COVID-19 kills three kids at KATH

Prof. Sampson Antwi, Head of Child Health Directorate of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has confirmed that three children have so far been killed by the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) virus since its outbreak in the country last year.
According to the Medical Officer, the Directorate recorded 14 cases last year, but stressed that nine new cases had been recorded in the first few weeks of 2021, bringing the total cases of the children infected by the COVID-19 to 24 at the facility.
Talking on OTEC FM’s Nyansapo morning show yesterday, Prof. Antwi expressed the fear that the situation could escalate if the current situation was not brought under total control.
He admitted that the center was challenged in providing all the beds for the treatment of the children, adding that there was the need for the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate to provide new units at the Chirapatre Government Hospital and the Prof. Frimpong Boateng Medical Center at Nkawie to mitigate the situation.
However, Prof. Sampson Antwi admonished pregnant mothers to undergo the COVID-19 test frequently to know their status before delivery, and further indicated that the COVID-19 symptoms associated with adult cases are virtually similar to that of children.
He disclosed that medical experts had recently discovered Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children as a major symptom as far as COVID-19 was concerned.
The Head of Child Health also denied media reports suggesting that the Directorate had no separate wards for children who are affected by the COVID-19 virus and those receiving different treatments for other cases.
Prof. Antwi maintained that management of the hospital had provided the Directorate with all the Personal Protective Equipment needed to facilitate their operations.
He, however, warned the public to observe all the COVID-19 safety protocols, since the facility could be overwhelmed if the current cases continued to escalate.
He also advised the public to desist from visiting health facilities around this period if there are no emergencies, to help reduce the spread of the disease and to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.

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