A study of the behaviour of the Coronavirus situation in Ghana points to a high possibility of a third wave in the country between now and the end of this unless steps are rolled out to quell it.
Researchers at the Global Health and Infectious Diseases Group of the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) say Ghana is likely to suffer the same fate as other countries in Africa and other parts of the world battling a third wave of the pandemic.
Infectious diseases expert and a Senior Research Fellow at KCCR, who played a key role in the study about the behaviour of the virus told Joy News earlier this week that policymakers must do something significant to prevent the imminent explosion in infection figures.
“If you look at the COVID numbers in Africa, it is clear that over the past two weeks, there is a minor surge. And if you understand how COVID moves, there is always this minor surge and then an explosion. Every part of the world has experienced a third wave and it starts like this.
“We had our first and second, what on earth makes us think that we cannot have our third? About a week ago, I called some highly placed figures in this country and said to them is ‘…I do foresee a third wave happening in the next two weeks or by the end of this month,” he said on Joy News’ PM Express.
Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) also warned that a sudden, sharp rise in coronavirus cases in many parts of Africa could amount to a continental third wave.
According to WHO, the third wave could present deeper trouble for a continent as immunisation drives have been crippled by shortfalls in funding and challenges with vaccine acquisition.