The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has asked the National Identification Authority to as a matter of urgency halt its mass registration in the Eastern Region.
GMA had in a statement said the mass registration defied not only the president’s directives to halt all social gatherings but also create a fertile ground for the potential spread of the deadly novel coronavirus.
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“It is the considered view of the GMA that this mass registration activities by the NIA if allowed to continue could create a fertile ground for the potential spread of the COVID_19, endangering the lives of the staff of the NIA, the communities involved and the entire nation in the process.” part of the statement read.
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The Association is also appealing to civil society groups, corporate bodies to complement the efforts of government in combating the COVID_19.
Already, the Ghana Health Service and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research have warned that Ghana could record more cases of the virus.
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Meanwhile, three Ghanaians have died of the virus in Italy and Denmark.
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Read full statement below:
