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Health authorities in the Tarkwa Municipality of the Western region have intensified contact tracing efforts, after a staff with Goldfields Ghana and his wife, tested positive for COVID-19.
In a statement sighted by Dailymailgh.com, the company said it received the test results from the Noguchi Memorial Institute on Monday, May 3, 2020.
The patient, who is a worker of one of the mining contractors, and his spouse have been isolated and are receiving treatment.
The couple are in stable condition, the statement said.
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By Jonathan Ofori, Daily Mail GH