Open AccessCOVID-19 pandemic response in Ghana: more to be done
Author(s) -
David OforiAdjei,
John Amuasi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ghana medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-163X
pISSN - 0016-9560
DOI - 10.4314/gmj.v55i2s.1
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , epidemiology , medicine , economic growth , virology , disease , environmental health , development economics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , pathology , economics
COVID-19, which emerged in December 2019 and was declared a pandemic in March 2020, has come at a heavy health, economic and social cost to many nations. There have been global efforts to find solutions to both the pandemic and its problems. As a result of unprecedented intense research and development during the pandemic, a better understanding has emerged of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the disease it causes – COVID-19, its epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management, as well as prevention solutions. However, many questions are yet to be answered, including the role of new variants of the virus in the fight against COVID-19.