COVID-19: Nine Ghanaian nurses sent to Barbados Test Positive
The COVID-19 patients are however asymptomatic
Jonas Danquah 
Nine out of the 95 Ghanaian nurses who travelled to Barbados to work for two years have tested positive for COVID-19, Dr Kenneth George, the Acting Chief Medical Officer of Barbados has revealed.
He noted that, the COVID-19 infected nurses are however asymptomatic.
“It should be noted that all of the nurses went into a 14-day quarantine on arrival,” Dr. Kenneth George added.
Dr Kenneth George in a statement said the nine are part of the country’s 12 new cases recorded last Saturday.
The country recorded 12 new cases out of 248 tests conducted on persons who came from high-risk, countries including Ghana.
Barbados now has 122 cases, with 98 recoveries and 7 deaths.
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The 95 Ghanaian nurses arrived in Barbados on Thursday, July 30, 2020, via a chartered flight.
Government in 2019 announced that 120 Ghanaian nurses have been selected to serve a two-year contract in Barbados under a Human Resources Agreement between the two countries.
The team comprised 12 cardiac care nurses, 21 critical care nurses, eight emergency room nurses, six operating theatre nurses, three ophthalmic nurses, and 70 registered general nurses.
