Our Hospitals aren’t Full, We have Space for Covid-19 Patients – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has debunked suggestions that the country’s health facilities are being overwhelmed by the increasing number of Covid-19 cases.

According to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, enough preparation have been made so far to accommodate Covid-19 patients at the various health facilities in the country.

 “We are not overwhelmed, our isolation centres are not full, we have spaces at Ga east and other hospitals…in case management if one ward is full, it doesn’t mean that there are no other places…so we are not overwhelmed.” Dr Kuma-Aboagye said in an interview on Starr FM on Thursday.

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He added that “we never underestimated the COVID-19, so we were well prepared…we hear that we are moving cases to Cape Coast, it’s never true, it’s the other way round, so our hospitals are not full,”

He however advised Ghanaians to adhere to safety protocols outlined by health professionals to hep reduce the increasing covid-19 infections.
Currently, Ghana’s covid-19 case count has now reached 10,358 with 3,824 recoveries.

The covid-19 death toll stands at 48.