Covid 19: GMA wants gov’t to speed up the vaccination process to curb more infections
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has advised the government to procure more vaccines into the country for the vaccination of more people to curb the spread of infections.
“We will be in for a huge problem if we do not break the chain of transmission”, Dr Justice Yankson, General Secretary of the Association disclosed
He further revealed that the Delta variant which is largely the cause of the increase in infections comes along with a high viral load and a high burden of disease.
Dr Yankson also indicated that currently, health facilities and human resources handling moderate to severe Covid-19 cases are overstretched and the centres are becoming full.
He urged members of the public to wear their nose masks at all times, wash hands regularly with soap under running water, observe social distancing and sanitize hands often to help curtail the spread of the disease.
Dr Yankson also acknowledged the Greater Accra Regional Minister for his efforts at directing Municipal, Metropolitan and District Assemblies to cause the arrest of persons not adhering to the Covid-19 protocols.
An Update of Covid-19 cases on the Ghana Health Service page showed that Ghana as of August 7, recorded 892 Covid –19 deaths with 109,022 confirmed cases.
As it stands now, the active cases are a little over 6,900 with fears that active cases will reach 8,000 within days when a third wave would have officially been declared.
The GMA in a press statement issued on July 30, 2021, after its National Executive Meeting said the Covid-19 situation in the country is alarming and dire especially with the rapid spread of the Delta variant in our communities.
The statement said the risk of a further exponential rise in the number of Covid-19 cases and its attendant strain on the already over-stretched and fragile health system, as well as the national economy cannot be overemphasized or discounted.
It further called for an urgent scale-up of free and enhanced Covid testing in communities especially in all identified Covid-19 hot spots, contact tracing as well as strict isolation and management of all infected persons at designated centres.
Source: GNA
