The Ghana Health Alert, a Civil Society Organisation has warned of a looming danger in the fight against the spread of Corona Virus due to a rush back home by residents of Accra, Kumasi and Obuasi who hail from the north.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday March 27, 2020 announced a partial lockdown in Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Obuasi as part of measures to mitigate the spread of the virus.
The Ghana Health Alert in a statement signed by its Executive Secretary Dr. Vida Nyagre Yakong said “Following this announcement, all lorry parks in Kumasi, Accra and Obuasi have seen many residents of these cities travelling to their home towns to avoid the effect of the Virus. The GHA notes that no screening is made of such travellers returning to their home towns. Of biggest concern to the GHA is the return of the many many young head porters or Kayayie and young men engaged in Street Hawking and “Paa O Pa” and other menial jobs in these cities.”
“The Regional NaDMO should prepare school classrooms to receive and keep the returnees.
The NaDMO must supply them with Blankets, Sanitary Pads Cleaning and other life keeping materials
The District Medical Director should set up District Medical Team to monitor the health of the Returnees, especially the children,” the statement said.
