Coronavirus: WAEC postpones 2020 BECE &WASSCE

The planned 2020 WASSCE and BECE have been postponed by the West Africa Examination Council,until further notice.

The WASSCE was scheduled to take off on 30th March 2020 by SHS3 students.

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The BECE which is also written by the final year students of the Junior High School in Ghana was set to take off in a few weeks to come.

The West Africa Examination Council has cancelled the examination because of the Coronavirus pandemic which keeps rising in the country.

The West Africa Examination Council during the announcement of the postponement of the BECE and WASSCE did not mention the exact time when the examination will commence.

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Atinkanews.com is monitoring and we will keep you informed accordingly.

Latest cases in Ghana

Ghana recorded five more cases on Friday, March 20, 2020, making a total of 16.

Details from the Ghana Health Service’s website dedicated to updating Ghanaians on COVID-19 cases confirmed the latest development.

The five new cases are all in the Greater Accra Region.

The latest update confirms fears community spreading has begun in Ghana.

Details of the cases published on the website noted that three of the patients have no travel history.

A 29-year-old Ghanaian lady, resident of Accra, no history of travel, sample confirmed positive in the laboratory.

A 34-year-old Ghanaian lady, resident of Accra, contact of a confirmed case at place of work, sample confirmed positive in the laboratory.

A 53-year-old Ghanaian male, resident of Tema, no history of travel, no evidence of close contact with confirmed case, sample confirmed positive in the laboratory.

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