The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says “every Member of Parliament should have been tested” for the novel coronavirus by now.
Akandoh said this in disagreement of the recall of Members of Parliament in the wake of the surge in COVID-19 case in Ghana. Speaking to Citi News, the Juaboso MP said the MPs needed a lot of measures to be put in place because “we are also potential carriers of the virus.”
He also said Parliament needed to be mindful of social distancing guidelines because of the number of MPs. Mr. Akandoh also suggested that “either they call us to come and deal with specific issues and then we go back.”
Parliament adjourned sittings on May 1, 2020, after a series of emergency meetings necessitated by the pandemic.
As at Thursday, [14th May, 2020] Ghana’s novel coronavirus cases have risen to 5,530 with recoveries also rising to 674.
Source: Fiilafmonline/CitiNews
