The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Shi Ting Wang in a press conference today at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China speaks for the first time on the situation of the COVID-19 outbreak.
H.E Shi Ting Wang in his speech stated that though the situation is still serious, they have also seen positive changes in general and in China, the number of newly confirmed and suspected cases have been declining continuously in which the death toll remained low and the cure rate has been rising significantly.
Speaking on the lives of Ghanaian students in Wuhan and if they could get sufficient food and daily necessities, he noted, “Like the students’ parents I follow the development of the epidemic every day and pay close attention to their status. The Chinese government has pledged to provide continuous supply of necessities to foreign students in Wuhan city and Hubei province in which provision of necessities is sufficient”.
He also noted that each university in Wuhan has set up a special working team to take care of the foreign students, including Ghanaian students. The university supermarkets have adequate supplies on food and necessities in which foreign students can buy food whenever they need in the supermarket online and the universities distribute free three meals a day in addition to free masks, thermometers, disinfectants and other materials to foreign students and help foreign students to buy daily necessities.
H.E Shi Ting Wang also noted that the foreign office of Hubei province and universities are working hard to keep the students safe in which the universities keep doing routing inspection and monitoring temperature of every student on the daily basis whereby the Chinese municipal government has published 24-hour English-speaking services hotline for the foreigners including Ghanaian students.
He noted that if any student feels unwell, the local government would respond immediately and arrange the student for medical treatment in time and as he speaks, no Ghanaian student in China has been infected by the COVID-19.
Speaking on the recent call for the evacuation of students from Wuhan the epicenter, he stated that they understand their concerns and it’s normal and intelligible for those Ghanaian students in Wuhan and their parents to request for evacuation. However, the facts have demonstrated that it’s the most safest choice for foreigners to stay in China and abide by the COVID-19 prevention measures of the Chinese government. This is because the long distance international travel will highly increase the risk of COVID-19 virus infection for instance, US and other countries have not only evacuated their nationals back home but also brought COVID-19 virus back to their home countries, which will undoubtedly threaten the health and safety of their families and friends and spread the epidemic worldwide.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Sheila Satori Mensa
