The 35-year-old is the parliamentary aspirant of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency.
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"Please open UG Medical Center for Coronavirus cases" – Dumelo begs Akufo-Addo
Actor cum politician John Dumelo has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to open the University of Ghana Medical Centre following the growing number of Coronavirus cases in the country.
"Please open UG Medical Center to treat Coronavirus patients" – Dumelo begs Akufo-Addo
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In a Twitter post, Dumelo said opening the facility has become necessary because the number of Covid-19 cases is bound to increase in the coming weeks.
He suggested that a facility with over 600 beds should not be lying idle at a time when the nation is battling a pandemic.
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“The cases are now 68. We are not praying for it to increase but that looks inevitable now,” Dumelo wrote.
“I would like to please beg His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo to please open the 615 bed University of Ghana Medical Center for the purpose of managing the virus. Respectfully Sir.”
The $217 million University of Ghana Medical Centre was constructed by the Mahama administration but is not yet fully operational.
In 2018, ultra-modern facility was opened for referral cases only and not for walk-in patients after months of tussle between the University Authorities and the Ministry of Health over who has the right to manage the facility.
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Meanwhile, the confirmed number of Coronavirus cases in Ghana has increased to 68, with two deaths recorded so far.
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