Accra Technical University’s Academic Department shuts down after Covid-19 case

Management of the Accra Technical University has shut down the school’s academic department after a national service personnel contracted the Covid-19 disease.

The move to avoid further spread of the virulent disease as steps have been taken to trace contacts to the infected person.

The first case of the disease at the institution came barely two weeks after it reopened to final-year students.

In an interview with Accra based radio station Starr FM, the Public Relations Officer of the school, Faustina Nana Kwadua said the staff of the academic department have been quarantined and the block fumigated.

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"The number of people that had closed contact with her were counselled and re-assured. Their samples were taken so currently we are waiting for results. We are talking about eight people. At the moment we have to wait to get the results of the other people."

She therefore assured that there was no cause for alarm as authorites are putting in place measures to remedy the situation.