Coronavirus: 350 contacts traced to six confirmed cases in Ghana
Out of the total of six confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana, 350 contacts have been identified as of Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), for these confirmed cases, there are still no local transmissions as of now as all the cases are imported.
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A follow up for the identified contacts are still ongoing, the GHS has explained.
The Minister of Health and relevant stakeholders met the Parliamentary Select Committee on health to deliberate on current progress and what the government of Ghana and the Ministry of Health and other relevant ministries, departments and agencies are doing to ensure the safety of Ghanaians with the current Covid-19 Pandemic.
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Coronavirus infects more than 182,424 people and has killed at least 7,155 worldwide.
Globally, there are 95,836 existing cases of Tuesday morning, March 17, 2020, 182,424 confirmed cases and 79,433 recovered cases.
In respect of deaths, there are 7,155 of them [Ghana Health Service].
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