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]

Ghana now has 73 new confirmed cases making a total of 287. According to the Ghana Health Service, the spike in number of confirmed cases was due to enhanced contact tracing and testing that was carried out. 26 of the cases were also from the mandatory quarantine who initially tested negative. [appbox googleplay screenshots com.nursinginghana.licensurequizgame] With the total confirmed cases now at 287, there has been 3 recoveries and 5 deaths. The regional distribution of the cases are as follows: Greater Accra Region has most cases (258) followed by the Ashanti Region (18), Northern Region (10), Upper West Region (1), Eastern Region (1) and Upper East Region (1). Globally, there are about 1,346,299 confirmed cases, 74,679 deaths and 276,636 recoveries. [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]