The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has elected himself to go into self isolation after exposures to a COVID-19 positive.

“The President has elected to do so after at least one person within his close circle tested positive for COVID-19 today,” according to a statement from the Information Ministry.

The statement added that President Akufo-Addo as of today has tested negative for Coronavirus.

This notwithstanding, “On the advice of doctors, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is from today, July 4, 2020, taking a 14-day precautionary self-isolation measure in compliance with COVID-19 protocols.”

“The President will during this precautionary self-isolation period, be working from the Presidential Villa in the Jubilee House,” the statement revealed.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme