The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye
on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, ordered the immediate mass testing of Members of
Parliament and the parliamentary staff for COVID-19.
The directive formed part of
measures instituted by the Parliamentary Service Board to prevent an outbreak
of the pandemic in Parliament.
As a result of that
directive, the samples of some 690 persons in Parliament were taken last week.
The Director of Medical
Services in Parliament, Dr Prince Pambo in a Citi News
interview said the results of tests will not be made public.
He said the results will
instead be made known individually to the persons tested without the
involvement of Parliament.
“The exercise was meant not
only for members of Parliament but the staff of Parliament as well and other
support staffs who have a duty in the parliamentary precinct and the results
will be made known to them individually,” he said.
The safety of Ghana’s Parliamentarians amidst the
COVID-19 outbreak has become a topical issue with more people making proposals
for ensuring that the House can hold proceedings without the risk of infection.
Ghana’s case count
As of Monday, May 25, 2020, Ghana had
recorded 6,808 cases of the novel outbreak with 2,070 recoveries and 32 death.
The Greater Accra Region is still
leading the chart with 4,836 cases, followed by the Ashanti and
Central Regions with 1,062 and 306 cases respectively.
Source: citinewsroom.com
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