that "All stray and or estray ruminants or animals be kept in strict confinement without any excuse.” Source | Summary