GHANA FLOUTING WHO CORONAVIRUS PROTOCOL

GHANA FLOUTING WHO CORONAVIRUS PROTOCOL
Ben Barnabsa Asalimba/Akgri Mbabugri Daniel
As the world intensely facilitating hard-headed measures including protocol observations to prevent the vast spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Ghana seems to be engaging in violation of the World Health Organisation covid-19 protocols by allowing some government institutions to organise public functions and such institution is the Ghana National Theatre at Accra.
This bizarrely decision or indecision by government of Ghana is given suspicion of how government stand to lose the fight to uncontrolled social-distances, wearing of protective masks and the will believe of the virus associated with the people. Substantially, a country that ultimately bent in tackling the virus would not in any diverse ways allowed concert or better still, dancing performance at the auspices of no masks and no social-distances observations indicate how reckless we are as a nation toward confronting the spread of the virus.
On Friday May 6, 2020, three groups; the Ghana National Theatre…the National Symphony Orchestra, the National Dance Company and Drama Group Abibigromma, the Dance Department of the University of Ghana (UG), the Choir of UG, Three Idiots and Young Ashes, among others organised a traditional dance and cultural performance in honour of the late Emeritus Prof. Nketia. The world even though, is in struggling times with the presents of covid-19 and such events have been restricted globally and Ghana is no exception.
Performers and dancers on the event were exposed themselves of possibly contacting or transporting the virus to others because they were not observing the social-distances or were either masked. The entire event and how it was coordinated, was a sort of exposing mostly the workers and staff of the outfit in danger. The Executive Director of the National Theatre of Ghana, Mrs Amy Appiah Frimpong, in our obsession, has thrown overboard the president and WHO directives into the gutters and allowed such event to take place questioning her integrity as head of the institution. This, according to the Executive Director of Damak Sanitation Watch and Health can say that government is gradually losing the fight of covid-19 to complacency.
That notwithstanding, hot pots regions in the country are violating all the necessary protocols raising eye brows of possible increase of cases of the covid-19.Most market places, transport station, shopping malls even government commercial buses are not observing the social distance.
‘I personally intercepted a branded government commercial bus’’, ‘’Ayalolo bus’’ in Kumasi where the bus was full to it normal capacity’’, indicate low we are trying to kowtow to the fight of the virus as a nation.
The organisation…Damak Sanitation Watch and Health have, in our endeavors see the need for government led by the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to as a matter of national interest constitute yet, another strategic measures not to relent on his preparedness to confront the increasing spread of virus…though the country have recorded 6,617 positive cases, close to 1,978 recovery and 31 death so far and this does not sound good for complacency

MINISTER HAS FAILED THE PRESIDENT

DAMAK SANITATION WATCH AND HEALTH PRESS RELEASE 22th May, 2020 ASHANTI REGIONAL MINISTER HAS FAILED THE PRESIDENT IN THE FIGHT OF COVID-19 Damak Sanitation Watch and Health can say with the authority that the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei Mensah has woefully failed the president in the fight of the coronavirus in the region. Per the outfit ‘’Community Sanitation Surveillance’’, the Minister who represents the president in the region should have been more contextual in his endeavors to propagate the president’s policy toward confronting the novel coronavirus by enforcing the directives and plans facilitated by the president to benefit the citizenry.
The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo have in his numerous addresses to the people of Ghana announced the free supply of water, food, electricity subsidy in his quest to reduce utility bills on the ordinary Ghanaian during the partial lockdown and up to date, most communities since the announcement was made, have not received a single drop of water from the regional directory indicate how fail the regional minister has suddenly become in his expedition of leading the people in the region. Damak Sanitation has it that communities that are not connected to the Ghana Water company limited rely on private water companies and are still engaging the private companies despite the president announcement to transport water to them… prior to our checks in some of the MMDCEs in the region, no single gallon of water is sent to these communities.
The world is in difficult times and Ghana is not exceptional and we expect every directives and plans being outlined by the president are extremely executed by the frontiers in the various regions. Fears are gradually swallowing the people of Ashanti Region especially in the Obuasi Municipal following the alarming number of cases. We can’t blame human failure on existence of the virus but can blame human resources failure toward confronting it. And it seems the region is losing grounds to constitute definite approach in fighting the virus.
Most residents complain bitter of not having access to the free supply of water and that of the electricity subsidy of which the regional minister and his team should have made persistent regional surveillance to ensure the president directive are properly facilitated, but that did not happen signifies our zeal to confronting government policies as leaders. The outfit have made thoroughly community engagement on the impact of covid-19 and it associated challenges confronting the people and the most topical issues that came up was the president free supply of water and the electricity subsidy tells you how the people are much concern about the initiative.
Damak sanitation watch is challenging the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei Mensah to point out a single community in the region where people doly enjoying president freely water supply accept the electricity since 29th March, 2020 during president third nation's address on covid-19. We therefore deem it appropriate to acknowledge the president for taken such laudable steeps to release the burden of domestic bills on the ordinary Ghanaians…but we differ to state that, his team will fail him if he did not constitute a concrete measures to cement his grounds he will have himself to be blamed. Hence calling on him to further restrategies his forward march in supporting the vulnerable ones and remote communities who cannot afford to buy water, alcohol based hand sanitizers to enable them observe the covid-19 protocols. Thank you. ....Signed... Akgri M. Daniel ( CEO) DAMAK sanitation watch and health Tel. 0248998510

Ghna's covid-19 case count hits 6,096 with 31 death

Ghana’s Covid-19 case count rises to 6,096 with 1, 773 recoveries and the dead 31. The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ghana still increases, even though the number of the recovery is encouraging, yet the fear about the virus remains the same in people's mind. The latest figures by the Ghana Health Service indicates 1,773 recoveries from the virus, representing an increase of 19 from the last update.
The number of deaths remain at 31 out of 6,096 confirmed cases recorded as at the time story was filled. DAMAK sanitation watch & Health presents below the Regional Breakdown of Ghana's covid-19 cases *Greater Accra Region – 4,536 *Ashanti Region – 888 *Central Region – 256 *Western Region – 111 *Eastern Region – 100 *Western North Region – 57 *Volta Region – 41 *Northern Region – 31 *Oti Region – 26 *Upper East Region – 26 *Savannah Region – 0 *Ahafo Region – 0 *Bono East Region – 0

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Ghana's case count hits 4,263

Covid-19, Ghana's case count hits 4,263 with 22 death Ghana confirmed corona virus case has increased by 251 with 4 more death adding to total death of 22 with 378 recoveries.
Ghana has recorded 251 more cases of Covid-19 leading the total case count to 4,263, the Ghana Health Service report says. On its Covid-19 webpage, the Service also said four more people have died from the disease, taking the death toll to 22. However, 55 more people have recovered from the disease, taking that case count to 378. The regional case counts indicate that Greater Accra, Central and Ashanti have recorded new cases.
According to the GHS report on the 3,436 cases as of May 8, Greater Accra which remains Ghana epicentre now has 3,641 cases, an increase of 205. Ashanti has 42 new cases making the count there to 252 while the Central region recorded four new cases, taking its tally to 62.
Eastern region still has 96 cases just as Western North 56, Western 35, Volta 32, Upper East 26, Oti 24, Upper West 20, Northern 16, North East 2 and Bono one. Although, Ahafo, Bono East and Savannah have yet to record any cases, residents in these areas are living in fear. By Akgri M. Daniel

Coronavirus case rises to 3,091 with 18 death and 372 more cases

Ghana’s coronavirus case count rises to 3,091 with 303 recoveries and 18 death Ghana has recorded 372 more novel Coronavirus cases, making the total case count 3,091, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced.
According to the GHS, nine more patients have recovered and discharged making the total number of recoveries 303 as at 7th May, 2020. The death toll, according to the GHS update is still 18.
Ghana Health Service update report says, a total of 137,924 tests have been done so far. Ghana Health Service through the minister of information, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah had given the regional breakdown statistics as; The Bono region becomes the latest of the 16 regions to record its first case.
The Savannah, Ahafo and Bono East remain the only regions in Ghana yet to record a case. Greater Accra Region – 2,579 Ashanti Region – 165 Eastern Region – 95 Western North Region – 56 Central Region – 50 Western Region – 32 Volta Region – 30 Upper East Region – 26 Oti Region – 23 Upper West Region – 19 Northern Region – 13 North East Region – 2 Bono Region – 1 Savannah Region – 0 Ahafo Region – 0 Bono East Region – 0 By Akgri M. Daniel