The Bank of Ghana has released its hospital in Accra to be used by the Ministry of Health for the treatment of some COVID-19 patients.

According to the Ministry of Health, the Bank of Ghana Hospital will only be opened to staff and some VIPs affected by the pandemic.

The Minister of Health, Kweku Agyeman Manu, in a press briefing in Accra, noted that the decision was an agreement between the Health Ministry and officials of the Bank of Ghana since the facility does not belong to the Ministry.

“I kept on telling people that the Ministry of Health does not have direct jurisdiction over the Bank of Ghana hospital. We have had engagements with the Bank of Ghana and they have released two floors [of BoG hospital] to take care of 20 beds for our use. Because the facility does not belong to the Ministry of Health, Bank of Ghana has agreed that their own people and some VIP personnel will be allowed there,” he said.

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Other health facilities such as the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital among others where the Ministry of Health has direct jurisdiction have already taken in a number COVID-19 patients from all walks of life and still treating some of them.

As Ghana detects and confirms more COVID-19 cases, there is a need for additional facilities or expansion of existing ones to accommodate the new patients.

As of 1st April, 2020, 195 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country.

The number includes five deaths and 3 recoveries.