The Association has described the rate of COVID-19 infections in the country as "alarming and dire".
ADVERTISEMENT
Ghana's COVID-19 infections alarming and dire - Ghana Medical Association
The increasing COVID-19 case count could be attributed to the total disregard for, and the lack of enforcement of all relevant preventive protocols throughout the country, the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said.
COVID-19
Recommended articles
"This increasing case count can directly be attributed to
1. The total disregard for, and the lack of enforcement of all relevant COVID-19 preventive protocols throughout the country and
2. Importation of cases from other countries via travelers arriving at the point (s) of entry.
ADVERTISEMENT
"The COVID-19 situation in the country is alarming and dire at this particular moment. The risk of the potential exponential rise in the number of cases cannot be discounted.
"The various major health facilities (especially in the Accra Metropolis) involved in the management of moderate, severe, and critically ill COVID-19 patients are overstretched," the association said in a statement.
The GMA's statement comes at the back of the increasing number of new COVID-19 cases in Ghana daily.
It said "aid testing should be made free or relatively cheaper for Ghanaians.
ADVERTISEMENT
"The GMA calls for an urgent scale-up of COVID-19 Testing and Contact Tracing for all positive cases as well as strict isolation and management of all infected persons to help break the chain of transmission. Additionally, COVID-19 testing should be made free or relatively cheaper for the ordinary Ghanaian who needs testing as a result of direct exposure or when symptomatic for COVID-19. Furthermore, there should be government-led free mass testing in all identified COVID-19 hot spots. The GMA believes these will help address the current shortfalls in our testing and contact tracing regimes."
Currently, Ghana has recorded 175 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the number of active cases to 1,404 as of January 11, 2021.
341 have died from the pandemic with 55, 236 recoveries and discharged.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh
Recommended articles
'Incompetent' NDC gave dumsor timetable, NPP with 'the men' is clueless - Kabutey Ocansey
Doctors miraculously save baby girl from dead mother's womb
Asogli State rejects attempts to rename Ho Technical University after Ephraim Amu
Ghanaians call for Dumsor 'demo' to urge Government end erratic power cuts
Law firm’s mistake causes wrong couple's divorce, judge says it can’t be reversed
NIA implements new fees for registration services starting May 1
Prophet Oduro slams government over dumsor: 'What kind of nonsense is this?'
2023 was the hottest year ever — the world is on red alert
