Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey confirmed the deaths
The Ghana Embassy in Rome told AfroLife that the Mission was adhering strictly to the directives and guidelines by Italian government on containing the the spread of the disease in the country
Two nationals of Ghana have now been confirmed to have died from the Coronavirus in Italy which has claimed more than 2,500 lives in the country. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana Foreign Affairs Minister who made the confirmation, also said that another Ghanaian had died of the disease in Denmark.
While playing down the impact of the three deaths, the Minister said that the tragic incidents were not enough to evacuate Ghanians residing in Italy and the Scandinavian country of Denmark. The Ghana Embassy in Rome told AfroLife that the Mission was adhering strictly to the directives and guidelines by Italian government on containing the the spread of the disease in the country.