June 25, 2021
Albert Baron Ansu
The Spokesman of the National Covid 19 Response Agency, NaCOVERC, and Solomon Jamiru has in a social media recorded short message confirmed that the dominant Delta variant of the third wave of the outbreak of the virus has been detected in Sierra Leone.
He said the samples of two females confirmed the delta virus. He seized the opportunity to raise the redflag, warning that based on increased positive cases, hospitalization and deaths related to the new surge in recent times, calls for high level vigilance of the populace to avoid an overwhelming escalation of the situation.
He especially appealed to public for increased sensitivity to the preventive measures in social distancing, masking up and hand washing, among other things..
The African continent is becoming increasingly agitated about the delta strain of the virus and fears abound that the economies are going to be hit by the unfolding health emergency.