Let's wish our hard working Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu a speedy recovery from the virus which he contracted in the line of duty – President Akufo-Addo.#BeyondTheLockdown pic.twitter.com/n3ueGzTKF5
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has confirmed the health status of the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, who has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus.
During his 11th televised update to the nation on measures to fight Covid-19, the President used the opportunity to wish the Health Minister well.
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“We wish our hardworking Minister for Health a speedy recovery. He contracted the virus in the line of his work and he is in a stable condition,” he said.
Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is recovering in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.
Information available indicates that the Minister has been receiving treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) in Accra over the past week.
Multiple sources in the medical team at the hospital, who confirmed the information to Citi News, say the Dormaa Central Member of Parliament (MP) was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday and is “in a stable condition”.