Senior Minister recovers from COVID-19
The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has tested negative for COVID-19 after a voluntary test on Thursday.
Mr. Osafo-Maafo tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks ago after he came into contact with an infected person.
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who disclosed Mr. Osafo-Maafo’s status at a news conference in Accra, said the Senior Minister was doing well from home.
“Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo you recall instructed us to announce his positivity to the country a couple of weeks ago. He has taken a voluntarily test again, and he wants me to update you that his test on Thursday turned negative”.
His recovery comes after President Akufo-Addo ended his 14 days of mandatory isolation.
The Information Minister said the President will “attend to business from his office at the Jubilee House” from July 20, 2020.
According to the minister, the President will also attend to some engagements outside Accra within the week.
He, however, tested negative after his first samples were taken. The President tested negative again after he completed his isolation period.
While in isolation, the President worked from the Presidential Villa where he hosted two virtual meetings – government’s 80th cabinet meeting and a meeting with his 2020 Campaign Communications Advisory Team.