Dr. Bittaye stated that five additional individuals were taken for quarantine, adding that among the newly quarantines, four snitched into the country and one being a close contact to one of the recent confirmed case.
“Currently the country has six active cases and one probable case. Globally since 31 December 2019 to 14 April 2020, a total of two million four thousand nine hundred and ninety one cases of covid-19 have been reported, with 126, 830 deaths registered and 485, 830 recovered.”
He confirmed that they are currently having 61 people on quarantine in one of the hotels within the Greater Banjul Area. He added that a total of 298 suspected cases were tested and nine came out positive.
“At least 254 people had completed quarantine, 241 contacts had been traced and 310 people completed follow up.”
He said daily coordination meetings are ongoing both the technical and the strategic level and decision has been reached to test all person in quarantine before discharge.
“For laboratory and surveillance, regular follow up of all person discharged from quarantine are ongoing. In term of case management, psychosocial support officers have been redeployed as regional rapid respond team to strengthen operations.”
Addressing the nation after a just concluded National Assembly Elections on Saturday 9 April 2022, President Adama Barrow, on Monday called for the need to continue to nurture our democracy, protect all rights, and respect the freedoms of association and speech, as required by law. He also urged the need to unite and serve the country as one people.
State House, Banjul, 20th January 2022: The public is hereby informed that His Excellency the President of the Republic of The Gambia, Adama Barrow has with effect from today, 20th January 2022 constituted a caretaker Cabinet until further notice.
Addressing the nation on Friday regarding the deaths of children from Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), President Adama Barrow stated that the child mortality figure of 66 is not at much variance with the recorded data for similar periods in the past.
Following a recent media publication about frequent pick-pocketing, robbery and theft cases at the Coastal Road Garage, now several traders in the area have said the much disturbing criminal activities in the territory have been minimised thanks to the regular police patrol in the area.
