The President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo, his wife and family have all tested negative for COVID-19, his physician Dr Patrina Techi-Ankrah has disclosed on Wednesday.

The physician also disclosed that, the president’s staff have also been tested. All the results are negative.

“A day before the president’s birthday, him, the first lady, his daughters and all the staff of his household and I am happy to announce that all the tests came negative.

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“A day after his birthday, we continued to test people at the secretaries and as I speak now, a total of 99 persons have been tested and the results have come back negative,” Dr Techi-Ankrah said.

Dr. Takyi-Ankrah further stressed that the president is observing the stated precautionary protocols including handwashing and social distancing.

“He is observing the social distancing strictly and we are making sure that he is washing his hands very often and he is also using the sanitizers as well,” she indicated.