One of the Coronavirus cases confirmed by the country's health authorities is said to be a Ghanaian, Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed.
According to the Minister, of the two confirmed coronavirus cases, one is a Ghanaian who returned from Turkey, while the other is a Norwegian.
In an interview with Nana Yaw Kesseh, sit-in host of Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo', he disclosed they are both males who arrived at the Kotoka International Airport some days back, adding that the health authorities are now "conducting contact tracing".
"They have been in Accra for at least one-week …we are still conducting contact tracing. We have their data and we’ve contacted them already. There should be no panic because over 90 percent of infected people recover…what we have to do is to control the potential spread," he added.
Listen to Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in the video below
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Two confirm infection cases what are doing about it ?Is government waiting for ten people to die ? I suggest there should be a mini lockout for at least one month .This can stop the transmitting/spreading if there be any in the system.With that those who have been infected would be seen and be quarantined .This will reduce the spreading .
This virus has no respect for anyone so those trying to do politics with would be advised to start looking for where their souls will be going after their death. I see it as God's anger to mankind. Today's world is trying to proof that God has made a mistake. As we speak Ghana is going to host Gays and Lesbians conference in this country from 27th to 31st July this year. God destroyed Sodom and Gomora with fire because of the same practice, yet we feel we are in modern world so we can go back for it. This time round it is not going to be fire but diseases like HIV/AIDS, EBOLA, COVID 19 and yet to come ones. The only solution is to repent and run for salvation for your soul because it can happen to anybody.
MR PRESIDENT WE BEG YOU AM IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY, PLEASE CLOSE ALL PORT OF ENTRY FOR US. THE THERMOMETER CAN NEVER DETECT WHO HAS THE VIRUS. PLEASE FOR ALL GHANAINS TO BE ON A SAFER SIDE PLEASE CLOSE ALL PORTS ON ENTRY INTO THIS COUNTRY. IF ANYONE OF US AT THE PORT OF ENTRY GETS IT ALL OUR KIDS, HUSBANDS AND SO ON WILL GET IT AND THE NEXT DAY WE SPREAD IT OUR KIDS WILL SEND IT TO SCHOOL AND IT CONTINUES THAT WAY. PLEASE WE ARE NOT SAFE. MY BOSS HAS TRAVELED TO HIS COUNTRY YESTERDAY AND THEY HAVE RECORDED 55 IN HIS COUNTRY IMAGINE HIM COMING BACK TO WORK WITH US AND WHAT HAPPENS? PEACE FM, PLEASE TELL THE GOVERNMENT TO CLOSE ALL PORT OF ENTRY. SAUDI HAS DONE IT. LETS FOLLOW .ALSO YOU GUYS SHOULD FIND OUT WHICH AIRLINES THEY CAME IN WITH, DATE AND LET PEACE FM ANNOUNCE FOR ANY PASSENGER WHO TRAVELED WITH THAT FLIGHT TO GHANA ON THAT DATE TO CONTACT THE NUMBER U GAVE THEN YOU TRACE THEM ALL INCLUDING THEIR FAMILY. ITS MORE DANGEROUS THAN WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SAYING. STAFF AT THE AIRPORT WANTS TO KNOW TOO IF WE NEED SCREENING WE DO IT BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
Too many dumb questions people are asking. How do you expect government to announce the names of the persons infected, how? And another says this is being announced because of a ‘fake $100m’ government says she is voting as contingency plan? Ah Ghanaians paa, how do we think kroaa? We either refuse to acquire knowledge yet speak trash or have the knowledge but still refuse to use them. And this other one says UK gvt official who contracted has been named and even footballers. If it happens to Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, that would be okay to announce. Even that, our minds are so polarized with NDC/NPP bs such that it won’t be advisable. ..... let us all go and learn about this CODVID19 thing and how we can keep ourselves safe. And also support government in her fight against it. This is no time for NDC or NPP press conferences. Time to be smart
Please Further to request for their names being mentioned we need to contact the passengers who travelled with them on the same flight, the flight they travelled on to Ghana respectively need to be announced so test could be carried out on them . let for once deal with the onset of problem than to wait and start fighting fire which is our usual approach to this things
Propagandist Government. Government failed to initiate measures that will prevent or ward off covid 19. After confirmation of the cases in early house of 11th March 2020. The president and his handlers hurriedly announced a nation broadcast, to cough.fake 100 millions dollars contingency fund. Less than 12 hours of hurried press conference by Naada, the secret can no longer be kept at the PRESIDENCY. It series of test and hours to run and confirm by second opinion. How could these tests be done in less than 8hrs from the hurriedly state broadcast and public announcements. The case was confirmed long ago before Naada state broadcast. PROPAGANDA GOVERNMENT. CLUELESS, VINDICTIVE
WHY IS THE STATE HIDING THE IDENTITY OF THOSE PEOPLE INFECTED WITH COVID-19? THE UK GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WHO CONTRACTED THE DISEASE HAS BEEN NAMED INCLUDING FOOTBALLERS AS WELL. WHY IS GHANA HEALTH SERVICE AND THE GOVEERNMENT MUTE ON THIS? THESE PEOPLE COULD HAVE COME INTO CONTACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS BUT THEY COULD HAVE MINGLED WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN SHOPPING MALLS, MARKETS, BANKS, BARS, AND EVEN IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTS. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THEM AND COME OUT TO SAY I NEED A TEST BECAUSE I MET THAT PERSON HERE OR THERE. KEEPING THE IDENTITIES OF THESE PEOPLE SECRET WILL RATHER CREATE MORE PANIC AND CHAOS AS WE ARE ALL NOW CONFUSED AND ARE SUSPECIOUS OF EVEN OUR OWN PARTNERS BECAUSE WE DO NOT KNOW WHO AND WHO YOUR PARTNER HAS MET ALONG HIS/HER DAILY "WALANTU WALANSA" THE EARLIER THE BETTER FOR ALL OF US TO KNOW THEIR (INFECTED COVID-19 GHANAIANS) IDENTITIES.