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Digital MARCH 27, 2020.qxp_Layout 1 26/03/2020 6:09 PM Page 2DAILY HERITAGE DIGITAL MARCH 27, 2020WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GHKasapreko committed to Covid-19 fight – MDKASAPREKOCOMPANY Limitedhas donated2,400 bottles of200ml hand sanitizersto the Ministryof Information to aid thecountry’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) sensitisation campaigns.The hand sanitisers were donatedalongside some packs ofAwake Mineral Water and assorteddrinks produced by thecompany.The items were received onbehalf of the ministry by itsDeputy Minister, Pius EnamHadzide, and the Chief DirectorMrs Mamle Andrews.Mr. Hadzide said his outfit hadformed teams to reach out topeople in the hinterlands with educationon COVID-19 to reducethe spread.Touching on how far the Ministryhas gone with the mandatorycampaign on COVID-19 assignedthem by the President of the Republica few weeks ago, he saidthey had partnered with their districtinformation officers andsome churches had also releasedtheir vans to be used for the educationin the remote areas.Commending Kasapreko fortheir generosity, he praised themfor shutting down their mainspirit (alcohol beverage) productionand resorting to producinghand sanitizers to meet the country’sdemand as we fight thedeadly corona virus.The Chief Executive Officerfor Kasapreko Company Limited,Richard Adjei, said his outfit decidedto produce hand sanitizersinstead of their notable soft andalcoholic beverages in line withthe president’s call on local industriesto be self-reliant and stopimporting stuffs from other countriesin this trying times.He added that his outfit hadtaken precautionary measures•Mr Pius Enam Hadzide, Deputy Minister ofInformation, receiving the items from theChief Executive of Kasapreko, Mr RichardAdjeithrough deliveries to satisfy theirspirit (alcohol) consumers to decreasethe spread of the COVID-19.Covid-19&Env.One recovers at Agogo South HospitalAT LEAST oneperson has fullyrecovered fromcoronavirus inGhana, Health officialshave confirmedto Starrfm.com.gh.The Chinese national who hadtested positive for the virus at KumasiCenter for Collaborative Research( KCCR) and was beingtreated at the Agogo South GovernmentHospital in the AshantiRegion was discharged onWednesday after doctors confirmedhe had recovered.A highly placed health officialwho confirmed the recovery toStarrfm.com.gh on Thursday saidthey had sent details of the incidentto the health ministry.A source also said the hospitalwas still contact-tracing individualsthe Chinese might have metbefore falling ill.Ghana’s COVID-19 caseshad jumped to 132 as ofyesterday, March 26, accordingto the Ghana HealthService.A highly placedhealth officialwho confirmedthe recovery toStarrfm.com.ghon Thursday saidthey had sent detailsof the incidentto thehealth ministry.
Digital MARCH 27, 2020.qxp_Layout 1 26/03/2020 6:10 PM Page 3WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GHNEWS• Covid-19:PRESIDENT NANAAddo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the governmentis currentlyconsidering a lockdownof the countryover the coronavirus pandemic asproposed by organised labour.President Akufo-Addo gave thehint when he addressed a fivemembertop hierarchy of theTrade Unions Congress (TUC) atthe Jubilee House. The TUCmembers present were the Secretary-Generalof the TUC, Dr. YawBaah; Deputy Secretary-General ofthe TUC, Joshua Ansah; Chairmanof the TUC, Richard Yeboah; ViceChairman of the TUC, AlexNyarko-Opoku; and the Head ofResearch and Chief Economist ofthe TUC, Dr. Kwabena Nyarko-Otoo.“People are talking now inGhana about a lockdown. Majorityof the people who will be affectedby decisions of that nature are theworking people of our country.The ordinary people of Ghanaare the ones that will be most affectedand it is important for uswhen we are taking these decisionsto take into account their circumstancesand conditions to lockdown Accra,” President Akufo-Addo said.“What are the consequenceswhen we lock down the country. Aresponsible government is requiredto look at all the implicationsbefore decisions are madeand that is the exercise on whichwe are currently engaged and I amhoping that much sooner thanDAILY HERITAGE DIGITAL MARCH 27, 2020Govt considering a lockdown – Akufo-AddoBY WELBERFORCE ASARE•Some executives of the Trade Union Congresslater, we will come to an agreementwithin government as towhat those measures are and thenthe Ghanaian people will be informed,”President Akufo-Addoadded.Secretary-General ofthe TUCSecretary-General of the TUC,Dr. Yaw Baah, in a brief remark,noted that their letter to the Presidentasking for a total lockdown ofthe country was to expresssupport for all that thegovernment has done sofar and not to underminesame. He added that callsfrom their members aboutwhat the government intendsto do about theworking population necessitatedthe communicationsent to the Presidency. Hepledged the TUC’s supportfor the governmentthroughout the difficultseason of fighting to containand stop the coronavirus(Covid-19), inGhana.Attendees of themeetingThose at the meetingwith the TUC Executive includedthe Chief of Staff at the Office ofthe President, Madam AkosuaFrema Osei Opare; Minister forTrade and Industry, Alan Kyeremanten;Minister for Health,KwakuAgyeman Manu, the NationalSecurity Minister, Kan-Dapaahand the Minister forEmployment and Labour Relations,Ignatius Baffour-Awuah.Covid-19 in GhanaGhana, over the last two weeks,has recorded one hundred andthirty (132) confirmed Covid-19cases within its shores. Nearly 970contact tracing persons have alsobeen identified and are being monitoredby health officials. Over onethousand persons who arrived inGhana on Saturday, March 21,2020, are currently in mandatoryquarantine.The President has also issuedExecutive orders that have resultedin the closure of all schools andchurches in the country for thenext four (4) weeks as well as aban on public gatherings in thecountry for the next four weeks.The country’s borders and ports ofentry have also been closed to preventimported cases into the country.Global situationAccording to the official Covid-19 website of John Hopkins University,www.coronavirus.jhu.edu,the global situation on confirmedcases stands at over 487,648 andover 22,030 persons have lost theirlives. Some 117,749 have so far recoveredfrom the coronavirus infectionas at 1p.m. on March 26,2020.55 Nigerians stranded at Segbe border over fear of Covid-19SOME 55 passengers onboard aDAF transit bus with a Nigerianregistration number has been refusedentry into the Togo side ofthe Segbe/Kpoglu checkpoint ofthe Ghana-Togo border.The bus travelling from IvoryCoast en route to Nigeria arrivedat the border since Sundayevening but has been denied entryby the Togolese officials on theother side.A passenger onboard the bustold Starr News’ Faisel Abdul-Iddrisuon Wednesday that theywere distressed and have run outof money since they did notbudget for the delay.“We are Nigerians and we aretravelling from Ivory Coast butthe Togolese people have refusedto allow us pass since Sunday. Weare stranded and we are runningout of cash because we didn’t preparefor this. We need the Ghanaiangovernment to help us, so thatwe can get to our country,” helamented.Meanwhile, a negotiation withthe Togolese officials by the MCEfor Ketu South, Elliot Edem Agbenorwu,did not yield any instantresult as the officers insisted takingan action only after speakingwith their superiors.The officials, however, assuredthe MCE that they would collaboratewith their Ghanaian counterpartsat the border when they gota directive from their superiors.The MCE noted that the continueddenial of entry and passageby the Togolese officials posed apotential danger to residents andworkers at the border, hence theneed to allow them to go.“We are not in any way suggestingthey are carrying any formof disease but we are in tryingtimes and as far as they are ontransit, I think it is prudent weallow them to go. Their continuedstay at the border poses a lot ofpotential danger to both the Togoleseand Ghanaian workers atthe border,” he said.Despite the closure of theTogo-Ghana borders to limit thespread of the Covid-19 pandemic,•The bus carrying the 55 nigerians at the Segbe/Kpoglucheckpiontrumours are rift that some officialsat the various entering pointsare cashing in on the situation byallowing people to use unapprovedroutes into the country.A close source at the Segbeborder post told our reporter thatmotor riders around the borderwere used to transport people intothe country through these routesin the night at a fee; a situationthat he described as terrifying.The Ghana-Togo border is believedto have over 200 unapprovedroutes, usually refered toas ‘beats’ that are developed ondaily basis for the smuggling ofgoods in and out of the country.“We are Nigeriansand we are travellingfrom Ivory Coast butthe Togolese peoplehave refused to allowus pass since Sunday.We are stranded andwe are running out ofcash because we didn’tprepare for this.We need the Ghanaiangovernment tohelp us, so that wecan get to our country,”he lamented.
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