He said, "Lack of adequate protective gear several months after our COVID emergency was declared is a sad testament to the inefficiency that has characterised the handling of this pandemic from the very beginning."
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Govt's fight against COVID-19 abysmal - Mahama
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has said the government's intervention to mitigate the effect in the fight against COVID-19 in the country is abysmal.
Former President John Mahama with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
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He accused the government of ignoring the advice of well-meaning Ghanaians for its own political interest.
He stated that "Today, disturbing reports are being received of health workers getting exposed, testing positive and forced to go into self-isolation and quarantine or treatment. This is happening at a time isolation and treatment centres are reported to be full and both health workers and other positive cases are being compelled to self-isolate at home. This is a sad reflection of the Akufo-Addo administration’s chaotic handling of the COVID situation."
According to him, the government has been more concerned with praising itself than addressing the spread and realities of the virus.
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"Parading student leaders, Council of State Members among others to sing praises on you at the Jubilee House doesn't stop the spread of the virus," he stated.
In a Facebook Live session on Thursday, June 18, 2020, on Ghana's COVID-19 situation, Mahama said: "A refusal to be guided by science and a parochial desire for political interest has led the government to ignore advice from well-meaning Ghanaians including the Ghana Medical Association, as any perceived disagreement with the government in its decision-making or public statement or information, has been met with savage attacks by the government and ruling party officials."
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