Health authorities on Monday moved to the Tamale airport to screen the Black Stars on Ebola, after they had played Guinea in the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday.
Guinea is one of the countries that has been ravaged by the deadly Ebola disease that has hit West Africa, killing nearly 4,000 people in the last nine months.
Even though the Black Stars did not play the qualifier in Guinea, the health authorities did not take chances and insisted on screening the Black Stars players when they arrived in Tamale.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 3685 (probable, confirmed and suspected) cases and 1841 deaths have been reported in the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease by the Ministries of Health of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
[contextly_sidebar id=”KcDec2fgSWW3M1IseQjAAuHvVycJdEc9″]It took some time for the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to confirm whether Guinea would be cleared to play their 2015 Afcon qualifiers at home.
Some of the players of the Guinean national team were prevented by their european clubs from joining the team for fear of possible infection.
The Deputy Health Minister Dr. Victor Bampoe has told Citi News that Ghana is “moderately ready”to fight a possible outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus disease.
Dr. Bampoe said moves to put Ghana in a good position to battle any outbreak are ongoing.
“I think we are moderately ready and if we were to get a case…that is when we will test it [measures put in place] but we have done everything to make sure we are ready.”
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By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom/citifmonline.com/Ghana