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You Have No Right To Expose Our Medical Records To The Public – MPs Respond To Bagbin’s Threat
Some Members of Parliament have called the bluff of Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to expose MPs who have tested positive for Covid-19, however, continue to show up in the chamber.
Hon. Bagbin had cautioned MPs to avoid coming to Parliament if they are Covid-19 positive, however, some MPs have flouted the order.
Reacting to threat by the speaker to expose these MPs, MP for South Dayi, Rockson Dafeamekpor said although Speaker Bagbin has the test result of all legislators, it will be imprudent for the Speaker to openly declare MPs who have tested positive for the virus.
“The leadership has the list so they know those who are positive and those who are negative but I am not in favour [of publishing the names] because these are medical matters and must be confidential,” he told JoyNews’ Elton Brobbey.
MP for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer in an interview on JoyNews’ AM Show Thursday also urged Hon Bagbin to use other means rather than publication to get the MPs to comply.
“I don’t have the result for the second testing that we have done in Parliament because I guess that the protocol with respect to the test that we do in Parliament is that, only those who test positive are contacted and they proceed to take the necessary steps relating to isolating and subsequent treatment if need be,” he said.
