In Senegal, a member of parliament died of Covid-19 disease on Thursday and several suspected cases have been reported in the National Assembly. The president of the institution has also announced a total closed session for the rest of the plenary sessions.
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The death of the Honorable Member Marie Louise Diouf fell as yet another wake-up call when a second wave was confirmed.
The populations who bow to the memory of the parliamentarian believe that the spread of the virus at such a high level is a reflection of the relaxation which is seen in society.
“It is as if our true nature has caught up with us at the institutional, social and grassroots level”, deplores Pape Sarr, a resident of Dakar. “There were people who belong to the State who organized very big parties and at the level of the National Assembly what happened shows nothing other than carelessness “, he concludes.
In addition to this death, several suspected cases are announced in the National Assembly.
MP Bara Mbacké Dolly even said that around 20 of his colleagues were infected and taken care of. A situation that pushed the authorities to take the lead, as confirmed by the Minister of Health, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr.
“They quickly readjusted the strategy of their meetings by going immediately in camera. Now we just have a small team of the minister passing by, plus the vice-presidents and the presidents of the committees of the National Assembly. Really a diagram. reduced to the extreme to allow the barrier measures to be respected “, he assures.
The Minister of Health also recommended, in accordance with the national strategy, that all deputies be monitored and that a possibility be opened up to test “all the contacts which are symptomatic but we can also consider testing the deputies who wish”.
Relying on the alarming situation which prevails in the National Assembly, the Minister of Health once again insisted on the need to respect the barrier measures to maintain the gains.
“If necessary, we will go as far as binding measures to settle the issue”, he warns.
However, the Minister of Health says he is convinced that Senegal has “these mobilization springs which allow him, when an issue is a national issue as is the case today, to stand up as one man to say we are stopping the virus.”
A few days before the end of year celebrations, the task promises to be delicate for the health authorities who hope to convince the populations to respect the barrier measures.
In the event of non-compliance with the measures enacted, the return of more severe restrictions is strongly considered.
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