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Members of the COVID-19 National Burial Team have expressed frustration at the team’s exemption from the government package for front-line health workers.
This comes after a member of the COVID-19 burial team contracted the virus.
Team members have lamented the poor treatment they receive despite the risks involved in their work.
The Director of Public Health of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Florence Kuukyi in an interview with Citi News He said that the government should give them the necessary attention.
“We are also at risk. When we go to test, we make calls and they redirect us to other places. That frustrates us. So we are sitting here not knowing our next step. At the beginning of this COVID-19 fight, we all thought there would be insurance coverage for anyone who contracts the virus and dies in the line of work, but this is the case, we don’t even know who to turn to as if we are doing the job for ourselves, which makes our job daunting. ”
“Structures don’t work, but a lot of attention has been paid to our colleagues on the creative side. The same should be true for those of us on the preventive side. We are sitting here, if someone dies in the house, they will call us so that we can take the body without even knowing the cause of death. We have been collecting dead bodies on the side of the road since this COVID-19 fight began to put us in danger, but it seems that all these things are not seen. So if you pay attention to others, we also deserve some attention. ”
I scream early for support
Some members of the burial team in Accra had previously revealed that they had not yet received any of the promised packages.
During the weekly burial activities at the Awudome Cemetery, some members of the team called on the government to keep its promise.
“They have paid doctors and nurses in this fight for COVID-19. They have been paid all the benefits they deserve. But those of us who do the burials, look at us; [we’ve received] nothing.”
“Since March they haven’t given us a peswa,” said a member of the burial team.
At that time, Florence Kuukyi asked for more logistics for the team.
He said they needed more personal protective equipment (PPE) and vehicles to transport bodies for burial.
“We are asking for vehicles to help during the burial. If someone can provide us with a vehicle that takes people from one place to another, we will want it. ”
He threatened to resign from his duties if the attacks by relatives of people who die from the coronavirus do not stop.
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— citinewsroom
