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Municipal, district and health authorities in Obuasi are preparing for a possible increase in the community spread of Covid-19 as each suburb is infected.
Obuasi and its surrounding communities have seen their Covid-19 cases jump from 3 to 456 in the past two months.
This represents approximately 80% of the total number of registered cases in the entire Ashanti region.
Local and health authorities have introduced various measures, including the creation of two isolation centers to contain the spread.
However, public apathy on the part of residents regarding the prevalence of the virus has led to a total disregard for social distancing protocols, especially on the part of market women, leading to the closure of two market centers.
Authorities say the market will open to just 500 traders at a time, as it is considered a shift system.
Obuasi Municipal Executive President Elijah Adansi Bornah said: “We are opening the market tomorrow [Friday] with the condition that the team can meet the latest group of market leaders.
“We have involved everyone with the exception of two groups, but the committee agreed that in the morning women from the market should start coming to the central business area to carry out any transaction before closing.
“However, we have around 1,500 store owners, so we are now delivering no more than 500 cards to 500 store owners so that we can dramatically reduce the number of people who come to the central business area.”
Obviously concerned that each suburb has cases, Mr. Adansi Bornah said: “Based on the graph now drawn, I can say that almost every suburb has one or two cases.
“Initially, when it was mentioned that a suburb had registered a case, everyone was moving from that area to the other centers and I can say that this contributed to the spread. So everyone should stay where they are, as we always say, if you move, the virus moves if you stay, it stays. ”
The increase in Covid 19 cases is not only a concern for residents, but also for the two local assemblies in Obuasi.
They are proposing to the presidency through the Ashanti Regional Coordination Council to introduce restrictions on the movement of people in the area.
“When we met on Wednesday, the doctors also said something that would welcome any form of restriction that may also improve follow-up contact.
“We are also going to escalate the council to our bosses, so any decisions made by the center … I think the president can announce a partial closure or curfew,” Bornah said.
