Ghana’s coronavirus cases have risen astronomically to 52 according to Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang Manu.
He made this disclosure at a press conference on Tuesday, March 24.
According to him, the 25 new cases are imported cases from the 1,030 people who are under mandatory self-quarantine in some hotels in Accra.
According to the Health Minister, 1,030 people were
quarantined after they arrived in the country on Sunday
and Monday.
Samples were taken from 611 people and out of 185 of
the samples tested 25 tested positive for COVID-19.
More tests are still being carried out.
A total number of 1,030 travelers have been quarantined
in Ghana, the National Security revealed on Tuesday.
An official of the national security O.B Dickson at a
press conference said a psychologist has also been
employed to counsel all those in quarantine at the
various isolation centers in the capital.
Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo announced in an
address to the nation that all borders – air, land and sea
– will be closed to human traffic from Sunday midnight
in a bid to contain the Covid-19 disease.
“This closure will not apply to goods, supplies and
cargo,” he said in the address.
He said anybody who arrives in the country within the
next two weeks will undergo “mandatory quarantine”
and tested for the coronavirus.
According to Immigration officials, 21 persons have
been arrested on the Elubo border for attempting to
enter Ghana illegally.
More details soon . . .
Source: Peace Fm Online
