The NDC technical team on COVID-19 says the reopening of schools on June 15, 2020 is likely to put the students and teachers in harms way on the back of the surge in infections of the coronavirus.
According to the team, per the data available, the country is in a perilous state to let its guard down insisting it should give greater consideration to the worrying trends in community spread and the self-evident challenges in managing the COVID-19 crisis as part of broader efforts to slow the rising rate of spread.
“The daily updates from GHS over the last four weeks tell a story of an expanding epidemic and rising risks in our communities. These facts do not suggest that students, teaching and non- teaching staff can avoid significant risk of exposure to the virus as the epidemic is not under control. This is the reality, and it must be acknowledged if we are to avoid any further acceleration in the rate of new cases,” the team said in a statement.
Ghana’s situation
Meanwhile, coronavirus cases in Ghana have now reached 10,358, according to latest figures released by the Ghana Health Service.
The death toll still remains at 48 while 3,824 have now recovered from the highly infectious disease.
Active cases in Ghana now stands at 6,486.
Count of Cases per Region
(Case Count from Highest to Lowest)
Greater Accra Region – 6,642
Ashanti Region – 1,799
Western Region – 778
Central Region – 539
Eastern Region – 198
Volta Region – 162
Western North Region – 74
Oti Region – 47
Upper East Region – 42
Northern Region – 37
Upper West Region – 22
Bono East Region – 13
North East Region – 2
Savannah Region – 1
Bono Region – 1
Ahafo Region – 1
