More than thirty staff of the Tamale Teaching hospital (TTH) have been currently quarantined after coming into contact with two of the ten foreign nationals who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamale.

The female medical ward where the two were admitted has been closed down for disinfection and all the patients on the ward have been moved into a different ward.

The Public Relations Officer of the TTH, Mohammed Musbawu in an interview with Accra-based Citi News revealed that the two, a husband and wife, are said to have passed through an unapproved route from Burkina Faso into Tamale to seek health care at the Tamale Teaching Hospital.

He said upon arrival at the hospital the two concealed information of their nationality but saying that they had come from Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.

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He added that further interrogation revealed they came through Burkina Faso. This prompted the health officials to conduct COVID-19 test which confirmed positive.

Mr. Musbawu further revealed that 36 staff of the facility are in quarantine receiving the necessary attention.

“The staff who came into contact with the Guineans have been quarantined, they are about 36 of them and we are providing them with the necessary psychosocial support just to keep them at peace and assure them that we are with them during these trying times. The people who also came into contact with the patients in the ward are part of the 36 who have been quarantined and the ward has been closed down for disinfection so that it will be safer for other people to use.”

He, however, assured the public not to panic as the hospital is taking the necessary precautions to ensure their safety.

“Patient safety is paramount, it is the reason why we have quarantined our staff and also have assured them that during this period we will provide any assistance they may need. The dialysis machine, for instance, is cleaned anytime someone goes through it whether the person is a COVID-19 patient or not. And the ward like I said has been closed down for disinfection to make it safer for both staff and patients.”

As of Sunday, March 29, 2020, the total number of confirmed covid-19 cases in Ghana stands 152.

The case count increased from 141 to 152 after the country recorded 11 new cases on Sunday (March 29, 2020)