Ghana's first test results for Coronavirus ready by midday

Test results for two suspected cases of Coronavirus at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital are expected to be ready by midday, Thursday, February 6, 2020, Dr Kofi Bonney a Senior Researcher at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has said. Two foreign nationals – a Chinese and an Argentine – were quarantined at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday when they reported at the facility with symptoms suspected to be coronavirus. Blood samples of the patients who have been living together in Ghana for some days were sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research for further analysis. Dr. Kofi Bonney who confirmed to 3FM’s Sunrise Morning Show Thursday that Noguchi received the samples from Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Wednesday said his outfit was not able to carry out the test yesterday because the samples arrived late. More to follow Source: editors.3news.com | Ghana