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Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu urged Ghanaians to learn to live with the coronavirus because it is here to stay.
He reiterated the need for strict adherence to the Covid-19 containment protocols of the World Health Organization (WHO) because that is the means of survival.
“The last time I came here, I made an objective statement that the coronavirus has come to live with us. It will have nowhere to go and we will have to learn to live with it.
“There are no medicines that we can take, there is no vaccine against the virus, but there are certain things that we know we can do to protect ourselves,” he told reporters at a press conference in Accra.
According to the Minister, observing preventive protocols such as the use of face masks, washing hands, observing social distancing and disinfecting hands frequently are ways to control the virus.
“If you don’t need to speak, don’t speak especially without the mask. We’ve been told that we shouldn’t laugh, we shouldn’t even sing. If we don’t observe these basic guidelines, things will continue to spread,” he said.
Ghana is said to be among the countries doing well with its Covid-19 case management. Fewer deaths have been recorded in the country, although cases continue to rise daily.
As of May 15, Ghana’s positive cases stand at 5,530, with 674 recoveries and the number of deaths still at 24, with some regions still registering zero cases.
Mr. Agyeman Manu said this is due to adherence to preventive protocols, however some people still stand firm with membership.
“Some regions lack the virus because authorities have been strict about closing the overcrowded markets.”
“The impact is very severe elsewhere because people are dying in numbers. Here in our country, we are now seeing community spread but we are not dying.
“Although our mortality rate is very low, that does not mean that we should allow ourselves to be affected by the disease. What we have to do now is live with it and learn to deal with it,” he said.
“If you don’t need to talk, don’t talk especially without the mask, they tell us we shouldn’t even laugh, we shouldn’t even sing.”
“If we don’t observe these basic guidelines, things will continue to spread,” he said.
Manu said that despite the increasing cases, life has yet to continue.
“The spread may not encourage the president to release restrictions and I am pleading that the type of education we are receiving should be taken into consideration and protect ourselves and ourselves.”
“It may be uncomfortable, but it is our only means of survival,” he said.
