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General News of Sunday, 15 March 2020

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

LIVESTREAMED: Government updates Ghanaians on country's Coronavirus status

Information minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah play videoInformation minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah

The government of Ghana has addressed Ghanaians on new updates regarding the new Coronavirus after some recorded cases in the country.

Ghana on Thursday confirmed two cases of the COVID-19, being the first cases to be reported in the country.

The Ministry of Health disclosed in a statement on Thursday that the two confirmed cases were received at the same time from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research.

Prior to this, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had in a nationwide broadcast directed the Minister of Finance to devote $100 million to enhance the country’s preparedness in the possible outbreak of the virus.

At the press briefing in Accra, Sunday, officials confirmed there are four new cases.

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