SARS-CoV-2 detection among international air travellers to Ghana during mandatory Quarantine

Bright Adu; Joseph K.H. Bonney; John K. Odoom; Evelyn Y.A. Bonney; Evangeline Obodai; Ivy A. Asante; James Aboagye; Mildred A. Adusei-Poku; Lawrence Lartey; Ernest K. Asiedu; William K. Ampofo; George B. Kyei

doi:10.4314/gmj.v55i2s.7

SARS-CoV-2 detection among international air travellers to Ghana during mandatory Quarantine

Bright Adu, Joseph K.H. Bonney, John K. Odoom, Evelyn Y.A. Bonney, Evangeline Obodai, Ivy A. Asante, James Aboagye, Mildred A. Adusei-Poku, Lawrence Lartey, Ernest K. Asiedu, William K. Ampofo, George B. Kyei

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Objectives: To determine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 detection among international travellers to Ghana during mandatory quarantine. Design: A retrospective cross-sectional study. Setting: Air travellers to Ghana on 21st and 22nd March 2020. Participants: On 21st and 22nd March 2020, a total of 1,030 returning international travellers were mandatorily quarantined in 15 different hotels in Accra and tested for SARS-CoV-2. All of these persons were included in the study. Main outcome measure: Positivity for SARS-CoV-2 by polymerase chain reaction. Results: The initial testing at the beginning of quarantine found 79 (7.7%) individuals to be positive for SARS-CoV- 2. In the exit screening after 12 to 13 days of quarantine, it was discovered that 26 of those who tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 in the initial screening subsequently tested positive. Conclusions: Ghana likely averted an early community spread of COVID-19 through the proactive approach to quarantine international travellers during the early phase of the pandemic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	48-50
Number of pages	3
Journal	Ghana Medical Journal
Volume	55
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v55i2s.7
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021

Keywords

Covid-19
Ghana
International travellers
Mandatory quarantine
Sars-cov-2
Testing

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