Ghanaian woman says she traveled to Nigeria with fake COVID-19 test results

– According to the woman, officials at the airline she was traveling in rejected the results of the COVID-19 test she submitted

– He was asked to take another test

– But to his surprise, he was shown a printed COVID-19 test without his sample being taken

Portia Kissi Adu, a Ghanaian who recently visited neighboring Nigeria, recently made a horribly disheartening revelation about the fight against COVID-19 in Ghana.

Adu said she had traveled to the most populous African country with false COVID-19 test results.

Adu’s predicament began when airline officials rejected the results of his COVID-19 test from the renowned Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research.

Image credit: Ibrahim Toffah and edited by author
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Officials forced her to take another test that she agreed to in order to avoid being late for her appointment in Lagos, Nigeria.

Adu said she was shocked to the core when officials ordered her to board the flight and moments later brought her the printed COVID-19 test results without a sample being given to her. taken.

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Recounting his ordeal in Accra Starr FM, watched by YEN.com.gh on Wednesday February 3, 2021, she said: “When I got on the plane, a gentleman brought my results and asked me to pay 700 GHS which I am obligated to pay via mobile money.”

The printed results of the COVID-19 test come from the LEDING lab and its management has promised to study the development.

Meanwhile, the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases has forced the management of the Ghana Airports Company (GAC) to issue new guidelines for airlines serving the country.

According to the guidelines, airlines should strictly adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols.

Only passengers with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from an accredited laboratory in the country of origin may be transported into the country.

Failure to do so will result in a fine of US $ 3,500 per passenger, GAC management said in the latest guidance seen by YEN.com.gh, and is expected to go into effect on February 8, 2021.

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All arriving passengers who test positive for COVID-19 will also be subject to mandatory isolation and treatment at a cost to passengers, with the exception of Ghanaian citizens.

Isolation will last for seven days and final discharge of cases will be based on existing case management guidelines and protocols.

Again, passengers arriving under emergency circumstances such as hijacked flights will not be required to be tested if they do not leave the airport or remain isolated in their hotel.

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