Upper West Regional capital, Wa has been confirmed a case of COVID-19

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A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Upper West Regional capital, Wa.
The Regional Minister, Hafiz Bin Salih who addressed the media on Friday [March 27, 2020] said the patient is a 42-year-old Ghanaian who visited UK, Spain and returned to Ghana through Egypt.
He added that the patient travelled from Accra to Wa via public transport before he started showing symptoms.
A sample from the patient was taken and sent out for testing around 1pm on Thursday [March 26, 2020] and the region received the report of the result around noon on Friday.
“…[He] returned to Ghana eight days ago through Egypt and travelled 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.
While urging calm among the public he said the patient self-quarantined himself prior to confirmation of his status.
“The good thing is that, even before the test result came out positive, the suspect was in self-quarantine. He has isolated himself because he had returned from countries where the disease is prevalent…. This should not bring fear into us. It does not mean he is going to die,” he said.
Hafiz Bin Salih further called on people resident in the region to 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 added.

Appeal for support

The Regional Minister appealed to indigenes of the region to support health authorities with cash and other materials relevant to the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in the region.
He said items such as hand sanitizers and veronica buckets will be critical in helping the region fight COVID-19, giving further assurance that “the committee that is in charge of health emergency [in the region] have what it takes to handle the disease in the Upper West Region.

New case or not?

It is unclear whether this patient was part of the four additional cases announced by the Ghana Health Service earlier today, Friday, March 27, 2020.
The Ghana Health Service website dedicated to updating Ghanaians on COVID-19 projects the current coronavirus cases in Ghana at 136, as of 09:15hr on March 27.
It reported that four new cases were recorded today.
Authorities say contact tracing had been initiated for the new cases.
The new patients have since been isolated and are receiving treatment.

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