A virologist at the Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Dr. Michael Owusu, has warned that the new Delta strain of the coronavirus from India which has been reported in the country has the potency to increase the number of deaths and hospitalizations in the country if the safety protocols are not maintained.
Ghana has recorded two cases of the highly most transmissible COVID-19 variant, referred to as the Delta Variant originating from India.
Experts say although the AstraZeneca and Sputnik-V vaccines are effective, they are not suitable to fight the new strain.
According to Dr. Owusu the number of people vaccinated so far are less than 1% of the population, hence the need to strictly enforce the adherence of the safety protocols.
