No evidence that churches spread COVID-19

– According to the Council, churches strictly abide by the COVID-19 guidelines.

– However, a section of Ghanaians have called for the church’s activities to be banned after the recent increase in cases.

– Meanwhile, the herbal medicine has been approved for a clinical trial to treat the virus.

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The Pentecostal and Charismatic Council of Ghana has described calls to ban religious services as illogical in the wake of the increase in active cases of COVID-19 in the country.

According to the general secretary of the Council, the Reverend Emmanuel Barigah, there is no data to show that people “come to church and get the virus.”

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“If there is a place where people strictly observe the protocols, it is the church,” he told Accra. Starr FM in an interview on Tuesday, January 2, 2012, monitored by YEN.com.gh.

FDA Approves Clinical Trial for First Herbal Drug to Treat COVID-19

Meanwhile, an herbal drug, Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, has been approved for a clinical trial in Ghana for the treatment of COVID-19.

Known locally as ‘Nibima’, the approval of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta for the trial was announced on Monday, February 1, 2021 by the Food and Drug Authority (FDA).

This comes at a time when the country is reeling under the devastating nature of the scourge.

Ghana registered its first case of the virus on March 12, 2020, from two people who arrived in the country: a Ghanaian citizen and a Norwegian citizen.

Ghana has witnessed an astronomical increase in the case count since the beginning of January.

Active cases stand at 5,358. So far, 416 people have died from the fatal contagion with 170 and 44 people in severe and critical conditions, respectively.

Ghana will acquire more than 17 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of June.

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This was made known by President Nana Akufo-Addo when he delivered the 23rd national COVID-19 speech on Sunday, January 31, 2021.

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines is expected to arrive in the country in March 2021.

In other news, YEN.com.gh He previously reported on how Action Chapel International founder and leader Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams was seen wearing two masks at the same time.

He was seen wearing the double mask at the funeral of the late former President of Ghana, Ft Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, in Black Star Square on January 27, 2021.

His unwavering faith in God and the power that resides in prayer has made some people wonder why he was serious about preventing COVID-19.

The highly revered man of God has explained why he wore double masks at the funeral of former President Jerry John Rawlings.

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He revealed that he received many calls from friends and parishioners who were curious if his action had anything to do with divine instruction.

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