Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo commends market women for their cooperation towards fumigation exercise

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has thanked market women in the various markets in the Greater Accra Region for a successful fumigation exercise on Monday, 23 March 2020.

One thousand three hundred sprayers were deployed to disinfect 137 markets in the region.

This forms part of measures to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 in the country.

Ghana has so far recorded 52 cases with 2 deaths.

Speaking at a meeting with market women at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, 24 March 2020, President Akufo-Addo said: “I welcome you to the Jubilee House and to say thank you for responding to my invitation to talk about mutual matters. What happened yesterday, the Minister is saying that all of you cooperated fully. That is the first thing I have to thank you for.”