Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, Acting Controller and Accountant General
The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has debunked social media reports purporting that one of its staff has been quarantined upon arrival from Italy in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Viral reports on social media claimed that a staff member of the CAGD who returned to Ghana from Italy had been quarantined as part of precautionary measures instituted by the government to prevent the disease from spreading.
But the CAGD, in a statement signed by the Acting Controller and Accountant General, Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, stated categorically that “no such incident has occurred at the head office and all CAGD regional offices.”
It urged the public to therefore disregard the news as it was false.
“It has come to the notice of Management of the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) that a news item is circulating on social media about a staff who has been quarantined upon arrival from Italy.
“Management wishes to state that no such incident has occurred at the head office and all CAGD regional offices and that the general public should disregard this information,” the statement said.
The CAGD further indicated that it had made preparations for the payment of March salaries and assured that government workers would receive their salaries on the scheduled pay date.
Cases in Ghana
So far, seven cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country, all of which are “imported cases.”
The government has since moved to forestall further spread of the virus by implementing stringent travel and movement restrictions.
President Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced a number of measures, including a month-long suspension of schools and social gatherings including church services as part of efforts to contain the outbreak.
The disease has killed more than 5,000 people worldwide and continues to spread into many more countries.