Bagbin orders all MPs to take COVID-19 tests
The tests ordered by the Ghanaian Speaker of Parliament are part of precautionary measures to be adopted by the legislative body.
Jonas Danquah 
Ghana's Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has ordered all members of the House, as a precautionary measure to get tested for coronavirus disease ( Covid-19)
The move is to prevent a possible spread of the virus in the legislative Chamber.
The tests are expected to begin from today January 20 to January 22, 2021.
Bagbin's directive follows the death of some prominent persons in the last few days which many have linked to the virus.
“All Members of Parliament are requested to avail themselves for this important medical screening exercise. It starts from Wednesday 20th to Friday 22nd January. Covid-19 is real and deadly, at the end of the day if we find out some members refused the screening we will advice ourselves”.
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Currently, Ghana's COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 358 after the Ghana Health Service (GHS) recorded six more fatalities.
According to the latest figures from GHS, 366 new infections have been recorded, bringing the overall case count to 58,431
The GHS in it’s latest case management update said the country’s active cases now stand at 2,174.
Out of the total number of active cases, 98 patients are in severe condition while 36
others are in critical condition.
Clinical recoveries from the infection have however increased to 55,899.
