The new Delta variant of COVID-19 has hit 85 schools in the Ashanti Region, health officials have confirmed.
In all, 365 cases have been recorded in the 85 schools, according to the Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Emmanuel Tenkorang.
Speaking to the media on Monday 26 July 2021, Dr Tenkorang said the surge in COVID-19 cases in schools is as a result of blatant disregard for safety protocols on campus.
He said a total of 1,135 active cases have been recorded in the region.
Dr Tenkorang also warned that treatment centers will be overwhelmed if safety protocols are not enforced.
Third wave worries
Ghana is currently witnessing a third wave of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic due to lack of strict adherence to safety protocols, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, the presidential advisor on health has said.
Speaking on The Asaase Breakfast Show on Monday 26 July 2021, Dr Asare said: “The reason why we are in a third wave is that we all lost our guard; what we used to do before when the cases started going down, everybody relaxed.”
He added: “And why do I say this, you see people having very big functions, people gathered together not wearing masks at all sort of places, at work place… so everybody including all of us lost our guard.
“That is the reason why the president said we have a third wave, whether we like it or not, we have lost our guard and then we have to go back and do exactly what we were doing before.”
Dr Asare said Ghanaians must ensure they strictly adhere to the COVID-19 protocols to lessen the pressure on health facilities.
Jonathan Ofori
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