Business News of Monday, 3 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comCoronavirus: Garment industry produces 15 million face masks, PPE’s – Akufo-AddoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed factories in Ghana’s garment value chain have produced some 15 million face masks and other personal protective equipment’s (PPE’s) as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have been able to produce currently 15 million face masks and other personal protective equipment’s for front line health workers, and for all students, teaching and non-teaching staff involved in the partial reopening of our junior and senior high schools, universities and other tertiary institutions. These job opportunities would’ve otherwise gone to foreign companies in distant shores had we chosen to import these PPE’s,” Akufo-Addo added. President Akufo-Addo today, August 3, 2020 launched Ghana’s first locally assembled Volkswagen car as part of investment geared towards the automobile industry. The establishment of these assembling plants, according to the president is to create thousands of jobs for Ghanaians, particularly mechanical and electrical engineers.

Source: GhanaWeb August 03, 2020 15:47 UTC