Thursday, 28 March

US, Germany, France easing COVID-19 restrictions; Ghana must do so, too – Osafo-Maafo

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Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo has said a lot of advanced countries are restricting their COVID-19 restrictions and, so, it will not be out of place for Ghana to do so, too.

“On Friday, we’ll put all of this together [consultations] and, on the best advice available, we will make the various decisions”, the former Finance Minister told journalists at a press briefing in Accra on Tuesday, 26 May 2020.

“Don’t forget that in New York today, they are reducing the restrictions; Germany is reducing the restrictions, France is reducing the restrictions. Even in the US, they are reducing the restrictions, which means that we must find a way of restoring the economic life in one way or the other, bearing in mind the need to ensure the safety of our citizens”, Mr Osafo-Maafo said.

Ghana has, so far, recorded 6,964 COVD-19 cases.

This was announced by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye at the same press event.

Meanwhile, 2,097 of the infected persons have recovered.

Recovery means the patients have tested negative after two tests.

The number of deaths remains 32.

 

 

Source: Classsfmonline.com