This was contained in a policy document published by the group on COVID-19 and the use of tobacco.
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Gov’t urged to ban shisha, cigarettes over respiratory effects during pandemic
The School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has called for a ban on the smoking of shisha and cigarettes.
Gov’t urged to ban shisha, cigarettes over respiratory effects during pandemic
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The document also called for a ban on the sale and importation of other tobacco products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It noted that respiratory illnesses and their symptoms could be worsened by the use of tobacco.
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“Shisha use prevails among the youth, and involves sharing of the same mouth-piece which can be a route for SARS-Cov-2 transmission and other communicable diseases,” the document said, as quoted by the GNA.
Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Divine Darlington Logo and Patricia Amoah Yirenkyi are the brains behind the study.
The aforementioned undertook the study with a grant support from the UK Global Challenges Research Fund.
They also had additional funding from the University of Edinburgh’s Scottish Funding Council Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).
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Meanwhile, Ghana has recorded 4,665 active cases, while 405 persons have died, according to data from the Ghana Health Service.
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