Ghana's COVID-19 cases has risen to 68.
This was after 11 more persons who were mandatorily quarantined by the government tested positive.
According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) as at the morning of 25 March 2020, a total of sixty-eight (68) cases including two (2) deaths have been confirmed.
Sixty-six (66) of these confirmed cases are being managed in isolation.
The sudden spike in case incidence is as a result of the mandatory quarantine and compulsory testing for all travelers entering Ghana, as directed by the president. Overall, 30 of the 68 cases have been reported in the general population with the remaining 38 cases among persons currently under mandatory quarantine.
As of 24 March, a total of 1,030 persons are under mandatory quarantine; samples from 863 of them have been tested and 38 confirmed positive.
A great majority of the confirmed cases are Ghanaians, who returned home from affected countries.
Seven (7) are of other nationalities namely: Norway, Lebanon, China and UK.
In respect of contact tracing, a total of 829 contacts have been identified and are being tracked.
A total of 826 contacts have been enlisted and being tracked. Nineteen (19) people have completed the 14 days of mandatory follow up.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/GHANA/GHS
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The solution to this problem is prayer and massive deployment of our troops to help brief up the contact tracing.by so doing we can effectively curb the spread and flatten the curb. This is the time to make use of our military other than holding them for emergency purpose only.
Proverbs 18:10 THE NAME OF THE LORD IS A STRONG TOWER, THEE RIGHTEOUS RUNS TO IT AND ARE SAFE.
Burkina Faso has 114 cases now. Are there any measures to check movements across our Northern border? Are there test facilities in the North.
@KY, On point KY with your submissions, Cheers!
This means that, we are left to know the fate of 167 people left from the 1030 under mandatory quarantine. The additional 38 will not have contacts since they picked from the airport straight away. All our energies and prayers should be directed toward the contact tracing they talked about. God has Indeed Taken Over the Wheel. Before that, please let’s stay at home. Wash our hands regularly with soap under running water or use alcohol base sanitizers, cover or mouth with tissue when coughing or sneezing. Or cough into our inner elbow. Keep a social distance of 2 to 3 meters (though staying home is the most important thing) and above all Pray without Ceasing because Jehovah Elohim has taken Over. He has intervened.
Had it not been for the President's directive all these people would have entered our communities and spread this virus like wild fire. God bless the president and his team for the wisdom. Ghana will be free soon.