COVID-19: Ghana is preparing for the fifth wave of infections that are fast spreading and overburdening facilities.

This month in Ghana, there has been a considerable increase in Covid-19 infections, placing the country on the verge of its fifth wave since the breakout in March 2020.

President Akufo-Addo eliminated the majority of the Covid-19 restrictions in March 2022.

The Executive Instrument was canceled, allowing for the reopening of all land and maritime borders.

Facemasks, a key intervention in limiting the transmission of Sars-Cov-2 (the virus that causes Covid-19), were also eased, making them optional.

President Akufo-Addo said in his 28th address to the nation on the pandemic that all in-person activities, including religious gatherings, conferences, workshops, and funerals, could now resume at full capacity as long as the audience and participants are fully vaccinated, but that hand washing and hand sanitizing points must still be made available.

Cases were low across the country at the time, with only one Covid-19 case recorded on April 17th, a total of 26 ongoing cases, and no hospitalizations.

According to Ghana Health Service data, active cases have already surpassed 1,000 infections, with 120 people catching the sickness in a single day.

This year, there has yet to be Covid-19-related mortality. However, the hospitals are rapidly filling up.

Severe and critical cases were zero for most of March and April 2022, while symptomatic instances were completely down.

However, according to the most recent report, as many as 13 people have severe COVID, with one additional person in serious condition.

Meanwhile, the government is still far from achieving its goal of vaccinating 23 million Ghanaians.