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A member of the national Covid-19 case management team, Dr Peter Puplampu said health workers across the country have not rested since the country recorded its first case of the new coronavirus.
Talk on JoyNews probe On Sunday, the lecturer noted that the virus had caused extreme fatigue in the health system and its workers.
According to him, this leaves room for mistakes for more health workers to contract the disease.
“I keep telling most people that as soon as this episode [pandemic] is over, I will probably have to take a sabbatical, because since the first case I have not rested a day and this applies to all health workers [in Ghana].
“So there is fatigue in the system because when you are working in such a highly infectious area, and you are tired because you are always on forever, there is a good chance that you will let go of your guard and contract the disease. “. he stated.
Dr Puplampu further called for more support from health workers.
Fatigue is gradually taking hold in the lives of health workers, he said, and as such, they must be regularly encouraged to help the country fight this deadly disease.
The Ministry of Health confirmed the first two cases of Covid-19 on March 12, 2020.
Since then, measures have been implemented by the government to ensure effective control of the disease.
Currently, Ghana has registered 75,836 cases with 67,087 recoveries and 533 deaths.
For his part, the public relations manager of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS), Dr Dennis Adu-Gyasi, said there was pressure on facilities that handle larger contact searches. and under-screening tests.
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