The former Minister for Energy in the Republic of Ghana, Boakye Agyarko has donated some personal protective equipment to the Upper Manya Krobo District Emergency Health Committee in the Eastern Region for onward distributions to hospitals in the area.
The items include hand gloves, detergents and liquid soap.
The former Energy Minister also donated thermometer guns to police officers at the various security check points to enable them check the temperatures of travellers into the area.
The Upper Manya Krobo area is one of the areas in the Eastern Region that has recorded cases of the Coronavirus.
According to a statement by the Ghana Health Service, 31 Indians working with AFCON, an Indian railway company working on the Tema-Akosombo railway project, were among those infected with the Coronavirus.
Despite the severity of the outbreak of virus in the Manya Krobo area, health facilities in the area were incapacitated to attend to any of the COVID-19 patients, hence, the timely intervention of the former Energy Minister.
When contacted, Mr Boakye Agyarko said he received information that the hospitals in the area needed help, thus, his decision to step in.
Mr Boakye Agyarko called on residents in the area to observe social distancing and all the other COVID-19 protocols to stem the spread of the disease.
Source:www.energynewsafrica.com
