NaSIA Appeals To Sufferers Of COVID-19 In Schools To Report Themselves
The National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA), formerly the National Inspectorate Board (NIB), is urging schools to report Covid-19 cases in their schools and not hide them.
In a press release Tuesday, signed by the Inspector General of Schools, Dr Haggar Hilda Ampadu, she urged “all schools to adopt an all-hands-on-deck approach to defeating our common enemy.
She urged them to “commit to transparency and full disclosure when a case of Covid-19 is recorded on their school premises.”
This follows what the Authority said are reports it received indicating that some schools that have recorded positive cases of Covid-19 have refused to disclose the information either to the relevant authorities and parents.
According to NaSIA, these reports have been received from mostly concerned parents and members of the general public.
It reminded all schools that its Team of Inspectors are currently conducting Covid-19 Compliance Inspections in schools nationwide and, therefore, is counting on their cooperation to ensure full compliance with Covid-19 protocols.
The Authority reiterated its commitment to ensuring that even as the country continues to record Covid-19 cases, the health and safety of all learners and staff are prioritised.
“We, therefore, urge schools to put all the necessary measures in place to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19 and report to Ghana Health Service and NaSIA immediately when a case is recorded.
“Parents are also advised not to send their wards to school when they are showing signs and symptoms of Covid-19 and alert the School Authority immediately when a member of the family tests positive,” it added.
Yesterday, some JHS Students who spoke to our reporter Kwame Asare, gave mix-reactions to whether they should be made to go home or continue to stay in schools despite the hike in the spread of to pandemic.
Meanwhile, A total of 142 Covid-19 positive cases have been recorded in some Junior and Senior High Schools in 4 regions.
Fifty-six (56) positive cases were confirmed in 23 schools in the Greater Accra Region.
Eighty-two (82) positive cases, comprising 73 students and 9 staff were recorded in the Eastern Region, 3 cases in the Upper West Region and a single case in a school in the Western Region.
They have been isolated and receiving treatment at the various treatment centres.
No deaths has so far been recorded from the school infections.
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, announced this at a Covid-19 Media Updates in Accra on Tuesday.
There have been 82 confirmed positive cases in the Eastern Region, comprising 73 students and nine staff after 553 suspected samples were tested.
He said, for stance, 17 suspected cases were reported in Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon, in LA Nkwatanang District, but only 4 were confirmed positive.
Twenty-four (24) suspected cases were reported in West Africa Senior High School (WASS) but 13 students tested positive.
Three suspected cases were reported in Wesley Grammar School, but only one student tested positive.
The Odorkor Cluster of Schools reported 15 suspected cases, but 5 students tested positive.
Achimota Senior High School reported 6 suspected cases and all the six tested positive. There were 8 suspected cases in Achimota Basic School and all eight cases were positive.
Six students tested positive in New Page Preparatory School, two confirmed positive cases in Accra Technical Institute after reporting 11 suspected cases, Dzowolu JHS reported 11 suspected cases but only one positive.
Roman Ridge School also recorded 11 suspected cases, but one was positive, while 3 positive cases were confirmed in the Saint Elizabeth Schools after 10 suspected cases were reported in the school.