COVID-19 : Regions That Have Recorded Cases of COVID-19 In Ghana To Be Locked Down

Nana Yaw Akwada,The Executive Director of the Bureau of Public Safety, is calling for a partial lock down of regions that have recorded...

Nana Yaw Akwada,The Executive Director of the Bureau of Public Safety, is calling for a partial lock down of regions that have recorded cases of the COVID-19 in the country.

Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem on Tuesday, 24th March 2020, he stated that, the two regions which have recorded the cases of COVID-19, which involves the Ashanti and Greater Accra Region of Ghana, need to be locked down.

“Looking at the trend in Ghana, you realise that the cases keep rising and there is no logic in wanting to record hundreds of cases before announcing a lock down. We are not advocating for a national lock down but a partial one involving the affected two regions,” he said.

“And when these two regions are under lock down, government should allow the functioning of only essential services for the next 21 days,” he said.

Ghana has recorded additional 25 cases and a second death after the demise of the Lebanese in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital.

The 61-year-old Lebanese male trader and resident in Kumasi was unwell and reported to a health facility with symptoms of fever (temp 39.4 degrees Celcius), and cough. He died some few days after he tested positive for COVID-19.

A second death from the virus has been confirmed by the Ghana Health Service, events surrounding the demise of the second victim are, however, unknown.

Considering the reports that have been gathered so far, about this deadly virus, the only two regions that have reported cases of COVID-19 is the Ashanti and Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

SOURCE: adomonline.com