Ghana’s first test results for Coronavirus ready by midday

Test results for two suspected cases of Coronavirus at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital are expected to be ready by midday, Thursday, February 6, 2020, Dr Kofi Bonney a Senior Researcher at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has said.

Two foreign nationals – a Chinese and an Argentine – were quarantined at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday when they reported at the facility with symptoms suspected to be coronavirus.

Blood samples of the patients who have been living together in Ghana for some days were sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research for further analysis.