Suspected coronavirus patients at Korle Bu test negative Source : Myjoyonline.com | Naa Sakwaba Akwa | E: faustine.akwa@myjoyonline.com Date: 06-02-2020 Two patients who underwent testing for coronavirus do not have the deadly infection, officials at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) announced on Thursday. The two – a Chinese and an Argentine – who have been living together in the country for a while were isolated at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, their blood samples were taken and sent to the medical research institute on Wednesday. Their admission brought operations at Korle Bu to a halt but as Joy News’ Health Editor Fred Smith reports, test results show they do not have the disease. An earlier suspected case at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has also been declared negative. The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu says his office and other partners have put in place measures to fight the deadly Coronavirus in case it is detect...

Scary: Ghana Records Its First Case Of Coronavirus By BB Jones- February 6, 2020 A news report by Class FM states that the deadly coronavirus has hit Ghana with two isolated cases recorded at the Kolebu Teaching Hospital already. The report says two foreigners, one from China and the other from Argentina have shown symptoms of the disease already. The patients who have been in Ghana for a while now have been isolated at the facility while blood samples taken have been sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), for further analysis. The two gentlemen reportedly walked into Korle Bu after they were referred to the place from a clinic. The Greater Accra Divisional Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr William Baah who confirmed this told Accra-based Joy TV that the Chinese left the home country for Ghana sometime in September 2019 while the Argentine, who was in Shanghai, joined the Chinese in Ghana in January. “They’ve all develop...