Ghana is facing a diplomatic hurdle as it attempts to repatriate Burkinabe and Guinean citizens tested positive for the covid-19 disease in Tamale.

The Northern Region Minister, Salifu Saeed, who disclosed this, said, authorities in Guinea are refusing to receive eight of their citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Ghana.
The eight Guineans have been quarantined in Tamale.

He added that, two Burkinabes remain in quarantine in Ghana as their home country threaten to return Ghanaians who are critically ill in their country and receiving treatment.

Addressing the media in Tamale yesterday [April 1, 2020], Mr Saeed said the Foreign Affairs Ministry is treading cautiously on the matter to prevent a diplomatic row.

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The Northern Regional Security Council has also placed a ban on the activities of commercial sex workers in the region.

This directive is in line with the council’s attempt to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the region.
The region currently has 10 out of Ghana’s 195 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus.

Some of these carriers were also found out to be involved in prostitution, triggering the intention to place an embargo on the trade.

One of them, a Guinean lady, is said to have escaped mandatory quarantine as the security agencies launched a manhunt for her.