A total of 684 contacts who got close to some eight persons who tested positive for COVID-19 at the
This was disclosed by a Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Adutwum at a press conference organized by the Information Ministry on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.
Dr.
Adutwum assured parents that the situation is under control.
“A
[COVID-19] case was reported to the health bay of a very distinguished school
in Accra serving young women on June 29, 2020. A student who was unwell
reported. Of course, they were quickly identified that it might be symptoms of
COVID-19. Subsequently, other students started showing similar symptoms and
they were all quickly quarantined prior to the testing and test results came in
and we have six students who tested unfortunately positive for COVID-19. They
were immediately isolated and taken care off and parents were informed to bring
down the anxiety. An instructor and wife who tested positive have also been
isolated.”
“I can understand why some
parents went to the school to take their children home, but taking your child
away at this point is not a very good option…So as I speak to you now, we are
on top of the medical side of things and the Ghana Education Service is also on
the education side of things,” he added.
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