According to an internal memo from the Directorate of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), it has been revealed that most of the nurses and doctors at the Intensive Care Unit have been exposed to the virus. This was because of a Polytrauma patient on admission at the unit who tested positive for the virus. [appbox googleplay screenshots com.nursinginghana.licensurequizgame] Due to this, the affected nurses and doctors have been asked to self-quarantine for 14days. The unit also will also not run full capacity for the next 14 days. [appbox googleplay screenshots com.nursinginghana.licensurequizgame]

As the number of positive cases of COVID-19 increases, more nurses and midwives are getting infected each day. According to the secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mr. David Tenkorang-Twum, as of June 3^rd, about 168 nurses and midwives have been infected with the virus. These are nurses in both public and private medical facilities across the country. He made this known on Joy FM. This number could increase since more are yet to be tested. [appbox googleplay screenshots com.nursinginghana.licensurequizgame] Mr. David Tenkorang-Twum made an argument that people are reporting to hospitals with the disease either symptomatic or asymptomatic and because there is no on-the-spot diagnosis, they are admitted onto the ward as an ordinary case and before you realize they have tested positive. “The figures keep rising and we are not surprised because they [authorities] are not listening to us. But, until we change the narrative or the way we manage the patients, we are going to have a lot of nurses, doctors, and other supporting staff getting infected,” he said. [appbox googleplay screenshots com.nursinginghana.licensurequizgame] He also appealed that nurses and midwives who are pregnant should be allowed to stay away from work since they are susceptible. Ghana currently has 11,964 confirmed cases with 4258 recoveries and 54 deaths. [appbox googleplay screenshots com.nursinginghana.licensurequizgame]

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has assured members of free transportation for members in locked down covid-19 areas. This was revealed by the president of the association this morning in a Facebook live interaction. [appbox googleplay screenshots com.nursinginghana.licensurequizgame] According to the president, GRNMA is negotiating with BOLT, a ride-hailing company that provides a fast and affordable ride. The agreement will enable members of GRNMA to get free transportation to work in the covid-19 locked down areas that are, Accra, Tema and Kumasi. GRNMA is also in talks with the Ministry of Health to release buses of Nurses and Midwifery Training colleges to be used for transporting nurses and midwives in the locked-down areas. GRNMA assured it doing its best to protect the interest of nurses and midwives. [appbox googleplay screenshots com.nursinginghana.licensurequizgame]