President Nana Akufo-Addo has once again announced restrictions pertaining to public gatherings in the country.
According to him, this has been necessitated as the new COVID-19 strain, the Delta Variant is quickly spreading.
In his 26th address to the nation on measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, he emphasized: “To ensure that social gatherings do not become the sources of infections, the following must be adhered to by all at these gatherings:
-the wearing of masks continues to be mandatory, and persons must respect the enhanced hygiene protocols;
- all such events must be held in open air spaces;
- the duration of such events is limited to two (2) hours;
- there must be observance of the one (1) metre social distancing rule; and
handshakes must be avoided”.
He added that all “post-event receptions, particularly related to weddings and funerals are banned.”
President Akufo-Addo has observed with concern the total disregard for the COVID-19 preventive protocols and has thus appealed to Ghanaians to strictly adhere to these protocols.
Weeks ago, the Ghana Health Service confirmed an outbreak of the highly transmissible COVID-19 strain, Delta Variant.
The Delta variant, which originated from India, was initially said to have been contained at the Kotoka International Airport after it was detected among some travellers.
Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases stand at 4,521 with 823 deaths.