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(video) Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ghana

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah

Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ghana, the Health Minister Kwasi Agyemang-Manu has announced.

He made this known at an emergency press briefing organized by the Information Ministry on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

The two cases according to the Health Minister tested positive after laboratory tests from the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research.

The cases according to the Health Minister were reported as ‘imported cases’  as both individuals returned to Ghana from Norway and Turkey.

“Both individuals returned to Ghana from Norway and Turkey. So these are imported cases of COVID-19.”

“I wish to assure all Ghanaians that the Government of Ghana together with all Health Partners will continue to work assiduously to ensure the situation is contained. Both patients are currently being kept in isolation and are stable. We have initiated processes for contact tracing.”

“Both individuals returned to Ghana from Norway and Turkey. So these are imported cases of COVID-19,” a statement from the Health Ministry added.

The two are the first cases of the COVID-19 to test positive in Ghana after some 57 cases earlier proved negative.

The Health Ministry further cautioned Ghanaians to stick with the basic precautionary measures to ensure they do not get into contact with the virus.

 

Below is the statement from the Ministry of Health

 

 

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