Ghana probes 9 suspected cases of coronavirus – Health Service

Ghana has recorded a total of nine suspected coronavirus infection cases but they have all tested negative says the Ghana Health Service.

The health authority explains that the nine suspected cases include the two recent ones reported at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday.

The two, a Chinese and an Argentine had been staying together in Accra for some days now. They reported to Korle Bu on Wednesday evening with symptoms suspected to be similar to the virus, state-run Daily Graphic said in a report.

“We wish to provide assurance to the people of Ghana that the Government, Ministry of Health/Ghana Health Service working in collaboration with partners are doing everything possible to prevent and protect against the importation of the virus into the country and prevent spread,” the two health institutions said in a short release.

Ghana joins a number of African countries that have recorded suspected cases, amongst others -Ethiopia, Kenya, Botswana and Namibia.

Currently the death toll in China sits at 563, with more than 28,000 cases countrywide.