President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his State of the Nation Address has stated that the Government of Ghana will evacuate students from Wuhan in China if it becomes necessary.
He revealed that the Government is in constant touch with experts on the subject and the advice is that “the basic principle of public health is to confine the disease to the area of origin”.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo made this known during the fourth State of the Nation Address before Parliament.The event is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, which requires the president to brief parliament about the country’s state of affairs.
In his speech, he made known that if it becomes necessary for evacuation, the process will be carried out in such a way that it does not cause fear and panic.
“We have put in place measures to ensure that their evacuation back into Ghana, if it happens, does not lead to the dissemination of fear and panic amongst the general population”, he added.
By: Alberta Dorcas N D Armah
