GHANA PRESIDENT STARTS SELF QUARANTINE FOR COVID-19 EXPOSURE

• Information Minister announced on July 4 , 2020 that President Akufo Addo of Ghana has been advised by doctors to self isolate immediately for 14 days. In compliance with WHO safety protocol. For those who have come into contact with COVID-19 positive patients. At least one close associate of the president is said to have tested positive for the deadly new Viral disease. The president will be quarantined inside presidential villa. And operate from there. On Friday July 3 a government deputy minister was asked to resign by the president. His crime was that he violated a law which forbids persons with known COVID-19 cases from breaking quarantine rules. And placing others in danger of catching the flu-like infections. Recently top government officials have died and some are in Intensive Care Unit of Hospitals for contracting Corona Virus Disease.  Official statistics claim about 19 thousand infections and less than 200 deaths so far , with a fifth of infections being active.  Some medical  experts contest the figures. And say real situation is under reported due to lack of extensive contact tracing , effective isolation and testing of suspected cases and treatment. A good number of the population do not appreciate government efforts to contain spread of the pandemic in Ghana. Many are very unhappy about government support in respect of mass registrations for New Voters ID Cards and National Identity Cards at the same time. And during a period where COVID-19 infections are escalating inside the Country. Ghanaian Passport or National Identity Card is needed to obtain the New Voters ID Card.  But existing Voters Roll was recently updated. And its Voters ID Cards used successfully in a Referendum to create 6 more new Regions in Ghana. The New Voters Registration is thus considered very dubious , irrational and wasteful.
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