[ 2021-03-11 ]

Wear face masks - Otumfuo advises schoolchildren
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has advised
schoolchildren to think of the risks they will
expose their parents, other family members,
schoolmates, friends, and teachers to when they do
not wear the face masks.
He said if at any time they decided not to wear
the masks, they should not forget that, apart from
the possibility of getting infected, they also put
their loved ones at risks.



Otumfuo Osei Tutu II said he was sure that the
children did not want to get infected and would
also not like anything to happen to their
siblings, parents, friends or teachers because
they failed to follow the safety and personal
hygiene and protocols.

Masks not for chin

The Asantehene gave the advice through his
Hiahene, Nana Prof. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei Woahene
II, who is also the Board Chairman of the Otumfuo
Osei Tutu II Foundation, during an interview with
the Junior Graphic on the COVID-19 pandemic and
the need for all to follow the safety protocols
and social distancing.

He, therefore, urged children to wear the face
masks, and said ”the masks were for our faces
and not the chin, so don’t put them on your
chin”.



The interview coincides with a special project
being implemented by the Asantehene, through the
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation, known as ‘Hy3
Ma Me’ to help curb the spread of the COVID-19
pandemic in Asanteman and Ghana in general.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II urged schoolchildren to wear
the masks properly and dispose them off if they
were the disposable type and added that if they
were made from cloth and, therefore, reusable,
then they should wash them regularly.

The Asantehene stressed the importance for the
schoolchildren to wash their hands regularly with
soap under running water and not stagnant water
for at least 20 seconds.

He said it was important for children to desist
from the habit of touching their faces and eyes,
especially when they had not washed their hands,
because they were not sure of what they might have
touched.

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Nana Prof. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei Woahene II,
Otumfuo's Hiahene



No signs

Otumfuo noted that some people could be infected
but would not be sick or show any signs, and said
it was important that if anyone felt sick, the
person sought attention immediately.

He asked teachers and parents to wear the face
masks themselves, as a way of encouraging children
to wear the mask.

The Asantehene observed that the virus was tricky
and all of us, including children, needed not put
ourselves at risk.

“The simplest, safest and effective way to
protect ourselves is to wear the masks,” he
noted, adding that once they wore the masks, they
would be sure of protecting themselves and others
from the virus.

He reminded the children of the effect the
pandemic had had on countries all over the world
and said, luckily for Ghana, the government had
put in place very effective measures.

“The COVID-19 is a pandemic, over here it’s
not been that catastrophic, we’ve managed to
keep the economy moving and the situation will
still improve if we all follow the health and
safety advice,” he said.



Hy3 Ma Me

He said he was committed to the fight against
COVID-19 and had, through his Foundation,
implemented a number of interventions targeted at
ensuring that people adhered to COVID-19 safety
protocols to guarantee their safety and that of
their families, loved ones, neighbours and
communities.

He said the first intervention known as Project
One, dubbed ‘Hy3 Ma Me’ was the ‘King’s
Appeal’.

It was one such initiative aimed at lending
intensified support to the advocacy of mitigating
the spread of COVID-19 within the Asante Kingdom
and Ghana, through intensified education and
advocacy on the need to observe the various safety
protocols and through the distribution of some
personal protective equipment (PPE).

“It also seeks to ensure people receive accurate
information on the realities of COVID-19 and its
safety protocols to curb its spread,” he said.

The second intervention, Project Two, is the
Hygiene and Social Distancing Project aimed at
providing a safe environment free from the threat
of COVID-19 for traders to trade.

Source - Graphic Online

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