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Covid-19 outbreak at UG: Health Minister assures that the situation is under control

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Covid-19 outbreak at UG: Health Minister assures that the situation is under control

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has informed Parliament about a recent outbreak of COVID-19 at the University of Ghana.

He disclosed that the national disease surveillance system had detected a rise in cases on the university’s campus, which have been traced to the Omicron sub-variant.

He clarified that the cases are currently limited to the University of Ghana community.

The initial infections were picked up through Ghana’s influenza surveillance system and later confirmed by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research.

In a related update, the Minister revealed that 133 cases of MPOX had been confirmed as of 29th June 2025, across the Western, Greater Accra, and Western North Regions. He noted that there have been no hospital admissions or deaths linked to the MPOX cases, and all earlier patients have recovered, apart from a few recent cases.

He assured the House that the Ministry of Health has put adequate measures in place to manage the situation. Personal protective equipment, test kits, and treatment supplies have been distributed, and frontline health workers are receiving support. Facilities such as the Ghana Infectious Disease Centre remain on standby for any emergency response.

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Contributing to the discussion, the Member of Parliament for Essikado-Ketan, Grace Ayensu-Danquah, called for intensified public education on the use of face masks and hand sanitizers, especially among students.

The Health Minister concluded by assuring the public that the situation is under control. “This is not a new virus, and we are not back in 2020,” he said. “This Omicron variant spreads fast, but it is mostly mild. We know how to manage it, and our surveillance system is fully active and ready to respond.”

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