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The District Chief Executive of Ellembele in the Western region, Kwasi Bonzoh has denied media reports that his district has recorded a case of the deadly Coronavirus disease.
On Sunday, the Ghana Health Service announced that the Western region has recorded its first case of the pandemic alongside the Volta region who recorded nine.
After the announcement came with media reportage that, the Western region case was recorded in the Ellembele district.
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Per the reports, the victim (Ghanaian) traveled from Italy through to the Ivory Coast and used the sea to get to Atuabo in the Ellembele district of the Western Region where he was confirmed to have contacted the disease.
On his Facebook page, Hon. Kwasi Bonzoh has denied the media reports, urging the public to disregard the speculations and treat it as false.
He wrote that, “Our attention has been drawn to rumours circulating on social media about a confirmed case of COVID -19 in the Ellembelle District as of Sunday April 12, 2020.
“We wish to state that the said information is completely false and should be disregarded by the general public.
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“We also wish to assure the general public that the Ellembelle District Public Health Emergency Committee is working in close collaboration with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that the good people of Ellembelle are safe from the novel corona virus disease.
“We therefore call on all residents of Ellembelle to remain calm and abide by all the directives issued by both the central government and the District Assembly to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19 in Ellembelle in particular and Ghana in general.
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“We are urging our residents to stay safe by staying at home, strictly observing social distancing guidelines and frequently wash their hand under running water with soap for at least 40 seconds, among others preventive measures.
“God bless Ellembelle and God bless our homeland Ghana.”
Meanwhile Ghana has recorded 566 cases of the Coronavirus disease with 8 deaths and 4 recoveries as of Sunday, April 12, 2020.
