Lifting of partial lockdown premature & dangerous – NDC COVID-19 Team
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Technical Team on COVID-19 is saying the president’s decision to lift the partial lockdown is dangerous. According to them, with the remaining 18,000 samples yet to be tested, there is a likelihood that Ghana’s cases may increase. “We are mindful of the fact that a backlog of tests from samples…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Technical Team on COVID-19 is saying the president’s decision to lift the partial lockdown is dangerous.
According to them, with the remaining 18,000 samples yet to be tested, there is a likelihood that Ghana’s cases may increase.
“We are mindful of the fact that a backlog of tests from samples of about 10,000 took us from 600+ cases to 1000+ cases. With over 18,000+ samples yet to be tested, there is a higher probability that our cases may surge as we are yet to get to our peak.”
“We believe these backlog samples are from primary or secondary contacts who have in turn made several contacts in the chain of human interactions and whose test results are yet to be ascertained. Looking at the return to activities defying the basic social distancing protocols as recommended, we put ourselves in a very precarious situation for a potential second wave of infections,” – the NDC COVID-19 Team added in the statement.
The NDC’s COVID-19 team advised all to stay indoors until further notice.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
