According to Ghana's City News, the patient was one of the
eight Guineans that recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus in
Ghana.
Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed confirmed that the
patient, a woman in her early 20s, scaled over a wall leaving behind her
belongings at the facility in Tamale on Monday.
He described the incident as “a very disturbing situation
because she is positive” with the novel coronavirus.
“Since yesterday, up till this morning, I have not slept,
with my security people. I directed that they should use all their networks to
be able to track the persona down and get her,” Mr. Saeed was quoted by the
publication.
It was also reported that two police and two soldiers have
been guarding the quarantine facility where the infected persons were being
monitored.
Mr. Saeed has urged citizens to remain calm about the
situation.
“Our people are safe… we are working very hard to ensure
that the people don’t get too panicked. Nobody should be afraid because the
security personnel are on top of the issues.”
Meanwhile, there are unconfirmed reports that the patient
has been found by community members who apprehended her near Kumbungu, but
authorities are yet to confirm the reports.
As of 31 March 2020, Ghana has152 cases of coronavirus.
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