First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has encouraged Ghanaians to help prevent the further spread of the coronavirus by wearing facemasks in public.
This advice from the first lady comes on the back of the reopening of schools across the country amidst a spike in COVID-19 cases in the country.
Mrs Akufo-Addo according to her stated that the country can record zero only if Ghanaians stick to the measures laid down by the government to curb the expansion by wearing masks, sanitizing, and practising social distancing.
“The simple things are often the hardest to do consistently. However, to fight Covid-19, we need to wear our masks everywhere we go,” Mrs Akufo-Addo said in a Facebook post.
President Nana Akufo-Addo in his 22nd COVID-19 update on Sunday, 17 January 2021 disclosed that the new COVID-19 variant has been recorded at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
The President, thus, directed the Inspector General of Police to ensure strict adherence to the measures against the spread of the virus especially the compulsory wearing of facemasks in public.
The active cases stand at 1,924 as of Sunday, 17 January.
The number of severe cases, which stood at 18 a week ago, has increased to 120.
The number of confirmed deaths has increased from 338 persons to 352.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Abba Kwegyirba Aggrey
