Ghana’s laboratories have been tasked to work round the clock to process a backlog of over 12, 000 samples collected for testing for Covid 19.
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in a tweet on Thursday evening said the processing will be in addition to 51,000 samples already tested as of Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
Contact tracing teams and laboratory technicians were tasked to trace some initial about 10,000 at-risk-persons but have already tested some 50,000.
The enhanced testing program makes Ghana the second most aggressive country in testing for covid-19 in Africa.
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“Many thanks to the contact tracing teams and lab technicians for the aggressive work you are doing. You were tasked to find some about 10k at risk persons. You have done 5x that and so far 51k of your samples have been tested,” Mr Nkrumah disclosed in a tweet.
The Minister in a further tweet said: “As you work round the clock to complete the processing of the extra about 12k backlog samples submitted, be encouraged that the nation is grateful for you service, Akpe Na Mi”.
As you work round the clock to complete the processing of the extra about 12k backlog samples submitted, be encouraged that the nation is grateful for your service. Akpe Na mi.
— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) April 16, 2020