Peacefmonline.com can authoritatively state that three more cases of the Coronavirus have been confirmed by health officials in Ghana, bringing the number of cases to 24; with one death recorded.
According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), “23 of the confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation and one of the cases who had an underlying chronic pulmonary condition prior to having COVID-19 died on Saturday, March 21, 2020”.
Imported & "Local" Cases
17 out of the 23 persons are Ghanaians, and seven (7) are foreign nationals from Norway, Lebanon, China, France and the UK.
Contact Tracing
The GHS further revealed that "a total of 575 contacts have been identified and are being tracked", adfing that "one (1) of the contacts developed symptoms and has been confirmed positive.
All the other twenty-three (23) confirmed cases are being managed in isolation; and are doing well on treatment."
What should I do to keep my spirit up while in self-quarantine?
Being under quarantine can be frightening. The following should be done to reduce anxiety
- Talk to the other members of the family about the COVID-19. Understanding the disease will reduce anxiety.
- Reassure young children using age-appropriate language.
- Think about how you have coped with difficult situations in the past and reassure yourself that you will cope with this situation too. Remember that quarantine won’t last for long.
- Keep in touch with family members and friends via telephone, email or social media.
- Stock plenty of materials to read to keep your mind occupied.
- Exercise regularly from your quarantine area.
- Ensure that you drink at least 8 glasses of water every day to keep hydrated.
- Eat all your meals in a timely manner.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana/Ghana Health Service
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Lock down could been the best but our the gov has his owN reasons. For the best way now is to enforce the directives especially social isolation in trotro ,taxi and buses (even now fuel prizes are coming down taking one person out will help).Washing of hand or using sanitizers should be enforced especially those selling to the public (coconut ,ice water ,bread sellers etc.The gov should make sure water is available ,availability of sanitizers ,nose mask ,gloves and other medical items.Also we can encourage wearing of nose mask . I encourage media to propagate the detectives by the President .Most of us are hand to mouth workers and if the gov decide on the next stage that is lock down when this detective does not work a lot will suffer.
Encouraging to learn that all 575 contact have been identified and are being tracked. A one week national lock down would have made the tracking more effective. Thanks to Ghana Health Services.
We will all die by June
I think the way they are reporting these cases is not helping. Give us details of the cases and stop this counting
I absolutely agree with you STRONG MAN! Moreover, they needed to state how the 17 Ghanaians contracted it. Is it imported by Ghanaians living abroad? or its community transmission? Peace FM do better!
Hmm the future looks scary
Pls stop this vague reportage. You must state whether the additional three infections were imported or they were local infections