Ayawaso West Municipalility in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana has been identified as a hotspot for coronavirus.
This comes after a number of cases were traced to the area.
On the back of this, Ayawaso Municipal Assembly (AWMA) has commenced house-to-house testing for the deadly coronavirus in all communities within the municipality.
The exercise commences on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.
It is expected to span 10 days and all areas in the municipality are expected to be covered.
Residents in Legon, Dzorwulu, East Legon, West Legon, Okponglo, Abelenkpe, Roman Ridge, Airport Residential and surrounding areas will be tested.
Also, a Covid-19 contact tracing of all persons who have come into contact with confirmed Covid-19 patients has started.
“Over 100 health personnel and security agencies (police, Immigration and National Security) would be deployed into the communities within the Municipality to carry out the exercise,” the Assembly said in a statement.
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus stand at 161 with 5 deaths as of Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
