Seven (7) policemen in total in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus according to mynewsgh.
The latest number is in addition to two others who initially got the virus after being exposed to infected persons who travelled by road to the region.
According to verified police sources, the first batch of infections involved a policemen who was on escort duties to the Upper East Region while the other was also returning to his duty post in the same region after holidays faced same fate.
It has been confirmed that about 137 personnel from the Upper East Regional Police Command have so far been asked to self-isolate as their samples have been taken for testing at Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) awaiting results.
Authorities have since called for calm among personnel and urged them to obey the World Health Organisation’s (WHOs) health protocols of regular hand washing with soap under running water, use of alcohol base hand sanitizers and social distancing.
Source: mynewsgh.com
