The death toll in the two days indicated new contaminations, most of which were in some northern locations: Djarkpanga (a town in the north-west of the country), Dapaong and Cinkassé.
First, May 1st. According to the Government's official news website, out of a total of 218 screenings carried out, the tests revealed 7 new cases: three (3) women and one (1) male with an age range of between 18 and 43, all residing in Djarkpanga. Two (2) men aged 18 and 50 living in Lomé and another 29-year-old resident of Bafilo.
One (01) new patient had been cured bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients to 66.
Then, on May 3. Tests revealed one (1) new positive case out of the 325 detected and one (01) new cured case bringing the total number of patients cured with COVID-19 to 67.
According to our sources, this boom in confirmed cases in Djarkpanga is explained by the fact that the citizens from Ghana (neighbouring Togo) smuggle themselves into the locality, thus dodging the control and quarantine measures all in complicity with relatives and friends who refuse to denounce them.
The majority of motorcycle taxi drivers are responsible for this situation, they are the main allies of these illegal immigrants. The latter, to inflate their income, do not hesitate to lend themselves to the game.
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"Motorcycle taxi drivers are happy to transport passengers illegally through the brush to the interior of the country via Bassar, bound for Sokodé, Kabou, Kara etc…. a source said.
At present, the prefecture has been systematically cordoned off and patients have been monitored.
We can't say it enough. All persons from contaminated environments who do not comply with the required control measures should be immediately reported. It's about everyone's safety.
Yesterday, 04 May, again according to the news website; two (02) new patients tested positive out of 466 screened.
And seven (07) new patients recovered health, bringing the total number of patients cured with COVID-19 to 74. No new deaths were reported yesterday morning. Numbers, however encouraging…
However, Togo is still not spared from danger. Vigilance and barrier gestures: regularly washing your hands with soap, coughing in the bend of the elbow, not shaking hands, keeping the distance of 1 m with your neighbour must be required.
It should also be noted that soon Togo and the other 14 ECOWAS countries will benefit from the Malagasy remedy Covid-Organics. The announcement was made by Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina during a video conference with his African counterparts.
The much-advocated pan-Africanism thus makes sense through this initiative like never before. Perhaps this would be the beginning of a new era of African cooperation?
Diane OLOBI
