Covid-19 Crisis: Publish The Identity Of Confirmed Patients – Independent Presidential Candidate

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An independent presidential candidate in the upcoming general election in Ghana, Mr Ossom Teye, has appealed to the ministry of health, Ghana health services and the government of Ghana as a matter of urgency, publish the identity of the confirmed patients to help arrest the spread.

In an interview with Obido Nana Gyasi of Radio1News, he disclosed that it is not shameful to contract the disease and so can not fathom why the authorities are unwilling to disclose the identities of the confirmed cases.

He added that though no drug or vaccine is now available for it’s treatment, a majority of the patients are recovered and so stigmatization must not set in.

In as much as he differs from the president’s decision to restrict movement in some cities, he pledged to comply with the president’s directives.

“I think we are creating a situation that we can not handle,

People can use public toilet as excuse to move from adenta to Medina, from nungua to osu, are we not creating problems?

Security wise, if you lock down, is not going to be police per number ratio, but rather police per area

Did our police up to the task, because criminal may take advantage to loot shops, knowing very well that workers and owners will not be at the shops

I think is time to educate people to understand the situation, is deadly, we don’t get the vaccine, but people are recovering, the preventing measure,

government must provide more testing kits for regular testing so everyone can know his status

Ghana medical association also have to publish names of affected patients, so people can check from the list, for early quarantine and test to stop the spread.

Though it’s contagious but is not something shameful to hide identity of those affected”- Onipa Yede disclosed.

By: Radio1News|Ghana|Obido Nana Gyasi