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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has reiterated its calls on the government to ban all public gatherings.
The Association had in a previous press release called on the government to ban such gatherings in order to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Association secretary general Judge Yankson said if the government ignored their advice and things got out of hand, it would give up its tools.
He stressed that already health establishments are “on their knees”.
“The question is very simple, and we can only advise, and we can only plead. In the worst case, we give up our tools, but that may not be the solution to this pandemic because we do not control the public purse, we do not control the executive branch. We therefore continue to advise the government. Be careful, there are frontline government advisers, and we do our best to interact with them collectively as a group, but the ultimate sanction for a particular activity must come from the president.
“So as far as we have done the case, the best we can do is continue to advocate for a ban on these social gatherings and if the powers are not really taking this, the worst case is. that we will also repress our tools because we are also tired.
Dr Yankson said this on Citi TV and Citi FM’s weekend news show, The big problem on Saturday January 30, 2021.
What is the current situation in Ghana?
Ghana is currently experiencing another wave of COVID-19 infections.
The country has nearly 4,000 active cases and 390 deaths according to the latest update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
This has put pressure on health facilities across the country.
The regions of Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central and West lead with a high number of active cases.
The African Center for Disease Control (CDC) has also confirmed that Ghana is among the countries on the continent where the new variant is spreading.
He said that while he did not easily have a full appreciation of the extent of the spread of the new variants in Africa, he had confirmed that the 501Y.V2 variant which was first discovered in South Africa. South, is currently prevalent in 22 countries around the world, including Ghana in a statement released.
—Citinewsroom
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