[Covid-19] Kids Are Rampantly Getting Infected In The Eastern Region.

The Corona Virus as we all know, is spreading hugely than expected in the country. Earlier the president of the nation His Excellency Nana Akuffo Addo laid down some restrictions to curb the spread of the virus but those restrictions were lifted to help life return to it's normal state. As at today Wednesday, June 17, the country's recorded cases is 12,193.

As part of measures to contain the spread of the Covid 19 infection, government instructed that all schools in the country to be closed until further notice. The partial lockdown has been lifted and there has been an ease on the other restrictions.

Life is almost becoming normal in the country again. Parents have gotten busy and no one is using the pandemic as an excuse or a reason not to work. Parents are forced by the situation at hand to leave their children home for work. Some of these kids are left alone in self contained homes to fend for themselves. Others are left in the hands of house helps and maids. But a majority of them who leave in the urban townships roam about. Some of these kids are seen in the neighbourhood plucking mangoes and playing around.

There are other parents who also go out with their very young babies. A walk from the Abrantie spot to the Tema station inside Lapaz in Accra reveals parents who have come to the street to sell with their babies with them.

Therefore, it doesn’t become surprising to hear that kids are getting infected. However, it is just pathetic to see babies who are supposed to be protected getting rapidly infected. A 6 month old child in the Eaatern region has tested positive, meanwhile, the mother is negative.

Confirming the story, Municipal Health Director Celestine Asante also stated that there are other kids aged 1yr and 2yr who have been infected and quarantined as well.

In her caution statement, the Municipal Health Director for the Kwawu West Municipality, Celestine Asante admonished parents to be very mindful of whom they leave their kids with when going to work. The restrictions have been eased but the infection rate is on the rise so Ghanaians should still keep it in mind that we are not in normal times so we should act responsibly and be each other’s keeper.