The two Nigerien’s who were recently found to be COVID-19 positive in Ghana have been returned from the Ga East Municipal Hospital, Ghana’s main national coronavirus treatment centre.
This is because the two are not cooperating with health authorities to be treated there.
The two persons are currently being held in a secluded police facility.
The release from the police said the government of Ghana is working with the Nigerien Ambassador in Ghana to decide on the management of the two cases.
It is unclear if the government will consider repatriation as an immediate solution.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service says its officers will not be in contact with any of the two Nigeriens as efforts are being taken by the medical team of the Police Service to “safeguard Police Officers and our facility”.
The two Nigeriens were arrested on April 5, 2020 when a taxi they were in was stopped by police enforcing the lockdown directive.
The two could not give tangible reasons for their movement, sparking suspicion hence their arrest. Further investigations by police triggered a medical test on them at the Ridge Hospital whose result came back on April 13, 2020.
A total of 636 novel coronavirus cases as of noon on April 14, 2020 have been recorded in Ghana with eight deaths and 17 recoveries.
The Greater Accra Region has the most number of cases – 509.
The Ashanti Region has 53; Eastern Region, 41; Northern Region, 10; Volta Region, nine; Upper West Region, seven; Upper East Region, four; North East Region, one; Western Region, one and the Central Region with one.
Source: Fiilafmonline/CitiNews
