A new survey conducted by the Ghana Health Service has revealed that Ghanaians who wear nose mask in public places has reduced from 44.3% to 5%.
President Nana Akufo-Addo, who announced this in his Number 19 COVID update said this is not acceptable, as the enhanced hygiene and mask-wearing protocols must now be central features of citizens lives, and they must continue to remain so for some time to come until we see to the elimination of the virus from the country.
He said Ghanaians must maintain, in a state of constant readiness, the enhanced infrastructure and expertise we have built during the period of the virus to cope with it.
The president said severe sanctions exist in our laws for persons who want to continue to disregard these protocols, and for those who want to endanger the rest of the population through their actions and negligence. The law enforcement agencies will, where necessary, apply these measures without fear or favor.
He appealed to all citizens to be even more disciplined in their adherence to personal hygiene, mask-wearing, and social distancing measures.
“We cannot afford, at this critical moment, to throw caution to the wind, and destroy the incredible amount of work undertaken by Government, health officials, heroic frontline health workers, and members of the security agencies, in bringing us this far. It is very clear that the more we adhere to the protocols, the quicker we defeat the virus.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
