Ghana’s Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo is reported to have tested positive for the novel COVID-19 pandemic.
During a press briefing organised by the Ministry of Information, Kojo Oppong stated that the Senior Minister has tested positive of the virus and is, however, receiving treatment from home.
“Senior Minister Osafo-Maafo has been informed that his sample taken has returned positive for COVID-19.
“As of today [July 7, 2020], he will commence treatment for COVID-19 from home, and in consonance with the transparency that we are bringing to Ghanaians, he has instructed that we inform the general public accordingly,” Oppong Nkrumah said.
This comes on the back of reports that a number of government officials have tested positive for the virus.
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has since Saturday, July 4, 2020, been on self-isolation after coming close to someone who tested positive for Coronavirus.
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