The COVID-19 Contract Tracers in Ashanti Region have declared a strike to protest against the government’s decision to slash their daily stipend from GHS150 to GHS70.
According to them, In a letter addressed to President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, June 11, 2020, they have not been working since 2nd of June, 2020 till date, adding that the country’s current cases which stands at 10,358 with 1,653 newly confirmed cases came between the period they laid down their tools.
In the letter, they wrote that, “In effect, it means some 16,530 contacts are not being followed which has the tendency of increasing our cases by some 33,060. With all these disturbing possible situations, it’s very surprising that no one is saying anything or responding to us.”
Currently, the Ashanti Region has recorded 1,799 cases, which makes the region the second highest with covid-19casesin Ghana.
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