Some Ghanaian celebrities have come out to create awareness about the COVID-19 as the number of active cases recorded in Ghana continues to surge.

According to the Ghana Health Service website, Ghana’s active cases continue to surge with a current record of 1924 and 352 deaths.

It can be recalled that The President in his 22nd address to the nation admonished citizens to adhere to all safety protocols, especially the mandatory wearing of a nose mask, and the pragmatic measures put in place to curb the spread of the virus.

While the government is making efforts to control the situation, some Ghanaian celebrities are doing their bid to help the government achieve its goal.

They are doing this by sharing photos of themselves wearing face masks, and encouraging their followers to follow suit.

Gospel songstress Empress Gifty, who is the wife of NPP’s Hopeson Adorye, shared a new photo on her Instagram page with the caption: “There are promises of God that have your name on them. Don’t stop believing, because something big will happen [in] 2021. My year of Great Faith. Noko wear your MASK”.

Ghanaian-UK-based International gospel musician Sonnie Badu also joined in the awareness as he took to his social media, specifically Instagram, and shared a photo of himself in a mask with the caption: “Please mask up”.

Comedian and actor Bismark the Joke shared a photo with fellow actors, Prince David Osei, Kalybos, and General Nketia, and captioned: “COVID 19 fight… Please Wash Your Hands Well With Soap, Use Your Hand Sanitizer And WEAR YOUR MASK. Thank You”.

Ghanaian award-winning actor, Prince David Osei, also helped in the spreading of the word. He took to his Instagram page and posted a picture of himself and captioned: “PLEASE WEAR A MASK. ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS, SANITIZE YOUR HANDS AND STAY SAFE! COVID 19 IS REAL!!! Love you, don’t die!!!”

Media personality, Berla Mundi shared a new photo with the caption: “#COVID19 case count is increasing by the minute. Yesterday, new active cases stood at 271, today, it’s 351….Deaths have jumped from 346 to 352. Please wear your mask”.

Meanwhile, in the President’s 22nd address to the nation on COVID-19 on Sunday, President Nana Akufo-Addo disclosed that Ghana has detected a new variant of the coronavirus, citing arriving passengers at the airport and infected persons at weddings, end of year office programs, family get-togethers, and funerals as the cause.

“Recent genomic sequencing undertaken by our scientists have established that some arriving passengers tested positive for new variants of COVID-19. Detailed investigations of the cases indicate that, apart from arriving passengers at our airport who tested positive, infected persons have recent histories of attending parties, weddings, end of year office programs, family get-togethers, and funerals. At these gatherings, most of them abandoned the use of the masks, and were engaged in actions that led to them contracting the virus”.
President Nana Akuffo-Addo