The Paramount Queen mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti region has called on security officials enforcing the partial lockdown in her paramountcy to beat up residents who defy the presidential directive.
“I see the young girls and boys always on the streets, left to me alone I support stiffer punishment like beating the recalcitrant ones on the streets. Beating will compel people with no business of being out to stay home and nurse the injuries than to die from the virus infection.
When you beat them they will cook hot water to nurse their injuries, nobody will like to walk on the street with wounds,’’ she said while making a donation to the Ejisu government hospital on behalf of the ECG boss Kwame Agyemang Budu.
She donated items including 2 automatic dispensers, 10 gallons of 4.5 litres of hand sanitizers, 30 gallons of 5 litres rubbing alcohol, 10 piece of veronica buckets and drain basin, 24 packets of hand gloves, 100 pieces of Deva hand soap and 240 pieces of ever pack jumbo towels among others.
Nana Yaw Asantewaa also commended the ECG boss for his donation towards Ejisuman in the wake of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Ghana has recorded 193 more cases of the deadly COVID-19 bringing the country’s total case count to 834.
The new cases were recorded from the enhanced contact tracing and testing being undertaken by the Ghana Health Service.
So far nine people have died from the disease while 99 people have recovered and discharged, according to the GHS.
Regions that have reported cases are Greater Accra, Ashanti, Eastern, Northern, Volta, Upper East, Upper West, Central, Western and North East.
Regional breakdown
- Greater Accra – 685
- Ashanti – 59
- Eastern – 51
- Northern – 11
- Volta – 9
- Upper West – 8
- Upper East – 8
- North East – 1
- Western – 1
- Central – 1
