Source: newsthemegh.com
The end of COVID-19 as a global pandemic has been lauded by the country’s president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
He claimed that Ghanaians could now resume their regular lives and interact with their loved ones once more. The President claims that he continually urged Ghanaians to have hope that these difficult COVID times would pass.
“May I venture to suggest that this too has passed? The crisis is over. He said, “We no longer have to wear masks, we can safely lift many of the onerous restrictions we have had to put up with, we can shake hands, we can hug, we can visit.
President Akufo-Addo urged Ghanaians to maintain some of the measures implemented during the crisis and incorporate them into their daily lives since they served people well and will continue to serve them well, in his final COVID-19 update to the country on Sunday, May 28, 2023.
He argued that consistent hand washing and other personal hygiene practices should be maintained so they become deeply ingrained cultural norms.
The sharp decline in diarrheal illnesses and the absence of cholera outbreaks over the past three years are largely related to the increased use of hand washing and better hygiene practices in our communities.
If you have a cold, for instance, it doesn’t hurt to wear a mask; it might shield people around you. Go outside and continue the new methods we have developed for outdoor amusement if you feel uncomfortable in a crowded or enclosed area.
I’m hoping there won’t be any opposition to the idea that markets should continue to be routinely cleaned, sanitized, and fumigated. No longer should our markets serve as rodent roosts, he continued.
According to President Akufo-Addo, the nightmare of the coronavirus has also yielded some positive results that ought to be recognized.
“It has strengthened our disease surveillance system, and this has been manifested in recent months by our ability to deal, in a very rapid and aggressive way, with outbreaks of frightening diseases like Marburg, Lassa fever, and Monkey Pox, before they could turn into serious public health catastrophes,” the author said.
He claimed that the epidemic also revealed some of Ghana’s terrible shortcomings and compelled certain courageous and essential measures, including as the expansion of the network of health facilities under Agenda 111.
He noted that the network of PCR-capable health laboratories in Ghana would not have grown exponentially from the initial 2 to 67 laboratories nationally if it weren’t for the epidemic.
He said that, when comparing the rates of infection, hospitalization, and fatalities, Ghana fared significantly better than many other nations throughout the global calamity.
He claimed that Ghana’s concentrated and expert efforts were what made it happen. They steadfastly relied on science and data-driven knowledge for guidance instead of being misled by populist noises, conspiracy theory peddlers, and incorrect and uneducated analysts.