The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed actual underlying factors resulting in the death of COVID-19 patients in the country.
Addressing the nation in his tenth update on the pandemic, the President stated that the people who have lost their lives to COVID-19 had diabetes and hypertension.
''In the Ghanaian context, it has been established that the cases of comorbidity, i.e. underlying health conditions, that are associated with almost all the COVID-related deaths, are mainly diabetes and hypertension'', he said.
According to him, ''the risk factors for these diseases are being overweight, eating refined foods, too much salt and sugar in meals, inadequate physical exercise, excessive alcohol intake, and smoking''.
President Akufo-Addo therefore advised Ghanaians to adopt good practices to improve their health.
'' It is, thus, crucial that we improve our fitness levels, and adopt healthy eating practices that incorporate our local food stuffs, which boost our immune systems. Persons with these diseases must take extra precautions, and take their treatment seriously.''
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