The New Patriotic Party’s campaign manager for the 2020 general elections, Mr Peter Mac Manu is on admission at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for a suspected case of COVID-19.
A source at the hospital confirmed Mr Mac Manu’s admission at the facility.
This comes on the back of the death of the former General Secretary of the party, Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly referred to as Sir John, on Wednesday, July, after testing positive for the Coronavirus disease.
Government appointees
The Health Minister, Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, tested positive for the disease about three weeks ago and received treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, also tested positive for the Coronavirus within the same period.
Mayor of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, K.K. Sam, who also tested positive for the disease, however passed on.
The MCE died on Friday, June 12, 2020, while receiving treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre where he was rushed to after falling sick.
