The Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has revealed that two Parliamentarians and 13 staff in the Parliament of Ghana have so far tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Speaking in a television interview on Accra based Joy Prime on Wednesday morning [May 27, 2020], the Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka revealed that two Parliamentarians and 13 staff in the Parliament of Ghana have so far tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
According to him, the infected persons were informed of their status after the Speaker of Parliament directed mass testing of all members and staff of the House last week.
The Chief Whip explained that the infected MPs and staff have been isolated while contact tracing has commenced.
His reaction followed an earlier denial on Tuesday by the Director of Public Affairs, Kate Addo that a media report of the confirmed infection in Parliament was false.
According to her, the results of Covid-19 tests conducted on personnel have not been received.
Joined by the Majority Leader and the Minister of Parliament Affairs, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and the Resident Medical Doctor in Parliament at the press conference, she asked for a retraction of the media report of the infection which was earlier reported by Starr FM.
But Mr Muntaka in the television interview described the assessment as untrue adding that it has the potential of causing fear and panic in the House.
Source: graphic.com.gh
