Ghana confirms first cases of Coronavirus

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Ghana has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 on March 12, 2020, being the first cases to be reported in the country.

The Ministry of Health disclosed in a statement on Thursday.

The statement revealed that the two confirmed cases were received at the same time from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research.

The two individuals were stated to have returned to Ghana from Norway and Turkey. So they are imported cases of COVID-19, the statement said.

Both patients are currently under isolation and are stable, the statement added.