The National Chairman of Ghana Coalition of NGOs on Health (GCNH), Bright Amissah Nyarko has advised the Government to intensify enforcement on COVID-19 restriction ahead of the Easter celebration in April.
He was of the view that many have become relaxed with following the rules because they feel we have come back to normalcy when that is not exactly the case.
He pleaded with the Government to act fast as we have barely two weeks to Easter celebration.
In an interview with Samuel Eshun on the Happy Morning Show, he shared: “We are ending March very soon. People are planning their Easter crusades and all that which will all be mega activities and right after that the festivals will continue and when it happens like that, it goes through to August all the other festive seasons. For example, the Ga Homowo and all those things might take place. If we allow one festivity to start, all the rest will continue.
So, if you assess the situation, it is very risky and the Government has so much to do. So, you will see that within the period the Government would have lost focus on the covid fight. Attention comes on so many other things and we are taken unawares. Then at the end of the day, the funds we put into acquiring vaccines will be a waste”.
Bright has observed that in our current dispensation, people have stopped heeding to the President’s directive when it comes to events such as funerals and weddings. He adds that if we continue this way, our efforts in acquiring the vaccines will be waste.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in January this year, announced the re-imposition of a raft of restrictions to help curb the rising COVID-19 infections in the country.
In his televised speech, Akufo-Addo said that funerals, weddings, concerts, theatrical performances, and parties are banned, but “private burials with no more than 25 persons in attendance can be held. Beaches, night clubs, cinemas, and pubs would also remain shut.”
Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases stand at 3,621 with 705 deaths.
By: Alberta Dorcas N D Armah