Don't stigmatize Coronavirus victims- Obaapa Christy
25 March 2020
By Eugene Brown
Award-winning Ghanaian gospel musician, Obaapa Christy, formerly known as Christiana Love has called on Ghanaians to stop stigmatizing victims and persons who have been identified as suspected victims of COVID-19 in the midst of the outbreak of the disease in the country.
She made this call speaking on Accra100.5FM on Monday, March 23.
“Yesterday, I was listening to Radio and a certain Ghanaian who studies abroad said he visited the hospital to check for COVID-19 since he had just returned from abroad. He went there on his own, a good citizen, he was told that he had the virus but it was not severe so it was treated but can you believe that his sister who sells food is no longer getting customers because people have stopped buying from her due to the stigma? Also, a lady who is a hairdresser and lives in his house, he has not even seen her since he returned to the country but anytime people are going to the lady’s salon, they’re stopped on the way and advised not to go to that salon else they’ll catch the virus,” Obaapa Christy said.
“It’s time for Ghanaians to be matured about certain things, otherwise even if the person has the virus and he is willing to let people know, he would rather keep it to himself and infect others. When people are in crisis let’s not use it against them,” she added.
Ghana currently has 53 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 2 deaths. The government has, therefore, put a ban on all public gatherings to prevent further spread of the disease.
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