An equipment operator at Meridian Port Services is self-isolating as his second suspected COVID-19 test results has been positive despite testing negative earlier.
Port authorities are awaiting results of a third test from Noguchi Memorial Institute in Accra.
Confirming the information, General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Esther Gyebi Donkoh, said the necessary steps have been taken.
“It is true we have a suspected case within the port. The person is an equipment operator at MPS terminal. The third samples have been collected and currently awaiting results,” she revealed.
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“There is, however, no need to press the panic button yet. Equipment and terminal are being disinfected. Health authorities within the Tema metropolis and the National COVID Team have been informed,” she said.
According to her, colleagues of the suspected case have also been informed and contact tracing is underway starting from those within his shift and other MPS staff.
As the port plays a key role in the country’s economic life, authorities are handling this issue with all the attention it deserves.
Sources at MPS say since Ghana reported cases of COVID- 19 and the partial lockdown, the company has instituted a business continuity plan to ensure safety of both employees and all other stakeholders.
The company is said to have been engaged in various activities including constant disinfection, providing hygiene products for employees and sharing communication so as to prevent any infection on the terminal and outside.
All employees have since been informed and have been asked to observe all necessary precautionary measures including social distancing.