Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has said a special health team was sent to Kwebanna village in Region One, which is currently in a lockdown after recording more than 50 active COVID-19 cases over the past month.
During a COVID-19 update, Anthony said that there are just about 84 active cases overall in Region One, with 53 of those cases coming from the Kwebanna village, which he noted was an unusually high number for one village or community.
According to him, while the preparations were being made for the lockdown, which began on Sunday and is due to last for two weeks, a special team was sent to the village and was able to set up outpost. “They have doctors, they have environmental health officers and they have made two teams. We have about 900 people living in Kwebanna and they are going house to house talking to people educating and also doing some level of sanitization,” he explained.
He went on to say that as it relates to the 53 active cases, most are isolated at home, while the others who may require isolation would be isolated at the public buildings that have been made into isolation facilities, or could also be taken to Santa Rosa to be placed at a government isolation facility. He noted that the medical professionals are monitoring patients and if any patient’s condition worsens and they may need respiratory support, they can be taken to one of the hospitals in the region or even brought to Georgetown.
“We have an additional complement of doctors who are currently there and other health personnel to provide the care that is needed at Kwebanna,” Anthony noted.
He noted that the lockdown means that over the 14-day period there would be restricted movement and persons will not be allowed to enter or exit the village. “We believe that if there are other cases in Kwebanna that we will be able to identify them within this 14 day period,” he said.
