President Nana Akufo-Addo has stressed the need for Ghanaians to be more disciplined and adhere to the personal hygiene and social distancing measures as some Restrictions are eased
He said “we have become accustomed to, we must keep fit, and we must continue to eat our local foods to boost our immune systems.
Addressing the Nation on Sunday, 14th June 2020, Nana Akufo-Addo said this is how Ghanaians can prevent their healthcare services and their heroic healthcare workers from being overwhelmed, due to an increase in demand for hospital care.
The president said an increase in numbers indicates that the virus has spread and continues to spread.” We have to bear in mind, at all times, that the more people we test for the virus, the more people we are likely to discover as positive, and, thus, have the opportunity to isolate and treat them. If we do not test people for the virus, we will not find the persons who are positive, let alone isolate them from the population and treat them, and prevent them from spreading the virus”.
“Exactly two weeks ago, I came again into your homes to outline a roadmap for easing the restrictions put in place to help contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in our country. I indicated that it would be a phased approach, involving a selected list of public gatherings, based on their risk profile, socio-economic impact, and, most importantly, our capacity to enforce and to respond, in the event of flair up in our number of infections.”
“Since then, we have had some of our religious institutions opening their doors to worshippers, whilst respecting the limits on numbers, and maintaining the strict protocols announced; others have decided to remain closed until further notice. Private burials are taking place, market places, public transport, including domestic air transport, restaurants, hotels, individual and non-contact sports, and our constitutional and statutory bodies are conducting their activities by social distancing and the relevant hygiene protocols.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
