General News of Thursday, 19 March 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comTesting positive for coronavirus doesn’t mean you are about to die – Dr Okoe-Boyeplay videoDr Bernard Okoe-Boye, Lezdokuku Constituency MPThe Board Chair of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, has stated that contracting COVID-19 does not automatically mean the end result is losing one’s life. Dr Okoe-Boye noted that there was no need for the ongoing panic attacks as adhering to precautionary measures and treatment are one of the ways to fight the pandemic. “There is no reason to panic because testing positive for coronavirus doesn’t mean you are ill or about to die. In fact, most of us here if you test for common cold most of us will be positive but it doesn’t mean we are unwell. The hepatitis B or C, people test positive all the time but they are stronger,” He said in an interview with GhanaWeb.

Source: GhanaWeb March 19, 2020 14:14 UTC