The Ghana Health Service has confirmed fifteen new cases of coronavirus Wednesday, March 25, 2020, amid ongoing nationwide fasting and prayers for God’s intervention.
The new confirmed Cases bring the national figure from 53 cases recorded as of Tuesday, March 24, 2020, to 68 including two fatalities.
“As of the morning of 25 March 2020, a total of sixty-eight (68) cases including two (2) deaths have been confirmed. Sixty-six (66) of these confirmed cases are being managed in isolation”. A statement by GHS Wednesday morning stated.
The statement added “the sudden spike in case incidence is as a result of the mandatory quarantine and compulsory testing for all travelers entering Ghana, as directed by the president. Overall, 30 of the 68 cases have been reported in the general population with the remaining 38 cases among persons currently under mandatory quarantine. As of 24 March, a total of 1,030 persons are under mandatory quarantine; samples from 863 of them have been tested and 38 confirmed positive.
The great majority of the confirmed cases are Ghanaians, who returned home from affected countries. Seven (7) are of other nationalities namely: Norway, Lebanon, China and UK”.
According to GHS “in respect of contact tracing, a total of 829 contacts have been identified and are being tracked. A total of 826 contacts have been enlisted and being tracked. Nineteen (19) people have completed the 14 days of mandatory”.
Ghana runs to God in fasting and prayers as coronavirus infects dozens of citizens.
Today March 25, 2020, has been declared National Day of Fasting and Prayers in Ghana against the spread of Coronavirus.
All Ghanaians are expected to partake in this spiritual exercise instituted by the government in collaboration with the clergy with the aim of crying on to the Almighty God to intercede for the country as coronavirus continues to grab dozens of citizens.
The fasting and prayers run from 6:00am to 6:00pm.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, March 19, 2020, organized a Breakfast Prayer meeting with top clergymen to pray against the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana at the Jubilee House in Accra.
President expressed hope that the country will heal from the deadly disease through prayer.
Addressing the clergy before the start of the prayers, Mr. Akufo-Addo said: “These are not ordinary times and at such times in a country whose population is predominantly Christian, we must seek the face of the one true God for healing and restoration”.
“So, I’ve called you to this prayer meeting for us to join together and pray to the Almighty God to protect our nation, heal this land and save us from this pandemic. In doing so, we are also putting into practice the hope of the words in the holy scriptures in James 5:14 and 15 and I quote ‘Is anyone among you sing let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil and a prayer offered in faith will raise him up.”
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