{"id":16258,"date":"2020-07-07T19:50:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T19:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=16258"},"modified":"2020-07-07T19:50:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T19:50:08","slug":"covid-19-senior-minister-osafo-maafo-tests-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=16258","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Senior Minister Osafo Maafo tests positive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This was announced today by the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a press briefing in Accra.<br>Mr Oppong Nkrumah stated that the disclosure was in consonance with the government\u2019s transparency and with the permission of Mr Osafo Maafo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cIn a separate development that has come to us this morning, Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo has been informed that his sample given for test has been returned negative. 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