The Multimedia Group has directed the host and production team of Asempa FM’s current affairs programme Ekosiisen to self-quarantine following an interview they had with musician Obuor, whose had had contact with his late father who died at the Accra Regional Hospital or Ridge Hospital on Friday, of coronavirus.

In a statement, The Multimedia Group said: “During the interview, Obuor disclosed that he had lost a close relative to Covid-19. As a result, we immediately engaged a third-party company that disinfected the studios and the entire Multimedia buildings as a necessary precaution. We have, in the meantime, asked the EKOSIISEN team to self-quarantine, while we seek expert medical advice on the matter”.

Obuor, in a statement, denied reports by Joy FM, a staple of The Multimedia Group, that he hid the situation from health officials.

“I deem it extremely unfortunate that a media house of no mean repute as Joy FM, lead brand of The Multimedia Group, would churn out totally erroneous, if not blatant false information on events related to the death of my father on Friday, 27th March 2020.

“My attention was drawn a few minutes ago to a news item delivered on Joy FM earlier today suggesting that I gave wrong information to health workers at the Emergency ward of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital regarding my late father Nana Osei Boansi Kuffour. For a media house that’s believed to adhere religiously to the ethics and tenets of media practice, I find this reportage totally inconsiderate and very irresponsible,” he said.