Seven doctors dead so far – GMA

General news for Monday, February 1, 2021

Source: Starr FM

02/01/2021

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said seven doctors have so far died from COVID-19 since it emerged in the country.

Five of the doctors died last year while two died this year, Association president Dr Frank Ankobea told Morning Starr on Monday.

“The number of infected doctors is increasing. We lost 7 (2 this year and 5 last year) ”, he declared Monday to the host Francis Abban.

“We are monitoring things and if there is a need to recommend further restrictions to the President, trust the GMA to do so. We have to accept what the president said as Ghanaians. We have to take individual responsibility for ourselves and follow the ground rules and I’m sure we’ll be fine ”.

It comes after President Akufo-Addo announced a ban on weddings and funerals as part of the government’s efforts to combat the spread of the virus.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has revealed that five nurses and midwives have died since the coronavirus outbreak in Ghana last year.

According to the Association, more than 800 nurses have also been affected by the virus, some of whom have recovered and returned to work.

“I can confirm that we have lost 2 midwives and 3 nurses. In August of last year, 840 of our employees were infected, but they recovered and returned to work. It gets overwhelming because before we used to catch the virus early, but with the new variant people are reporting very sick and you can’t send them home, ”he said.

So far, 416 people have died from the deadly disease according to the president, with current active cases reaching 5,358.

Currently, Ghana has 170 and 44 people respectively in severe and critical conditions.

The president also urges churches and mosques to strictly enforce covid-19 protocols, adding that the government will take delivery of the first covid-19 vaccines by March 2020.