President Nana Akufo-Addo as directed one dormitory in every Senior High Schools (SHS) should be
used as COVID-19 isolation centre as schools reopen in the wake of the pandemic.
He made this known during his address on Sunday, June 21, 2020.
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According to the latest figures over 5,000 people have recovered taking the total recoveries to 10,074. However, the country’s case count is now 14,007.
With death toll hit 85.
Reports by from the Ghana Health Service.
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“One dormitory block in each senior high school is to be used as an isolation centre, in the event of a student falling sick. Again, each SHS has been mapped to a health facility, and care will be provided to the sick by nurses assigned to these schools,” the President said in his Sunday updates on the COVID situation in the country.
Nana Akufo-Addo also announced government will absorb fees for students sitting the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).
Quoting;
“For the first time in our nation’s history, government will absorb the WASSCE examination fees of the 313,837 students who will sit for the exams. 75.4 million cedis will be spent on this”.
Finally said students and teachers must continue to observe social distancing, hand washing and observe all the health protocols.
And no visitors will be allowed; social gathering and classes will not be more than 25 students.
