Don’t panic over COVID-19 outbreak at University of Ghana campus-Health Minister
Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, has urged Ghanaians not to panic as there is robust surveillance system in place to contain the COVID-19 outbreak on the campus of the University of Ghana (UG).
He said there were 316 suspected cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and 107 confirmed cases at the campus of the University, but there was no death or hospital admissions so far.
"Mr Speaker, I want to assure Ghanaians that this is not a new virus, and we are not back to 2020. This Omicron variant has been with us before. It spreads fast, yes, but it is mostly mild. And we know how to manage it," Mr Akandoh assured.
The Health Minister gave the assurance in Accra on Tuesday when he updated Parliament on the current situation of the COVID-19 outbreak at the campus of ...