President Akufo-Addo has lauded frontline health workers aiding the fight against Covid-19 in the country.

In his address to the nation on Sunday, May 10, 2020, he expressed his satisfaction and appreciation towards the relentless efforts made by these health workers to treat and control the spread of the virus.

“Let me, once again, thank the healthcare workers, including all those responsible for the tracing, testing and treating, for their heroic contribution to the fight against the pandemic. They will be long remembered in our history”, he stated.

He said, while all measures including tax exemptions put in place for the frontline health workers still hold, government is committed to providing the necessary essentials needed in the fight against the virus.

"In addition to the incentive package instituted for all healthcare workers, Government has so far distributed the following to healthcare facilities across the country: four million, two hundred and forty thousand, seven hundred and nineteen (4,240,719) gloves; two million, five hundred and seventy-six thousand, three hundred and thirty-three (2,576,333) nose masks; sixty thousand, eight hundred and twenty-three (60,823) goggles; sixty thousand, one hundred and thirty-two (60,132) litres of sanitizers; fifty thousand, seven hundred and seventy (50,770) head covers; forty one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-two (41,992) gowns; forty-one thousand (41,000) medical scrubs; and thirty thousand, seven hundred and eighty-three (30,783) N-95 face masks.

"Further, we have extended this gesture to other frontline actors engaged in the fight, with the presentation of five thousand (5,000) PPEs to members of the media, and tomorrow, Monday, 11th May, ten thousand domestically-produced face masks and more money will be delivered to the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), to enhance its capacity to undertake the important work it is already doing."

The President also used the platform to send a congratulatory message to the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association as it celebrates its 60th anniversary on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.