This archive report was first published on 5 July 2020.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread globally, Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken a precautionary measure by self-isolating at the presidential villa in Accra, the capital of the West African country.
According to the information minister, the president made this decision after at least one person within his close circle tested positive for the virus.
"The president has elected to do so after at least one person within his close circle tested positive for COVID-19," the minister said in a statement.
Although the president has tested negative for the virus, he has chosen to take this measure out of an abundance of caution.
"(The president) has, as (of) today, tested negative, but has elected to take this measure out of the abundance of caution," the minister added.
Published on July 5, 2020, Ghana has reported over 19,300 cases of COVID-19 and 117 deaths, with social-distancing measures still in place despite lifting its strict lockdown.
