Coronavirus: Social distancing not working in Kumasi Markets (Photos)
While some traders in some markets are recording low sales due to the enforcement of the partial lockdown by Ghana’s security personnel, the situation is different in Kumasi Metropolis.
OTECNEWS’ Reporter Collins Kojo Owusu who visited some markets places in the Metropolis reported that, despite the heightened education on the deadly Coronavirus by the media and the government on the need to maintain social distancing, use PPEs and most importantly to stay at home, the brisk activity some markets shows some traders in Kumasi are yet to understand how dangerous the virus is.
Some 15 traders were on Thursday April 2, 2020 arrested in the Kumasi metropolis for defying orders by city authorities not to sell at some parts of the Central market.
Kumasi Mayor, Osei Assibey Antwi ordered the temporary closure of the Dr Mensah section of the Central Market after traders failed to observe the social distancing protocols in the wake of the ongoing partial lockdown.
Our reporter Collins said, although the area has been cordoned off by the Assembly, some traders still entered the market to sell.
Reports say, some tomato traders have relocated themselves at DKC Park at Ashtown.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the majority of recommendations for preventing the spread — social distancing chief among them — have focused on middle- and high-income countries.
It will be incommensurably more difficult to design and implement social distancing measures in low-income or under-resourced settings.
In these contexts, crafting and implementing social distancing measures that work — before reaching 1,000 cases — can appear daunting.
But these measures will be absolutely essential to save lives.
In Ghana, we have identified 214 infected persons, with 5 deaths.
According to our reporter, hundreds of market women, buyers were seen engaging in all kinds of trading activities; with children loitering around in the market.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com
