Problem Statement: COVID-19 cases in Ghana are dramatically increasing, resulting in many preventable deaths and the resultant pressure on the already weak health care system.

The ongoing pandemic has disrupted normal daily activities with negative externalities on the various sectors of the global economy. SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes the Coronavirus disease, has been the greatest threat to human civilization since the 1918 flu pandemic.

After WHO declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern, many countries have taken multiple steps to contain the virus’s spread. Globally, COVID-19 has infected more than 11 million people and has caused more than 500,000 deaths according to data available on the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard¹.

Meanwhile, The World Health Organization has warned countries to step up measures to contain the virus because the worst is yet to come, given the current trajectory. Recent evidence indicates that SARS-COV-2 has undergone series of mutations making it more infectious².

According to the CDC, COVID-19 is believed to be transmitted from person to person after coming into proximity (within 6 feet) with an infected person’s respiratory droplets or contaminated surfaces. Much is still being discovered about the transmissibility of COVID-19 from asymptomatic persons. Currently, there is no cure for COVID-19, and no vaccine is readily available. Treatment is mainly supportive with some drugs proving effective in reducing hospital stay and mortality.