Nigeria, July 1 -- Amidst the increasing number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases globally, many quack doctors in Ghana are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to exploit the citizens by selling fake coronavirus cures, an investigation has shown.

The award-winning journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, in an undercover documentary for BBC Africa Eye, exposed how quack doctors have been exploiting the fear created by the pandemic to make money off the Ghanaian people.

The documentary, dubbed "Corona quacks and thieves in Ghana", exposes unscrupulous individuals taking advantage of the pandemic to make their own gains.

Mr Anas, in the undercover investigation, exposed a COVID-19 medical scam said to be worth tens of thousands of dollars, ma...