Suspected Coronavirus Patient Causes Fear At Korle Bu

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has recorded another suspected case of coronavirus (COVID- 19) this time, a US based Ghanaian woman.

The said woman according to a release signed by Head of Public Relations, KBTH, Mustapha Salifu,arrived in Accra a few days ago.

The release indicated that the woman who needed gynaecological services had booked an appointment to see a doctor at the Hospital.

“She reported yesterday at the maternity block and was admitted for gyneacological procedure and in the process it was detected that she had a high grade fever.

”Her history revealed she had travelled from a country and state where COVlD-19 had been diagnosed; she also had mild respiratory symptoms and thus met the case definition for a suspected case of COVID-19 as defined by the Ghana Health Service,” it said.

It further noted that other laboratory investigations suggested a bacterial infection, ‘and she was started on antibiotics.’

Avoid Handshakes – Nana Addo Urges Ghanaians

President Akufo Addo has urged Ghanaians to stop the customary practice of shaking hands to avoid the spread of the deadly Coronavirus(Covid -19) disease which has so far killed several hundreds of people across the country.

“We all have a responsibility to take measures to help ourselves, recommendations are for each one of us to practice basic personal hygiene and be extra careful with sanitation. For the time being, the Ministry of Health has advised we have to revisit our custom of shaking hands and stop doing so completely. We must cover our mouths when we cough or sneeze. We should pray of cause that the Almighty continues to shield us but it is also time to pay attention to the health experts and reject all fraudulent claims of cure that will only threaten public health and safety,” he said while addressing the nation during Ghana’s 63rd Independence Anniversary Celebration held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

He also stated that non-essential trips into Ghana from countries hard-hit by Covid-19 popularly known as Coronavirus such as China, Iran, Italy are all being discouraged.