Walewale: Family of dead Covid-19 patient reject test result, fights gov’t over self-quarantine

The family of the 19-year old boy that passed away at Walewale in the North East Region has rejected test results that labelled their son as a Covid-19 patient describing the test results as ”fake”.

According to the family, the labeling is a ploy by government and the management of the Walewale Hospital to cover up their ineffectiveness.

Family members of the deceased have also refused to adhere to advice by health workers to go into self quarantine due them coming into contact with the deceased.

The family is also asking management of the Walewale Hospital to step down for poor handling of the case.

Ghana Cases Rises To 408

Ghana has recorded 30 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) bringing the country’s case count to 408 as at April 11.

” Of the 408 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 205 were reported from the routine surveillance, 88 from enhanced surveillance activities and 115 from travellers under mandatory quarantine in both Accra and Tamale, ” the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in its update statement said.

It further noted that the positive cases were confirmed among some 27,346 persons tested for the virus.