Factory worker spreads Covid-19 to 533 in Ghana
Pandemic brings Ghana’s three years of economic expansion of 6% or more to a sudden halt
11 May 2020 - 20:23
Accra — One person infected 533 people with the coronavirus at a fish factory in Ghana, accounting for more than a 10th of all cases recorded in the country so far and showing how precarious any progress in the fight against the disease can be.
The mass infection occurred in Tema, 30km east of the capital, Accra, President Nana Akufo-Addo said a televised broadcast on Sunday night. The infection spike is a setback to the country that has led African peers in rolling out a mass screening and testing programme. The factory closed down for a week and has been disinfected...
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