Dr. Duah Dwomoh, a Biostatistician, says although Ghana has made improvements in the fight against covid-19, the country’s effective case management is poor.
Dr. Duah Dwomoh made the comments after the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the Covid-19 update, said the limit on the numbers of persons who can attend conferences, workshops and award events, has now been lifted.
The president added that the development is subject to the maintenance of social distancing amongst participants, fresh air ventilation of the premises, and a two-hour limit for each session.
Speaking on Atinka FM’s AM Drive with host Ekourba Gyasi, Dr. Duah Dwomoh noted that relative to the economic implications, the lifting of the ban on social gathering is fine.
He , however, added that in terms of Ghana’s effective case management, the country has a lot more work to do.
“ It depends on how you really want to look at it. If it comes to the economic implications, of course people cannot be kept indoors forever, especially when the majority of the population are traders. But in terms of the effective case management of the country’s covid-19 cases, as it stands I can say is still poor, especially when those on admission over covid-19 infections are a bit serious. How many of the covid-19 patients recover? The number of deaths was 0 from the onset, but we currently have over 231. That means the probability of surviving an intense covid-19 infection is low “, he added.
He cautioned the general public to strictly adhere to the covid-19 safety protocols despite the relaxation of some restrictions.
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