[ 2021-03-03 ]

Parliament: 12 more test positive for COVID-19 after re-testing exercise
Parliament has recorded 12 more cases of the
COVID-19 virus within its enclave.

Most of the cases involve auxiliary members of the
House with a few being Members of Parliament
(MPs).

These persons tested positive after a Coronavirus
re-testing exercise was conducted ahead of
today’s resumption of parliamentary sitting
following the three-week shutdown due to an
earlier outbreak in the House.

550 persons comprising MPs and parliamentary staff
participated in the re-testing exercise out of
which 12 tested positive.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin announced
the outcome of the exercise in his opening remarks
on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

“The retesting revealed that out of a total of
550 MPs and staff who retested, only 12 tested
positive and are currently in isolation. Majority
of them were the auxiliary staff. This represents
a positivity rate of 2 percent as compared to the
national positivity rate of between 10-12
percent.”

He said it is also his expectation that all MPs
and staff who are required to re-test actually do
submit themselves.

In the meantime, the Speaker has hinted that the
house will also roll out a vaccination program for
COVID-19 soon urging members to avail themselves
when the time is due.

“Following the safe delivery of COVID-19
vaccines in the country, I together in
consultation with the leadership of this house
will soon a roll-out plan towards the vaccination
of honourable members and other staff”, he
said.

Alban Bagbin also used the occasion to advise
members to continually adhere to the safety
guidelines in order to slow the spread of the
virus within the precincts of Parliament.

“As we resume today, I believe we will all
adhere to the time tested protocols that the
COVID-19 pandemic requires of us while we are in
the offices, and everywhere we find ourselves.”

He added that, “let me assure this house and the
good people of Ghana that Parliament will not just
adhere to the protocols but will also provide
proactive measures that will ensure the safety of
this house and all others”

Source - Citinewsroom

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