Bernard Okoe-Boye, the Deputy Wellbeing Minister has rebuffed claims that an AFP report has undermined government’s claim that Ghana is primary Covid-19 assessments in Africa.
Dr. Okoe-Boye, responding to the AFP report, offered his personal details that confirmed Ghana is between the prime a few African countries testing much more folks for the new coronavirus.
He stated told Emefa Apawu on JoyNews’ ‘Beyond the Lockdown’ on Sunday that the strides becoming created in Ghana’s screening ability for the pandemic ought to be the key concentrate.
“Our argument should really not be whether or not we are 1 of the 3, the initial of the 3 or the next of the a few,” explained Dr. Okoe-Boye.
He stated the concentration should really alternatively be placed on the truth that out of “54 African countries, we are portion of those people demonstrating the way. This need to make us very pleased as Ghanaians,” he stated.
His responses adhere to the French Information Agency’s reality check of President Akufo-Addo’s claim that Ghana “has administered additional checks for every million people today than any other place in Africa.”
The AFP explained the assert is fake. According to AFP, it has observed from out there data that Ghana is behind South Africa and at minimum two other African nations.
The report led to authorities critics calling out the president for deceptive the place but Dr. Okoe-Boye claims the point that Ghana is building strides amid 54 international locations ought to not be lost.