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94 persons who came into contact with UG Coronavirus student test negative
Some 94 students and staff of the University of Ghana who came into contact with a student of the University infected with Coronavirus have all tested negative.
The 94 persons were tested for COVID-19 after they were done going through the 14-day isolation period. 82 out of 94 persons were students with the remaining being employees of the University.
A statement from the University also indicated that 74 of the traced students who were already on campus at the time of the case, were asked to self-quarantine on campus to avoid the risk of a possible community spread.
The eight other students had left campus to the house hence, they were cautioned by the University of Ghana Emergency Response Team (UG-ERT), and the National Contact Tracing Team to self-quarantine at home.
All the 94 contacts have since been conveyed to their various destinations and receiving the requisite counselling and education on precautionary measures with respect to COVID-19.
Three days after the first COVID-19 cases hit Ghana, management of the University of Ghana disclosed that one of its students had tested positive to the virus.
Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu in an address to the University community on the confirmed case said it “involves one of our non-resident students who returned from an international trip”.
The University suspended lectures following the confirmation and also banned non-residential students from coming to the campus before the official shut down of schools by the President.
But management now says the affected student is in isolation at a National Quarantine facility and making steady progress.
Source: Fiilafmonline/CitiNews