Close Schools Down and Now – Ghana Medical Association to Govt

“Close schools now” is the latest proposal from the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to the government.

The call to shut down schools once again by the health association is to help the country contain and control the rate at the upward trend of COVID-19.

The increase in fatal cases in the country’s medical facilities countrywide is the second reason for the proposal by the GMA.

Currently, Ghana’s COVID-19 death rate is 464 as 8 new more deaths have been recorded. 

Again, 765 new infections captured in the national data have taken the country’s confirmed cases to 6411 as of February 6th, 2021.

In an interview with Francis Abban on the Morning Starr Monday, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GMA Dr. Paa Kwasi Baidoo said the rate of infections will get out of hand if immediate measures are not adopted.

“With the evidence available now, I will not hesitate to say that let’s close or suspend schools. We can test the children, send those who test negative home and keep those who test positive, and manage them. Ghana will not be the only country where they’ve opened schools and closed them because of #COVID19. So there should be a national discussion on what threshold we hit before we close down schools”.

He also noted drinking spots and bars in the country have become superspreaders of the virus.

“One difficulty we have is the drinking spots, bars, and puns. These are superspreader activities, but they tell you it’s an open space. But we’ve recorded cases where people went out drinking with friends.”

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Will the government hid to the “Close schools now” call by the GMA? The next national address may give a clear indication as to the government’s position on the closing down of schools four weeks after reopening.

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Source: Ghanaeducation.org