NANA ADDO SELF-ISOLATES AFTER EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 PERSON

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commenced self-isolation for 14 days on the advice of doctors after a person in his spheres tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the government said in an official statement late on Saturday, July 4th 2020.

According to Eugene Arhin, a spokesperson from Jubilee House,

“He has, as at today, tested negative, but has elected to take this measure out of the abundance of caution,” the statement said, adding that the president will continue to work during the period, in compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.

The statement did not indicate if the close person was a staff or family member.

Ghana has recorded 19,388 coronavirus cases, one of the highest number of cases in sub-Saharan Africa, with 117 deaths.

The West African nation’s deputy trade and industry minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah resigned on Friday for violating coronavirus self-isolation measures after he tested positive for the virus, with some of his appointees testing positive too. Nonetheless, it is a prudent initiative by the Head of State. We wish him well.