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The School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology&nbsp;(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 | Pulse Ghana

Emmanuel Ayamga

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<p>This was contained in a policy document published by the group on COVID-19 and the use of tobacco. </p>

<p>The document also called for a ban on the sale and importation of other tobacco products during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>

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<p>It noted that respiratory illnesses and their symptoms could be worsened by the use of tobacco.</p>

<p><em>“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,”</em> the document said, as quoted by the GNA.</p>

<p>Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Divine Darlington Logo and Patricia Amoah Yirenkyi are the brains behind the study.</p>

<p>The aforementioned undertook the study with a grant support from the UK Global Challenges Research Fund.</p>

<p>They also had additional funding from the University of Edinburgh’s Scottish Funding Council Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Ghana has recorded 4,665 active cases, while 405 persons have died, according to data from the Ghana Health Service.</p>

Gov’t urged to ban shisha, cigarettes over respiratory effects during pandemic

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