Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has confirmed that no Ghanaian student in China has contracted the coronavirus.

The deadly virus is fast spreading in China since it broke in Wuhan and the death toll now stands at 106.

Some over 100 Ghanaian students in the city requested for evacuation and transportation back to Ghana following the outbreak but a statement from the Foreign Ministry, copied to Adomonline.com, said there is no cause for alarm.

“No Ghanaian has contracted the novel coronavirus though we have about 152 students in Wuhan where the virus was first reported,” the statement said.

Below is the full statement: