Covid-19: 15-year old suspected of having virus escape from quarantine

The Upper West Regional Command has asked the general public to provide information on a 15-year old boy, Maabeng Titus, a resident of Bu in the Nandom district of the upper West Region.
A statement signed by the Upper West Regional PRO for the Ghana Police, Inspector Gideon Ohene Boateng, Maabeng Titus fell sick on Saturday May 2, 2020 was diagnosed with symptoms of covid-19.
He added that the victim was admitted at the St Theresa’s Hospital in Nandom where he was subsequently quarantined with sample taken for testing.
According to him, the Hospital authorities on Wednesday May 13, 2020 detected that he had escaped from the facility at about 9:00 am while awaiting the test result of his sample.
The Regional Police Command has since urged relatives and the general public especially the people of Nandom to aid the Police and hospital authorities with reliable information to get In touch with the patient for treatment to avoid spread.
 
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