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UPDATES ON CORONA VIRUS IN GHANA.

May 13: 5,408 cases, Total confirmed cases = 5,408 (new cases = 281) Total recoveries = 514 Total deaths = 24 Active cases = 4,872 The Question: to reopen or not to?? The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Wednesday was forced to issue a statement on the status of drinking bars and nightclubs. The statement signed by Minister Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, clarified that drinking bars and night clubs remain closed, whiles food chains and restaurants (including hotel restaurants) can operate takeout and delivery services only. The clarification came after a statement from the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) indicated that hotels, restaurants and bars could resume operations albeit with enhanced social distancing protocols. “All hotels can operate as normal and host their guests, subject to the specified elevated hygiene protocols and social distancing. Food chains and restaurants can operate sit-down, as well as, pickup and delivery services while observing appropriate social distancing and hygiene protocols … Drinking bars can operate while observing appropriate social distancing and hygiene protocols,” the overruled GTA’s statement had said. April 12: Cases hit 5,127; gold-rich Obuasi new hotspot Ghana’s case statistics passed the 5,000 mark after 427 new cases were recorded according to head of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Aboagye. The case count is now at 5,127. Speaking on the Tema fish country incident, he said aggressive contact tracing and follow ups were ongoing in Tema. Of the new cases, the Ashanti region recorded 307 new cases. Out of which 272 were from Obuasi, the gold-rich town. “Obuasi is now the hottest spot where we have massive search and identification ongoing,” he added. Meanwhile General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Justice Yankson has cautioned against a possible surge in the number of virus-related deaths in the country. “If we don’t take time and our health system is overwhelmed, a lot of people won’t get access to health care and even the deaths that we are worried about could go up,” he told local outlet Citi TV. He added: “Gradually every fabric is being affected by COVID-19 in relation to gender, geographical location, among others. When you juxtapose the increasing number to the rate at which we are growing to the sort of [health] facilities we have, then you can realize that we are in trouble.”

African Countries that has been affected with COVID 19 is indicated on the map above.... Almost every country in Africa has been affected with this pandemic disease and every country is trying their best to reduce their cases day by day...

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