Coronavirus cases in Ghana hit 195

Ghana’s case count for COVID-19 has increased to 195. This follows the confirmation of new cases made known by the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu at a press briefing on Wednesday, April 1.

According to him, Greater Accra Region has 174 of these cases, the Northern Region has 10, the Ashanti Region has nine, the Upper West Region has one and the Eastern Region also has one known case of the virus.

Nana Addo, family members tested negative

Contrary to earlier reports, President’s personal physician, Dr. Patrina Takyi-Ankrah at the press briefing said Nana Addo and other government officials including the Minister of Health have not tested positive for Coronavirus as being suggested by some Ghanaians.

“On the day before the president’s birthday, we tested him and the first lady and his daughters and all the staff of this household and I am happy to announce that all the tests came back negative,” she said.

Soldiers don’t brutalize – Commander

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), Southern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General Abraham Yeboah Nsiah has denied claims that soldiers deployed to assist in enforcing the lockdown of Accra, Kasoa, Kumasi and Tema have been brutalizing some civilians.

According to him, these soldiers are professionals and have been trained not to brutalize anyone while discharging their duties.

He pointed out that since the lockdown was enforced, only once incident of a soldier brutalizing a resident had been recorded, adding that the said soldier had been recalled, following the incident.

He insisted that videos circulating on social media accusing soldiers of brutalizing civilians are old videos.

“I must also emphasize that some videos evolved concerning some brutalities being meted out by some soldiers to some civilians. Let me assure Ghanaians that the soldiers that we have are well trained. They are professionals. They do not brutalise.”

“We have deployed 1000 soldiers on the field. Out of this number, we have only one incident and that incident had nothing to do with slapping. It is something that we thought it was not of our standard and we are dealing with it. That soldier involved presently has been withdrawn to the barracks so all the videos you are seeing are false. I do not know the intention behind it but whatever it is be assured that the soldiers are professionals. They do not brutalise. We do not allow it and we are never going to allow it. I go round myself and educate them.”