Some residents sharing a wall with the hotel where the eight Guinean ladies who tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) are being quarantined in Tamale have called for their evacuation from the area to an infectious disease treatment centre established at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH).
According to the residents, it has been three weeks since the eight Guinean ladies were quarantined in the hotel, situated in the residential area, thereby putting the lives of those living close to the hotel at risk.
They added that the Guinean ladies have exceeded the 14 days mandatory quarantine after testing positive for the COVID-19, but they are still being kept in the hotel.
They also complained of being stigmatised as a result of their proximity to the hotel hosting them.
Hajia Fati Alhassan, who said she share a wall with the hotel where the Guinean COVID-19 patients are being quarantined claimed they cannot moved freely in the area and their other relatives and friends have stopped visiting them.Hajia Fati stated further that nobody, including the COVID-19 regional team, was telling them anything in relation to the status of the Guinean ladies who are in quarantine in the hotel.Awudu Nashirudeen, who also share a wall with the hotel also expressed concerns about the continued presence of the Guineans in the hotel since they have been kept there for about three weeks now.Another resident, Hajia Isha Frimpong, said other residents have informed their friends that they were staying with the Guinean COVID-19 patients and therefore those who knew them have started shunning their company and also pointing fingers at them.
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