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The Ghana Association Of Medical Laboratory Scientists has threatened to withdraw their services in the COVID-19 fight after more than 14 of their members have become infected with the deadly virus.

According to them, they only have records of the 14 members who have reported but the number could be more.

Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' programme, Public Relations Officer for the association, Dr. Dennis Adu Gyamfi explained that most of their members have become exposed to the virus due to the poor working conditions they find themselves in.

Efforts to draw the government’s attention to the poor working conditions of their members have proved futile.

He added that most of their testing laboratories for COVID-19 have run out of test kits and nose swaps thereby making their work difficult and exposing their members more to the virus due to the orthodox method they are applying to run the test for COVID-19 patients.

"If the situation continues to persist this way, we will have no other option than withdraw our services for the COVID-19 fight," he said.

They have also appealed to the Food and Drug Authority to release the report on the COVID-19 rapid diagnosis test kit that was submitted to them for approval.

He explains that it has been months that about 300 pieces of the locally manufactured test kits were submitted to the Authority for approval but there has been no response from the FDA.

COVID-19 Case Count Reaches 8,297 With 38 Deaths

Ghana's COVID-19 case count has increased from 8,070 to 8,297 after 227 new cases were added after update by the Ghana Health Service on Tuesday afternoon since the last update announced by President Akufo-Aidoo on Sunday, May 31 during his 10th Address to the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Ghana Health Service says the number of recoveries has now increased from 2,947 to 2,986, an additional 39.

However, the number of active cases stands at 5,273.

Out of the total cases recorded, 13 are severely ill, 3 critically and 1 on a ventilator.

Two more additional deaths have been recorded moving the toll to 38.