Delta Variant is deadly, adhere to safety protocols - Ashanti Regional Minister cautions

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Honorable Simon Osei Mensah has advised Ghanaians and for that matter, people in the Ashanti Region to be more cautious of the new wave Covid -19; the Delta Variant.

The Minister addressed that people are now sleeping on the health protocols introduced by the Ghana Health Service and endorsed by the President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo because they see the pandemic as a hoax.

He told that is real and the new wave is more deadly than the former hence his counsel for residents to take the measures seriously.

“Covid 19 is still with us and very deadly. The new wave is more harmful than what we experienced and if care is not taken and we take the protocols for granted, things will get worse,” he said.

“Let’s wear the nose mask wherever we go, apply your sanitizer and when it is necessary to wash your hand with water, please do for the sake of your neighbor because as you practice these protocols, you are indirectly saving someone’s life.”

Traditional leaders in attendance at the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) forum at the Prempeh Assembly Hall on Wednesday, July 23, 2021

Honourable Simon Osei Mensah passed on the information on the Delta Variant on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) forum on 10 years of the management and use of the Petroleum revenue which was held at Prempeh Assembly Hall in Kumasi.

Ghana confirmed a community infection of the Delta variant of COVID-19 on Friday, the Ministry of Information said.

"The Ghana Health Service informed the COVID-19 Task Force on Friday that the Delta Variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus had been recorded within a community in the latest round of genomic sequencing," said the ministry in a release.