BREAKING: Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo Goes Into Isolation As Close Contact Tests Positive For COVID-19

Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana has gone into self-isolation for two weeks after one of his contacts tested positive.

The president went into isolation as a precautionary measure despite testing negative for COVID-19.

”President Nana will henceforth be working from the presidential villa in Accra, the country’s information minister confirmed in a statement released on Saturday”.

The statement read in part: “President Nana Akufo-Addo has gone into isolation after at least one person within his close circle tested positive for COVID-19.

“(The president) has, as (of) today, tested negative, but has elected to take this measure out of the abundance of caution.”

Presently, Ghana has recorded more than 19,300 cases of coronavirus and 117 deaths.