General News of Wednesday, 5 February 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comCoronavirus: $4,200 support given Ghana mission in China inadequate – Minority leaderMinority Leader, Haruna IddrisuMinority Leader in parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has stated that Ghana’s embassy in China needs more funds to support emergency efforts in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. He says the US$4,200 allocated to support the embassy is woefully inadequate. But speaking on the floor of the house, Tuesday, February 4, 2020, the minority leader said “a $100,000 emergency fund must be able to support the Ghanaian authorities in China. To come and say $4,200 (is not enough).”Meanwhile, Ghana’s mission in China has given the China chapter of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) 50,000RMB (US$7,164) for the procurement of food and protective items for distressed members. Over 400 persons have reportedly died from coronavirus in China since its outbreak in December 2019 with about 20,000 cases recorded.

Source: GhanaWeb February 05, 2020 12:00 UTC