General News of Thursday, 8 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Achimota School has been partially locked down• This is due to the detection of COVID-19 Delta strain in the school• 135 students tested positive to the virusThe Ghana Education Service and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have partially locked down the Achimota School following the detection of the COVID-19 Delta strain in the school. As per a directive to the school’s authorities, no one will be allowed in or out of the school for the next two weeks. About 135 students tested positive for the new variant, though 89 later recovered. “We are not going to allow any visitation in the school for the next two weeks. The day students are going to be kept at home for the next two weeks, while those who are positive [for COVID-19] are going to be kept in isolation,” he said.

Source: GhanaWeb July 08, 2021 08:37 UTC