The Upper West Regional capital, Wa has this evening confirmed its first case of COVID-19.
The Regional Minister, Hafiz Bin Salih made this information known at a press briefing on Friday, March 27, 2020.
According to a report zionfelix.net has sighted on citinewsroom, he said the patient is a 42-year-old Ghanaian who visited the UK, Spain and returned to Ghana through Egypt.
He added that the patient traveled from Accra to Wa via public transport before he started showing symptoms.
“…[He] returned to Ghana eight days ago through Egypt and traveled from Accra to Wa through public transport and has been confirmed COVID-19 positive. This is the first case of a suspect [in the Upper West Region] whose samples were taken for test and the result is that the patient is a COVID-19 patient,” the Minister said.
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He also reported to have urged all the people who attended the press briefing, and all the people of the region to remain calm and adhere to all the preventive measures outlined by health authorities.
“I entreat all and sundry that the precautionary measures that have been prescribed to all of us must be adhered to. We need to continue to wash our hands regularly and where necessary, we should apply hand sanitizers…” he stated.
