Coronavirus kills 3 Ghanaians - Ayorkor Botchwey

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has since the outbreak killed a total of three Ghanaians in Europe.

She told the press in Parliament, including Graphic Online's Nana Konadu Agyeman on Wednesday [March 18, 2020] that all three people died outside of Ghana.

Explaining, the Minister said two died in Italy and the other passed away in Copenhagen, Denmark.

According to the Minister, one of the affected was aged 69 years.

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