Three Nigerian sex workers have been arrested and quarantined at Salaga in the Savannah Region.
The East Gonja Municipal COVID-19 emergency response team is yet to decide whether to keep them in Salaga for them to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine period or send them to Tamale, where they are believed to be based.
They were picked up by the Police at a guest house on Sunday, April 5, at about 9:00 p.m. following a tip-off from some residents.
Customers of the prostitutes have however been let go.
Health officials on Monday morning including the Municipal Chief Executive, Mohammed Tamimu, has visited the quarantine facility to perform COVID-19 protocols, including taking of their temperature.
The youth of the Municipality are not however happy with presence of these ladies in the area with the fear they may be infested with the deadly COVID- 19 virus and hence the need to conduct a test on them.
By Alhassan Abdul Razack
