We defeated Spanish Flu, We’ll defeat Coronavirus too – Former Energy Minister

Former Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko has urged Ghanaians to be optimistic as the country fights the covid-19 pandemic.

According to the former energy Minister, Ghana is capable of defeating the coronavirus pandemic as it did Spanish Flu some years ago. 

“This blessed land of ours is once again afflicted and without all the resources we need, just like these people of the land 100 years ago summoned their courage and meagre resources to overcome the Spanish flu, so shall we who are presently afflicted.”

Boakye Agyarko said, despite resource inadequacies, Ghana will still overcome the outbreak. He pleaded with Ghanaians to rally behind the government as it put in place measures to curb the disease spread.

“This blessed land of ours even though now afflicted will survive as it survived an earlier and more dangerous pandemic…As inadequate as our resources where then as now, the good people of this land bounded together and against all odds overcame what at its beginning loomed like an unmedicated disaster…The President in his series of nationwide address has lifted the spirit and conscience of Ghanaians to the menace before us. We as citizens must rally to his clarion call and stand under his leadership in this fight for our lives,”

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Boakye Agyarko in an interview further urged Ghanaians to adhere to laid down protocols and most especially staying at home.

Ghana has recorded 195 covid-19 cases, with five deaths and three recoveries.
The Greater Accra Region has recorded 174 of these cases, Northern Region, 10, Ashanti Region has recorded nine, the Upper West Region has recorded one and the Eastern Region also has one known case of the virus.