The Minority on Friday raised a red flag over a disturbing rise in COVID-19 cases at the University of Ghana, Legon.

It warned that government's silence could trigger a full-blown health crisis if action is not taken immediately.

Describing the situation as “spiralling out of control,” Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh led the charge, calling on the House to summon the Minister of Health without delay.

He warned that the government’s slow response was breeding fear among students, staff, and residents around the university.

“We don’t want to go through what the country went through some time back,” the Nsawam-Adoagyire MP cautioned.

“Let’s make hay while the sun shines. I place this call right in front of the respected Leader of the House—we need the minister here now to do the needful.”

His plea was backed by Nalerigu/Gambaga MP Nurudeen Muhammed Mumuni, who echoed the urgency of transparency.

“It is a very important issue,” he stressed. “We need the Health Minister to respond and update the country as to whether COVID is back or not.”

The demands come amid growing reports of a fresh wave of coronavirus infections on the Legon campus, raising alarm in a country that had largely returned to post-pandemic normalcy.

Since the World Health Organisation lifted its global health emergency declaration in 2023, Ghana has relaxed restrictions, reopened schools and borders, and resumed social gatherings.

But the recent spike at the nation’s top university is shaking confidence, and the Minority isn’t waiting for a repeat of the 2020 nightmare.

They accuse the government of dragging its feet and failing to communicate with the public.

“The silence is dangerous,” a Minority source told reporters. “We need to know what the Ministry is doing to contain the spread and protect lives.”

With growing uncertainty and a nervous student population, the Minority says it is time to act, before it’s too late.