President Akufo-Addo has instructed all laboratories, both public and private, to supply in real time data on all persons who are tested for COVID-19.
In his address to the nation on the measures taken against spread of coronavirus, Update Number 22, the President said “government is intensifying the strategy of enhanced 3 Ts i.e. Tracing, Testing and Treating to allow us identify infected persons, isolate them and treat them. A considerable number of contact tracers are being mobilized to follow up on all who test positive. All laboratories, public and private, must supply in real time data on all persons tested on the common platform established by the Ghana Health Service. There will be sanctions against laboratories who fail to comply.”
According to the Nana Akufo-Addo, additional logistics have been provided to the GHS to boost its work.
He said “we have also provided additional logistics including vehicles to the GHS for the supervision and monitoring of asymptomatic cases being managed from home.”
“Additionally, government is reactivating available treatment and isolation facilities across the country in anticipation of any further increase in infections. The provision of adequate medicine, equipment and personal protective equipment to enable health workers attend to home based patients is being effected,” he continued.
The President also assured the public that adequate measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of students from Kindergarten to Senior High School (SHS) who resume school from January 18 2020.
According to him, “heads of institutions as well as teachers have undergone the requisite orientation on guidelines for school reopening during covid-19 to enable them assist in compliance of students with the protocols.”
