President Nana Addo has revealed that Ghana is about to enter a critical phase of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as results of some 15,384 persons out of the 19,000 reached through contact-tracing are received.
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“We are about to enter a critical phase of our fight in the coming week, as the Ghana Health Service is due to receive the results of some 15,384 out of 19,276) persons who have been reached through contact tracing. It is the results of these tests that will determine our future course of action,” The President said in a televised broadcast on Sunday, April 5, 2020.
He added, “Government’s policy and measures will continue to be driven by the science in this matter. The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is now partnering government in the struggle. I met with their representatives on Friday and arranged with them a mechanism for the realization of this partnership. The nation and I appreciate their involvement”.
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“So, in the course of the coming week, a determination will be made as to whether or not to extend the duration of the two-week restriction on movement, and the implementation or otherwise of any more enhanced measures to deal with the virus.”
