Two Nigeriens who recently tested positive to COVID-19 in Ghana have been returned from the Ga East Municipal Hospital, Ghana’s main national coronavirus treatment centre.
The two individuals are said to have refused treatment and refused to cooperate with health authorities at the facility.
According to a press release by the Ghana Police Service:
“The two Nigeriens who tested positive to COVID-19 and were transferred from a Police holding facility of the Accra District Police to the National Treatment Centre have been returned to the Police facility as a matter of necessity, to enable health officials to manage them. The two refused to submit to treatment at the national treatment centre, making their management difficult, thus their return.”
The release from the police said the government of Ghana is working with the Nigerien Ambassador in Ghana to decide on the management of the two cases.
The two Nigeriens were allegedly arrested on April 5, 2020, when a taxi they were in was stopped by police enforcing the lockdown directive.
According to reports, they could not give tangible reasons for their movement, hence raising suspicions.
Further investigations by police triggered a medical test on them at the Ridge Hospital whose result came back on April 13, 2020.
