The Chinese Embassy in Ghana, in commemoration of the country’s Armed Forces Day 93rd Anniversary, which will fall on August 1st, has presented Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to journalists of the Defence Press Corps.
The items, which include 6,000 face masks, four boxes of rubbing alcohol, and three boxes of sanitisers, were presented by the Military Attaché of the Embassy to support the Defence Press Corps efforts in these trying times of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
“The Embassy values the relationship between Ghana and the PRC, and wishes to have an elaborate celebration of the Armed Forces Day this year, but for the restrictions occasioned by the global health attack, it cannot be possible.”
He informed the media that like the Ghana Armed Forces, Chinese soldiers have been fighting the global health menace bravely at the frontlines since its outbreak, and would continue without hesitation with all-out efforts to save lives and defeat the ravaging virus through solidarity.
“COVID-19 is a global problem; has no respect for physical boundaries or social status, to which any country can stay immune, and thus, faced with this unprecedented challenge, all humanity must join forces to contain, counter, and prevent its spread, through enhanced international cooperation.”
The Dean of the Defence Press Corps, Kofi Ampiaw Wood, on behalf of the members, expressed his gratitude to the Chinese Embassy for acknowledging the efforts of the journalists, as well as supporting them to continue in the discharge of their duties.
He said journalists play a critical role in the dissemination of information to enable both the public and those at the helm of affairs to get informed and take precautionary decisions on what steps to take against the novel virus.
Journalists serve as a bridge between the frontline workers and policymakers to ensure quick responses to where there was a need for medical supplies and other measures to be taken. Mr Wood said: “Journalists are playing their part to ensure that the message on the virus is understood by all.”
“We’re grateful to the Chinese Embassy, and wish that other organisations also factor in journalists and support us since we are also making sure that the information is properly disseminated.”
The People’s Liberation Army Day (the PRC’s Armed Forces Day) is celebrated in the People’s Republic of China on 1st August, in commemoration of the founding of the nation’s Army, during the Nanchang Uprising of 1927.
On 30 June 1933, the Central Committee for Military Revolutionary Cases of the Communist Party of China (CPC) voted to declare 1st August an annual holiday, which was solidified on 11 July of that same year, which was sanctioned by the government of the Chinese Soviet Republic, subsequently, the date has been kept as the Day of China’s Army.
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