The suspected novel COVID-19 case reported at the Koforidua St Joseph hospital has tested negative by the Noguchi medical institute for medical research of the University of Ghana, Legon, the hospital administrator, Philemon Kofi Quansah has confirmed.
A memorandum issued by the administrator to all staffs of the hospital dated March 31, 2020 allayed fears and assure the general public of the hospitals committed to provide quality health delivery as they do always.
Eastern Region is yet to record a positive case after all 27 suspected cases from the region have all tested negative of the virus.
Ghana has so far recorded 153 cases with five deaths of the novel COVID 19.On Monday, March 30, 2020, mybrytfmonline.com broke the news about the suspected case at the Hospital.
Information about the patient was very scanty but mybrytfmonline.com gathered that the patient showed signs and symptoms relative to COVID-19 hence was quarantined while sample collected and sent to Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research on March 30, 2020, for testing.
The incident created fear and panic among Health workers particularly Nurses at the facility because they lack Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to work making them more vulnerable to be exposed to the virus infection.
Mybrytfmonline.com has also gathered that test results for a suspected case at Providence Hospital also known as Akpaloo Hospital at Abogiri near Adweso in Koforidua, is negative. The patient who was on quarantined has be discharged.
Eastern region has not recorded any confirmed case of COVID-19.
According to the Regional Health Directorate, “the number of clinically suspected cases is 28 as of 30th March 2020. Samples have been taken from all suspects and sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. Test results received are 27 and all are negative for COVID -19 whilst one (1) is still pending”.
At the National level, Ghana has recorded 152 confirmed cases of coronavirus with five (5) fatalities as of March 29, 2020.
President of Ghana Akufo-Addo on Friday night of March 27, 2020, announced partial lockdown of the Nation’s Capital-Accra and Parts of Ashanti Region as an enhanced measure to prevent increasing community spread having closed down all Borders -Land, sea and Air space.
The two weeks lockdown took effect from Monday, March 30, 2020.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah/ David Sackey
