Dunkwa-on-Offin, May 04, GNA – The Denkyira Development Association (DDA) has donated quantities of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the frontline institutions helping to fight the coronavirus in the Denkyira enclave.
The items valued at GHC 100,000.00, included Veronica buckets, hand gloves, face masks, hand sanitizers, protective suits, soaps, detergents among others.
They were presented to the Denkyira Traditional Council to be distributed in all the district assemblies, which fall within the traditional council.
Mr Joseph Barnor Lokko, President of the Association, speaking at the ceremony at Dunkwa-On-Offin, said the gesture was to help the people in the area, especially the frontline workers to protect themselves and prevent the spread of the virus.
He said the “fight against the disease was not the use of guns and cutlasses, but staying at home without going out as well as regular washing of hands and the application of hand sanitizers”.
Mr Lokko appealed to all Denkyira citizens to strictly adhere to all the preventive measures and protocols outlined by the government to stay safe.
Nana Adjei Nkyere II, the Denkyira New Obuasihene, and acting President of Denkyira Traditional Council, who received the items praised members of the Association for showing greater love to their people.
He appealed to families of deceased persons in the traditional area, to arrange to bury their dead relatives to help decongest mortuaries in the area.
Nana Nkyere urged the people to value their lives and obey all the preventive protocols to help contain the further spread of the virus in the country.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr Edmund Jones Afutu, Dunkwa District Commander of Police, warned the people against breaching the social distancing protocols and said the police would vigorously enforce it to protect the life of the people.
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