After it emerged that father of Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour, had died of coronavirus, many feared that the musician may have contracted the disease too.
Some had this fear because Obour was said to have personally taken his father to the hospital before he died of coronavirus.
Many also got frightened after they discovered that the musician had visited Asempa FM the same day his father passed on March 27.
However, management of Asempa FM, belonging to the Multimedia, has allayed fears of it’s listeners concerning the issue.
In a statement on Saturday, March 28, the Programs Manager of Asempa FM, Samuel Kwadade Yirenkyi revealed that Obour was taken through vigorous screening for COVID-19.
Check out the full statement below:
On Friday, March 27, 2020, Asempa 94.7 FM’s flagship show EKOSIISEN hosted Bice Osei Kuffuor, popularly known as Obour, a parliamentary aspirant of the NPP in the Asante-Akyem South Constituency.
As per our safety protocols at The Multimedia Group in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, all guests are taken through a vigorous screening exercise including checking of temperature, washing of hands with soap under running water and the mandatory use of hand sanitizer provided at our front desk.
Mr Osei Kuffuor was thus taken through this process. While in the studio, and as per existing protocol, no member of the EKOSIISEN team including the host had any bodily contact with him.
We also ensured that we kept the appropriate social distancing protocols. We also disinfected the studio desk and mics after the show, per our protocol.
During the interview, Obour disclosed that he had lost a close relative to Covid-19.
As a result, we immediately engaged a third-party company that disinfected the studios and entire Multimedia buildings as a necessary precaution.
We have, in the meantime, asked the EKOSIISEN team to self-quarantine, while we seek expert medical advice on the matter.
We want to assure our listeners that we will do everything practically possible to protect our team members and guests as we help limit the spread of the Coronavirus.
