CORONAVIRUS: Gov’t To Reimpose Lockdown If Cases Continue To Increase- Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has stated that, the country is not ready to go back to the days of partial lockdowns which had negative impact on the economy and the life of people but if the coronavirus active cases keep on increasing the lockdown would be reimposed.

He said that it is better to be safe than to be sorry.

Addressing the nation on the measures taken to combat the spread of the pandemic which was monitored by wontumionline.com, the President emphasized that in order for him not to reimpose the lockdown, Ghanaians should respect the COVID-19 protocols.

“Government is intensifying its strategy of enhanced 3Ts, i.e. tracing, testing and treating, to allow us identify infected persons, isolate them, and treat them. A considerable number of contact tracers are being mobilised to follow up on contacts of all who test positive. All laboratories, public and private, must supply, in real time, data on all persons tested on the common platform established by the Ghana Health Service.”

He said that, there would be sanctions against laboratories who will fail to comply.

“We have also provided additional logistics, including vehicles, to the Ghana Health Service for the supervision and monitoring of asymptomatic cases being managed from home,” he added.

President Akufo-Addo said that, Government is reactivating available treatment and isolation facilities across the country in anticipation of any further increase in infections.

“The provision of adequate medicines, equipment, and personal protective equipment to enable health workers attend to homebased patients is being effected,” he said.

Ghana now has 1,942 active COVID-19 cases. 120 of them are severe, 33 Critical. 352 deaths so far. New deaths are 14. In recent time 200 cases are being recorded daily. The President has instructed the Police to enforce the wearing of face masks and other protocols.