Major highlights from Akufo-Addo’s 9th coronavirus address
Ghana President Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo gave his 9th address on the covid 19 on Sunday, May
10, 2020.
He updated the nation on the measures taken
against the spread of coronavirus.
Amongst other things, President Akufo-Addo
revealed in his address that covid 19 cases in Ghana are now 4,700.
He also noted that 494 patients have so far
recovered with the death toll still standing at 22.
Pulse.com.gh presents highlights of President
Akufo-Addo’s 9th address to the nation on the covid 19 crisis.
1. Critics of
governments covid 19 fight doing it for ‘political survival’ – Nana Addo President Nana Akufo-Addo said: “I know some
political actors would want you to believe that our current numbers represent a
failure on the part of the government” but “do not begrudge them”, adding:
“They need to make such comments for their political survival”.
Akufo-Addo extends
social gathering ban to May 31 He
also announced an extension of the ban on social gatherings to the end of May
2020.
“Tonight, I have come into your homes to
announce that the ban on public gatherings, as set out in Executive Instrument
34, has been extended, also to the end of the month i.e., 31st May.”
Healthy living to
boost immunity against covid 19 Nana
Addo further called on Ghanaians to as a matter of urgency improve their
fitness and personal hygiene practises as a way of boosting their immunity
against covid 19
“It is critical that I raise
one significant side of the fight against this virus, which has not been given
enough emphasis, but has to do with the change in attitude that will impact our
lifestyles.”
NCCE to get 10,000
nose masks and cash for covid 19 sensitization The President said his government will on
Monday, May 11, provide the NCCE with 10,000 locally produced nose masks and
cash to enable it effectively carry out its responsibilities as a state agency.
“Further, we have extended this gesture to other
frontline actors engaged in the fight, with the presentation of five thousand
(5,000) PPEs to members of the media, and tomorrow, Monday, 11th May, 10, 000
domestically-produced face masks and more money will be delivered to the
National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), to enhance its capacity to
undertake the important work it is already doing”, he said.
W.H.O has reached out
to Ghana to share our sample-pooling techniques with other African countries “The World Health Organisation has reached
out to us to share our sample pooling experience with other African countries,
so they can adopt this strategy and also ramp up their testing
capabilities,” President Akufo-Addo said during his address.