Nana Gyedu Kumaning IV – Amakye Barehene who is a Chief at the Atwima Nwabiagya North district has urged the Akufo-Addo led government to include herbalists to fight against the Coronavirus pandemic in the country.
According to the Chief, herbal medicines have been used in curing major diseases in the country for many years and as soon as possible want the government to include local herbalists in the country’s attempt to cure the pandemic.
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“Our grandfathers were using herbal medicines in curing major diseases in the country. We have the capabilities in curing this disease [Coronavirus] if we include the local herbalists.
“We have been using our herbal medicines before the white came in with foreign drugs, so we should include our herbalists and stop waiting for the white to come out with vaccines.
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“I will plead with the government to as soon as possible include them [herbalists] in the fight because I believe they can help”, he added.
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He said these at his Amakye Bare clinic near Barekese in the Ashanti Region after donating valuable items such as 2000 bags of rice, 1500 face masks, 1000 pieces of sanitizers and liquid soaps as his token in the fight against the pandemic.
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Coronavirus cases in Ghana
As of 14th April 2020, at 23:00HRS, a total of 50,719 persons have been tested with 641 being positive for COVID-19. The breakdown of the 641 positive cases are as follows: seventeen (17) have been treated, reverted to negative on repeat tests and discharged. Furthermore, 66 have tested negative once and awaiting second test. This brings together a total of 83 cases that have been recovered / discharged. 548 cases have been categorised as mild disease and are on treatment, two (2) are categorized as moderate to severe cases, none in critical state currently and eight (8) have died.
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The five (5) new cases were recorded in the following locations; one from Adenta Municipality and two (2) each from Ayawaso East and Ayawaso Central Municipalities. With the exception of one of the cases from Ayawaso East, all the new cases are asymptomatic. Contacts of the new cases are being listed for follow up.
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Of the 641 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 268 were reported from two from the routine surveillance, 258 from enhanced surveillance activities and 115 from travellers who were previously under mandatory quarantine in Accra and Tamale.
Credit : Nana Akwesi Okyere ( Hello FM, Kumasi)
