The government is worried that a large number of the recent COVID-19 infections being recorded in the country are from workplaces.
The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who disclosed this at a media briefing on Thursday, June 25, 2020, indicated that data available to government showed that most of the new COVID-19 cases may not be from communal interaction.
“Some of the new cases that are coming are predominately coming from workplaces. While we are tempted to believe that it is coming from the general community spread, the details are suggesting that most of the significant numbers are concentrated within workplaces.”
The minister has therefore asked organisations to intensify their safety measures to stem the spread of the virus among staff members.
“We have to take the safety protocols very seriously because as I am suggesting, the data tells us that the significant number of the new cases that we are recording are coming from workplaces,” he added.
In May 2020, over 500 workers at a Tema-based fish processing factory were infected with the virus after one worker contracted the disease.
Many Ghanaians received the information with anxiety, especially within the Tema region.
The spread at the factory garnered international attention as it was the largest number of confirmed cases within a single organisation in Ghana.
Some even called for the company to be sanctioned over purported negligence and failure to put in place adequate precautionary measures.
Meanwhile, Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has increased to 15,472.
Four hundred and forty-nine new cases have been recorded in the country since the last update on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.
The new cases were reported in 34 districts within nine regions of the country.
Also, 352 persons have also recovered from the disease bringing the total number of recoveries to 11,433.
The death toll remains 95.
The post COVID-19: Government warns of growing workplace infections appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
Read Full Story
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS