Covid-19: The Panic Alone Is Killing More People Than The Disease ItSelf – Citizen Cries Out

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As the world battles the deadly coronavirus with daily increase in number of confirmed cases and death, a resident of Osiem in the Abuakwa North district in the eastern region who doubles as the chaplain for Hawa Memorial Hospital, Mr Alex Asante Yeboah has noted with great concern that the manner in which the information on cases and death are carried out, especially in the media is rather killing more people with the panic than the disease itself.

He disclosed this to Radio1News on sunday April 5 2020 when receiving donations from NDC National Chairman on behalf of the head pastor of Saviour church.

According to Mr Alex Asante Yeboah, the day it was announced that one case is recorded in the eastern region without really telling where exactly it occured, no one came to hospital the following day due to fear and panic.

He again advised that the individuals and their localities must be known so citizens be alert to prevent fear and panic.

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SITUATION UPDATE, CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN GHANA AS AT 05 APRIL 2020, 22:00HRS

No new confirmed case has been recorded after the previous update.

As at 4th April 2020, 22:00 hr, a total of 214 cases of COVID-19 with five (5) deaths have been recorded. The regions that have reported cases are as follows: Greater Accra Region has most cases (189) followed by the Ashanti Region (12), Northern Region (10), Upper West Region (1), Eastern Region (1) and Upper East Region (1).

Most of the cases are reported from routine / enhanced surveillance activities. Cases from travellers under mandatory quarantine are 90.

The period for mandatory quarantine for travellers who arrived 21-22 March 2020 end by the close of today. In all, a total 1,030 travellers were quarantined during the period. Out of these, 79 (7.7%) were positive during the initial testing whilst 951 were negative. Twenty-five (25) among those that were initially negative were found to have converted to be positive at the exit screening conducted on the 12th-13th day of follow up; bringing to a total of 104 which constitutes 10.1% among the travellers that were quarantined. All the Positive cases were triaged in Ga East Hospital and were segregated for treatment at isolation either in a health facility or at home.

All those that tested negative for the second time have been processed and discharged for their individual homes.

All five (5) deaths had underlying chronic medical conditions prior to COVID-19 infection