General News of Thursday, 18 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comFive staff of local media company in Accra test positive for coronavirusFile photoThe media has played a significant role in sensitization against the novel Coronavirus, however, a local media company in Accra has fallen prey to the disease as five of its employees have contracted the virus. Based in Kokomlemle, the management of The Multimedia Group has confirmed the positive cases at its premises saying it was discovered after contact tracing by the Ghana Health Service conducted tests on its employees. This negative press is a slap in the face for the media company which recently instituted a retrenchment and subsequently lost about a dozen of its core employees to other companies amid falling ratings. After the company had stated that the five positive cases were at its business offices, one of its sports journalists, Gary Al-Smith, announced his positive status via a post on Facebook saying: “I’m one of the five. No new death was recorded as the death toll remains 66 with 14 people now critically ill and four on ventilators.
Source: GhanaWeb June 18, 2020 19:16 UTC