Business News of Thursday, 30 January 2020Source: ghananewsagency.orgGhanaian traders, travellers advised to halt trips to ChinaGUTA has advised the Ghanaian business community to halt trips to ChinaThe Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) has advised the Ghanaian business community to halt business trips to China and its environs to avoid contracting the deadly coronavirus. It has also advised traders and travellers to undertake their business transactions and other communications online until the spread of the virus was brought under control. In more severe cases, it can lead to pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death. It is usually spread through droplets (coughing and sneezing) and close personal unprotected contacts with an infected person (touching or shaking hands). The death toll in China is reported to have reached 106 as at January 28.

Source: GhanaWeb January 29, 2020 17:15 UTC