The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has directed some staff to stay away from work for a week, as part of efforts to decongest various offices across the country to curb the spread of the COVID-19.
This was contained in a statement from the Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) which stated that the directive takes effect Monday 23rd March 2020.
However, in order to ensure that the Board continues to provide essential services to its stakeholders, all Management, Medical and Core Staff are exempted from the directive.
The statement said urged all staff to strictly adhere to all the precautionary measures put in place by Government on COVID-19 to stay safe and healthy.
As part of precautionary measures, COCOBOD has mounted automatic sanitizer dispensers at vantage points at its offices to control the spread of the pandemic.
COCOBOD is committed to providing a safe and conducive working environment for all its staff and key stakeholders.
As of 22 March 2020, 14:00 Hr. a total of 315 suspected cases have been tested for COVID-19 by Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) and Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR).
Twenty-four (24) of these have been confirmed at the laboratory as COVID-19. Twenty-three of the confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation and one (1) of the cases who had underlying chronic pulmonary condition prior to having COVID-19 has died.
Among the confirmed cases, seventeen (17) are of Ghanaian nationality and seven (7) other nationals namely: Norway, Lebanon, China, France, UK.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
