The first coronavirus case has been recorded in Upper West Region, the Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih announced on Friday.
According to a report on Adomonline.com, the victim is a 42-year-old man who returned to Ghana from the United Kingdom and had been to Spain and Egypt, all countries battling the virus.
Dr Salih said the victim knew he was exposed and went into self-quarantine until he tested positive for the virus.
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“The good thing is that, even before the test results came out positive, the suspect was in self-quarantine. He isolated himself because he had returned from countries where the disease is prevalent,” Dr Salih noted.
He said the Regional Director of Ghana Health Service has contacted him to be moved to an isolation centre to commence treatment.
Dr Salih urged residents not to panic as they are in total control of the situation.
“You should not panic; the fact that he is a patient does not mean he is going to die,” he stressed.
Ghana has a total of 132 coronavirus cases with four deaths.
