Ghana's President Enters Isolation After COVID-19 Exposure

President Nana Akufo-Addo has begun 14 days of self-isolation after "at least one person within his close circle tested positive for COVID-19". The president has tested negative, according to a statement issued by the minister of information. Meanwhile, four medical officers died, and more than 150 are battling for their lives since the coronavirus pandemic broke out in the country, the Ghana Medical Association has disclosed.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo paid unannounced visits to five voter registration centres.

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