The ministry of health has apologized to five people who it wronged by publishing their names alongside scores sick with coronavirus who refused to adhere to treatment protocols.
The ministry last Thursday said they were looking for more than 100 people who have failed to surrender themselves to medical care.
But according to the ministry on Saturday, the publishing of the names of five people in the “previous missive was done in error”.
They are Adama Gassama (Ebo Town), Sarah Sophia Swaray (Sukuta), Lamin Kemba Manjang (Kotu East), Ismaila Bah (Ebo Town) and Therese Ibrahim (Kololi)
“The Ministry of Health apologises to the following people listed below for any embarrassment and inconvenience this might have caused them and their families.
“Ensuring data privacy and confidentiality as we battle COVID-19, is of paramount importance to the Ministry of Health. The Ministry therefore assures the public that it will continue to strongly protect each individuals’ COVID tests information as long as the protocols and guidelines for COVID cases are adhered to by the individuals,” the ministry said.
