Former Senior Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology (KNUST) and Political Social Commentator, Dr. Richard Amoako-Baah has proposed measures to curb the aged in Ghana from contracting the deadly coronavirus killing thousands across the globe and declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“The aged have weaker immune system and the government can protect them from contracting the disease by segregation from the youth”, he suggested on Kumasi-based Fox FM in an interview monitored by Ghanawish.com
According to the former Political Science Lecturer of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the current measures put in place by the government to contain the spreading of the virus is not enough.
“Cleanliness and washing of hands is not enough… I am not a health expert but there is more we should do to contain the spread of the virus”, Dr. Amoako-Baah told host, Agya Wusu Ansah.
Out of the suspected, twenty-seven (27) cases including two (2) deaths have been confirmed. All the twenty-five (25) confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation. Among the confirmed cases, twenty (20) are of Ghanaian nationality, majority of whom returned home from affected countries. Seven (7) are of other nationals namely: Norway, Lebanon, China, France, UK.
In respect of contact tracing, a total of 598 contacts have been identified and are being tracked. One (1) of the contacts developed symptoms and has been confirmed positive.
Nineteen (19) people have completed the 14 days of mandatory follow up.
