The Ministry of Health has announced that two cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Ghana.
The cases, according to the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, were confirmed on Thursday, March 12, 2020.
Mr Agyeman-Manu explained that laboratory results from the two cases were received at the same time from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR).
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Both individuals involved in the case returned to Ghana, one from Norway and the other from Turkey signifying that they were imported cases of COVID-19 into Ghana.
The Minister said both patients are being kept in isolation and processes have been initiated for contact tracing.
Ghanaians on social media have expressed fear, some have chastised the government for not doing much to prevent the virus from entering Ghana.
https://twitter.com/gyaigyimii/status/1238229865888956416 https://twitter.com/juniormufasa_/status/1238182089369030656 https://twitter.com/shattawalegh/status/1238236405924597760 https://twitter.com/dn_joshjam/status/1238271807976857602As soon as government allocates 100 million dollars for the fight of coronavirus, boom Ghana confirms two cases. Isnโt coronavirus wonderful.
— Torgbuigร ๐ถ๐ฆ (@Mr_Ceyram) March 12, 2020
Ghana will hype this " Corona virus" saaan the thing will flop ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐๐ฌ๐ญ#Covid_19
— โ๐๐ ฐ๐๐ ท๐ ธ๐ พ๐ ฝ (@kaytashion_) March 13, 2020
Corona Virus ๐ฆ fleeing ๐ the country after listening to a freestyle from Ablekuma NanaLace aka โGyanpantruduโ.๐๐๐๐#Ghana pic.twitter.com/ItV5LkCmB3
— ๐๐ก๐๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ขโญ (@_shakiti) March 12, 2020
That morning Nana Addo mention 100million p3 in de evening 2cases confirmed .coronavirus be @chacha paa lol.Ghana ministers ne sika mmm
— Ernest Hub (@benneh_ernest) March 13, 2020
Corona Virus is here with us in Ghana. @NAkufoAddo please close all borders of Ghana and ban all flights from Europe and Asia to Ghana. Please do this for our country Ghana.#LetsPrayForGhana#TheBattleIsTheLords pic.twitter.com/xfcrockZa3
— AladdynKing The Blogger๐ป๐ (@AladdynKing) March 13, 2020