Kwaku Agyemang Manu said that the number of coronavirus cases in Ghana has increased from 27 to 52.
He made the revelation Tuesday in a press in Accra.
"Out of the 185 test results received, we have 25 of these quarantine results that tested positive. If you add the previous number of 27, it means that we have 52 positive in our country at the moment."
"The quarantined people have deployed psychologists to talk to them. We are also in the process of handing them over to the case management teams that we have put in place. We have started to take them to isolated centres for case management" said the minister.
Of the 52 confirmed cases, two people died.
On March 18, 2020, Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah announced that health experts have told government officials that the next two weeks will be crucial in Ghana's fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to reporters, Oppong Nkrumah said, "Health experts tell us that the next two weeks are going to be crucial in determining whether we are going to have significant community outreach. They tell us that the general theory of management of the pandemic is that the numbers are often likely to rise a little before they get bent or the situation improves.
"Therefore, they are preparing for the possibility of a limited recording of more cases in the medium term, but they continue to assure us that the systems they build and continue to grow are such that we will be able to contain and keep them. virus under control. "
Oppong Nkrumah affirmed the government's commitment to ensure the safety of all citizens by ensuring that all measures taken to stop the spread of the virus are followed.
Next two weeks critical in the fight against Ghana's coronavirus - Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
Measures Put in place by Ghana
In his third speech to the nation, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced on March 21 the measures his government had implemented to fight the pandemic.
Among other things, he said that "all our borders, that is to say by land, sea and air, will be closed to trafficking in human beings for the next two weeks, starting at midnight Sunday. Anyone who enters the country before midnight Sunday must be quarantined and tested for the virus. This stop will not apply to goods, supplies and freight. "
"Second, the Ministry of Health will not only step up its efforts to find contacts but will also ensure that all people who have been identified as being in contact with infected people are tested for the virus. They are using more individual protection equipment." purchased to increase supplies for our front line health workers. Fifty thousand additional test kits have been ordered and are expected in the country soon. "
Day of fasting and prayer
President Akufo-Addo urged all citizens to participate in the National Day of Fasting and Prayer scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
"Pray to God to protect our nation and save us from this pandemic," he said.
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