Health News of Monday, 17 August 2020
Source: www.ghanaweb.live
2020-08-17Coronavirus: Govt, Ghanaians forever indebted to health workers – Akufo-Addo
play videoHealth workers in Ghana have been working hard to contain the novel COVID-19
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghanaians will continue to be indebted to Ghana’s health workers due to their dedication to the COVID-19 fight in the country.
He explained that the role played by the health workers as well as the measures outlined by the government to deal with the novel Coronavirus resulted in
Read full articlethe drastic reduction in the number of active cases in the country.
“Our health workers will forever be in our debts, for the dedication they have put in to ensure these impressive statistics. We can help them even further by continuing to adhere to the social distancing and hygiene protocols we have instituted to stem the tide of infections," Akufo-Addo said during his 15th televised coronavirus broadcast to the nation.
He added, “I have been encouraged by the results of a recent survey conducted by the Ghana Health Service into the use of face masks at selected locations in Accra that the overall intention to use face masks at the sites surveyed was very high, with 82% of persons surveyed possessing a mask. I believe we can do even more, and reach 100%.
The President continued: “The same survey demonstrated that only 44% of those who have the mask use them correctly. I urge each and every one of us to wear our masks, and do so correctly anytime we leave our homes. It is the new normal requirement of our daily existence until the virus disappears.”
