The Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has called on the House to summon the Minister of Health without delay.
The NPP minority in parliament raised a red flag over the resurgence of COVID-19 cases at the University of Ghana, Legon.
According to Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the situation he claims is spiralling out of control, and he warned Ghanaians do not to want to go through what the country went through some time back.
Frank Annoh-Dompreh cautioned, “We don’t want to go through what the country went through some time back. Let’s make hay while the sun shines. I place this call right in front of the respected Leader of the House—we need the minister here now to do the needful.”
“It is a very important issue,” he stressed. “We need the Health Minister to respond and update the country as to whether COVID is back or not.”
“The silence is dangerous,” a Minority source told reporters. “We need to know what the Ministry is doing to contain the spread and protect lives.”
The minority demands come on the back of the University of Ghana, on Monday, June 23, announcing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases on its campus.
The university announced an immediate suspension of all social events, encouraging students and staff to observe all COVID-19 preventive measures.
On Thursday, June 26, a statement released by the university’s health directorate revealed that suspected and confirmed cases had been recorded, leading to a revival of internal health protocols.
Meanwhile, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, the Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has revealed that COVID-19 never left.
According to the GHS, COVID-19 remains present in the country and has never been eradicated.
He further urged the public not to downplay the existence of the virus.
Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News, Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, the Director of Public Health at GHS, stated, “COVID never left. COVID has been with us since 2020.
Somewhere last year, the Director-General of WHO said COVID is no longer an issue of emergency, but we never said COVID is gone. If it were, the WHO would have declared an end to the pandemic.
“This is not the first time we have recorded the virus in recent weeks, but due to complications from close contact at such events, we’re now seeing more noticeable cases”.
