By Raymond Edem Tamekloe
In the wake of the most dreaded and highly infectious COVID-19, the World Health Organization has swiftly and efficiently prescribed precautionary and preventive measures in the bid to combat the pandemic. In addition to strict adherence of these protocols, Governments around the world have employed radical, strong and if you may, hostile measures in the same regard, extreme amongst which is the shutting down of airports, boarders and imposition of travel bans to preempt imported cases.
The government of Ghana only yesterday spelt out officially, measures it had taken to adequately salvage the situation; an answer to the call a large portion of Ghanaians have been making over the period. Maybe the situation would have been different had these measures been implemented at the preliminary stages but it is of course better late than never.
Scrutinizing thoroughly the protocols erected by Government, I find it a bit absurd that schools and churches have been closed down effective Monday 16th while night clubs which most of the time are heavily populated are free to operate under strict adherence. Social engagements and it’s related functions can only hold under a stipulated number of 25.
Markets are also allowed to operate obviously because they render services of importance to us and so it beats entirely, my imagination why night clubs, not only a frivolous venture in periods such as this but a hotspot to fast track and catalyse the spread of the virus are allowed to operate. In fact, this decision by government is a porous one.
Going on, on March 13th, it was confirmed that the Norwegian ambassador to Ghana had tested positive for COVID-19 for which reason the embassy has been closed down. By mandate, a routine contact tracing was initiated for subsequent isolation of people he might have come into contact with to contain the spread of the virus.
In a viral circulation, we have seen the President and top level Government officials in contact with the victim and so it is unclear and a bit shady as to why Government has not come out in a press release to speak on the issue with the hope that it washes away with time. This has given room for wide speculations in which I am tempted to concur with views asserted by Kelvin Taylor in another viral video to the effect that the President has also tested positive for COVID-19.
Looking critically at his address to the nation in the late hours of Sunday, the President’s posture and demeanor has sent snippets of confirmation to Kevin’s assertion. One can even tell the transmission was not live as have been portrayed. I am now of the conviction that, the President has been quarantined and that this information is being kept away from public knowledge.
It will be prudent for the Government and the Information minister to authenticate the claim or otherwise debunk it to restore to normalcy, the current state of agitation and uneasiness coupled with fear, rumour mongering and wide speculations. In times like this, it is absolutely unwise to ride with political motives. Let’s mount a united front against COVID-19 and fight a good fight.
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