President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to be cautious of their lifestyles before, during, and after the holiday season.
During the festivities, he concedes, there will be an influx of guests, along with heated activities, a condition that resulted in a jump in Ghana’s coronavirus case count last year.
“We should be guided by what happened last Christmas, when there was a sharp increase in the number of Covid infection cases and deaths in the immediate months of January and February 2021,” President Akufo-Addo said in a televised address to the nation on the deadly disease on Wednesday, December 15.
“After this year’s Christmas festivities, we should prevent repeating such a catastrophe.”
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As a result, he has urged Ghanaians to make the responsible option this Yuletide season.
“Let us choose to live and act responsibly throughout the Christmas festivities, and remember that our actions or inactions will either help to end the pandemic at a much faster rate or continue to spread the virus in the country.”
President Akufo-Addo assured that enough vaccines have been imported into the country, urging all those who have not been vaccinated to do get the jabs.
“Let me state, as clearly as I can. The vaccines are safe. They will not harm you. The will protect you and your family.”
So far, over 6 million out of 17.7 million vaccines have been administered.
The country expects 26 million vaccines at the end of the year with 20 million expected to be administered by January, 2022.
