Ghana records first coronavirus death, shuts borders
Ghana records first coronavirus death, shuts borders
A coronavirus victim has died in Ghana.
The 61-year-old Lebanese male trader, who is a resident in Kumasi, was said to be unwell and reported to a health facility with fever (temp 39.4 degrees Celcius), and cough.
His sample tested positive for COVID-19, GhanaWeb reports.
His case, which was the 11th confirmed infection in the country, was reported on Thursday, March 19.
Deputy Health Minister Alex Abban, who confirmed the death, said, “The information I got from the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service is that that person (the Lebanese man) has died. He died today (Saturday).”
Meanwhile, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the closure of all the country’s borders to human traffic in a televised address on Saturday.
“All our borders, that is, by land, sea and air, will be closed to human traffic for the next two weeks beginning midnight on Sunday,” he said.
Ghana has recorded 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Saturday.
“What we do is that about three to seven days when your clinical signs are over, we will do a test, if it is negative then you’re out of the woods.
“If we test you again and it’s still positive we keep you for more days. So currently, we have not certified anybody as recovered,” Dr. Aboagye said.
“Even the first case has not gone through the 14 days,” he told Samson Lardy Anyenini, host of the show.
But Dr. Aboagye was quick to add that the patients are stable, with many having mild symptoms.
