Some 8,000 frontline police
officers in the fight against COVID-19 have been directed to self-quarantine.
As
part of efforts to curb the spread of the Coronavirus in Ghana, the government
placed a ban on public gatherings and partially locked down the Greater Accra
and Kumasi Metropolitan areas.
These
measures were enforced by the Ghana Police Service and Ghana Armed Forces.
The
Director of Public Affairs, Ghana Police Service, Supt. Sheila Kessie
Abayie-Buckman in a Citi News
interview disclosed that about 8,000 personnel of the service have been asked
to self-quarantine.
“The
prime object of the Police is for the Police officers to be well before we can
carry out our duties. So for Accra, Kumasi, Tema, and Kumasi, we are looking at
not less than 8,000 officers to self-quarantine.”
She
further disclosed that the Police Hospital has begun taking their samples for
testing by the institutions capable of running the test.
“The
Police Hospital has begun taking their samples but the samples are not tested
by them but they have a strategy to take their samples. The Police Hospital has
its headquarters in Accra but it still has a lot of regional clinics all across
the country,” she added.
Total
arrests during lockdown
She
further disclosed that a total of 810 people were arrested by the Ghana Police Service during the partial lockdown of
some parts of the country.
“The
number of cases in the court stood at 127 and the number of persons involved in
these cases was 810 so out of these, 458 were granted bail by the various
courts and the people who were convicted stood at 54. I am sure you heard about
the conviction of people who were throwing a party yesterday. So these are part
of those arrested,” she said.
Lifting
of partial lockdown
President
Nana Akufo-Addo lifted the lockdown at 1 am on Monday, April 21, 2020.
Ghana currently has 1,154 confirmed cases with 120 recoveries and nine deaths.
Source: citinewsroom.com
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