COVID-19: We’ve Had Our Fair Share, But Our Management Has Been Exemplary – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has expressed satisfaction with the measures put in place by the government to combat the Covid-19 epidemic, claiming that the country’s virus management is among the best in the world.
Despite the state’s lack of preparedness for the pandemic, the threat of the coronavirus could not collapse the economy, he claimed, because of the government’s resolute efforts, which were recognized internationally.
Mr. Akufo-Addo praised his administration’s successes in the fight against the pandemic while delivering the 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Wednesday.
“We could not have been prepared for the catastrophe that hit us. Even the richest economies with the most sophisticated structures were unprepared. Maybe some of us have forgotten what the expectations were predicting at the time. Our health and medical infrastructure were woefully inadequate and we would not be able to cope, there were going to be piles of dead bodies strewn across the streets of Africa. We’ve had our fair share of the Covid denials and conspiracy theories, but it is fair to say, Mr. Speaker, that our management of the Covid-19 outbreak has been exemplary. It has been so acclaimed by the world. With the great mercies of the Almighty, we have saved lives,” he said.
“There was a general consensus that we should spend all our energy on resources on protecting lives. I remember the discussion on PPEs two years ago; nobody was asking or was interested in how much they cost,” Prez Akufo-Addo explained.
“We had to learn some very hard lessons, and our belief in the need to be self-sufficient was reinforced when vaccine nationalism was played out blatantly by the rich and powerful countries,” he added.
