Covid-19: Fanteakwa South To Mount Three Barriers To Check Social Distancing In Cars – DCE Reveals

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The District Chief Executive,DCE of fanteakwa south district in the eastern region, Hon. Ntori Adjabeng has revealed that the district has taken stern initiative to mount three barriers in the district to check social distances in cars especially the passenger cars as part of the measures put in place to mitigate the effects of the deadly coronavirus.

Though the district has not yet recorded a confirmed case, the DCE revealed that there are plans to intensify sensitisation in the district.

In a phone interview with Obido Nana Gyasi of Radio1News, the district chief executive seemed content with the adherance of the public gathering directive by the churches but was quick to show his discontent with the drinking spots even as they have made provisions to extend the education to market places and ensure social distances in the market.

“We are still on the education. We have been to the market places to sensitize them and given them hand sanitizers and have made them aware that from Saturday we will ensure the social distancing in their markets. We have also made provisions with the police to mount barriers to check the social distances in cars especially the passenger cars. Again, we have asked the ‘okada’ riders to stop working to ensure we deal with Covid-19”- Hon. Ntori Adjabeng said.

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Moreover, the DCE added that their information van will start to move from town to town to sensitize the communities.

That not alone, he said “we are okay with the churches as they are religiously observing the ban on social gathering but our major problem is the drinking spots. So we have asked them to close by 8pm and also avoid the social gathering”

However, the barriers would be mounted at Ehiamankyene police station, Asigya and Ehiamankyene RC even as they are in talks with Osiem GPRTU to ensure the drivers also observe the directives of the president.

Fanteakwa south district shares boundaries with Abuakwa South, Abuakwa north, Atiwa East, Atiwa East and Lower Manya Krobo. Though there are a lot of suspected cases in the district, none has been confirmed.

SITUATION UPDATE, COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN GHANA AS AT 13 APRIL 2020, 23:00 HRS

In the past two weeks since the institution of enhanced surveillance, restriction of movement and continuous public education to prevent the spread of cases of COVID-19. Several cases have been recorded as a result of intensive contact tracing and testing.

As of 13th April 2020, at 23:00HRS, a total of 44,421 persons have been tested with 636 being positive for COVID-19. The breakdown of the 636 positive cases are as follows: seventeen (17) have been treated, reverted to negative on repeat tests and discharged, 605 cases have been categorised as mild disease and are on treatment, two (2) are categorized as moderate to severe cases, none in critical state currently and eight (8) have died.

Of the 636 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 268 were reported from the routine surveillance, 253 from enhanced surveillance activities and 115 from travellers under mandatory quarantine in both Accra and Tamale.

Regions that have reported cases are Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Western, Volta, Northern, North East, Upper East, and Upper West regions.