Ghanaians advised to observe social distancing against COVID-19 spread

David Issaka, the Head of Programmes of Caritas Ghana has reiterated the need for the general public, particularly the youth to critically observe the social distancing protocols to control the spread of the COVID-19 disease in the country.

He said person to person contact had been noted to be a major spread of the COVID-19.

Mr Issaka gave the advice in an interview with the media after a meeting with some returnees and potential travelers at Offuman and Brahoho, near Nkoranza in the Bono East Region.

The meeting educated the general public, especially the youth about the dangers of using unapproved routes to travel for greener pastures abroad and entreated them to acquire proper documents before traveling to prevent any frustration in transit.

Caritas Ghana is a charity organisation of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference (GCBC) and operates under the National Catholic Secretariat, the implementing Arm of the GCBC established in 1960.

He urged the youth to always ensure they washed their hands with soap regularly under running water and apply alcohol-based hand sanitizers to avoid contracting the COVID-19 because as future leaders, their skills were necessary for the development of the country.

Mr. Issaka advised pupils and students to stay home and learn seriously to position themselves well for academic work when school reopens.

He entreated the youth to avoid travelling abroad when they have no business doing in town but rather remain in the country for proper education to be equipped with knowledge and skills to achieve their dreams.

Some of the returnees shared their horrifying experiences in traveling through illegal means and advised their colleagues against such risky adventures because they could be robbed, maltreated and killed on the way.

Two schools, Effah Guakro Senior High School at Offuman and Brahoho basic school that had been renovated by the returnees in demonstration of their skills were handed over to the chiefs and people in the two communities.