President Akufo-Addo takes the stage tonight as Ghana’s Covid-19 case

– President Akufo-Addo will address Ghanaians on measures to contain coronavirus

– Ghana Medical Association warned Ghanaians that “your health is in your hands”

– The confirmed active cases of Covid-19 as of January 11 are 1404

The president will address the nation at 8 p.m. on measures taken to curb the spread of the Coronavirus.

His speech is timely, Ghana has been seeing an increase in the Coronavirus positivity rate since December 2020. This, the Ghana Medical Association has called “alarming”.

Reopening of schools amid the spread of covid-19

Ningo Prampram constituency legislator Sam George says his children will not be going back to school anytime soon.

On his Facebook profile, the nonconformist legislator said it was better for his children to miss grades than to be in a grave.

“After deep reflection and consultation with senior medical professionals, my wife and I decided that our children would NOT be going to school on Monday or anytime soon. As I said before, a lost grade is better than a grave, “he said.

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The state of the Accra city campus

Photos from the Accra city campus of the University of Ghana show students gathered to register for the 2021/2022 academic year.

What is troubling about these images is how these students have been allowed to huddle together and not socially drift away at a time when Ghana’s COVID-19 cases are on the rise.

Students gather on the Accra city campus to register (Photo: Facebook)
Source: Facebook

Despite the majority of these students wearing face masks, authorities appear to have left caution to the wind to ensure these students are on a structured protocol of will amid the Coronavirus.

These photos were taken from Agyei Aryee Bernard’s Facebook profile, who described the scenes as; “Total confusion”.

The government is under immense pressure to carry out a second blockade. The coronavirus positivity rate in Ghana continues to rise. The Ghana Medical Association has warned that hospitals and Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases.

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As of January 11, the number of confirmed active cases, as reported from the Ministry of Health website, is 1,404.

Figures from the Ministry of Health show an increase in daily figures since December; This has been related to indiscipline, non-compliance with covid-19 protocols and elections.

The Ghana Medical Association has already warned the public that “your health is in your own hands” and hospitals are overloaded to cope with the rise of the virus.

One concern has been the cost of testing, as well as the lack of contact tracing by the Health Ministry. These problems, according to the GMA, have led to an increase in Covid cases.

Even as the government scrambles to reduce the spread of the virus, suspicions of a Covid-19 data suppression continue to mount. Journalists and some medical professionals doubt the figures that the Ministry of Health is chipping, arguing that (the figures) are in stark contrast to reality in various medical facilities.

Accra city campus leaves caution behind as students huddle to register

Meanwhile, President Akufo Addo has ensured Ghana’s readiness to implement a mass vaccination program against Covid-19. Speaking in his recent Covid-19 speech, the president revealed that procurement processes are well advanced to secure millions of vaccine doses by 2021.

This assurance comes as Ghana’s neighbor Nigeria has registered a new case of the Covid-19 variant that global scientists fear is more contagious than the Covid-19 we know of.

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