Coronavirus: Ghanaian celebrities react to the pandemic
Businesses globally are counting their losses. So is Ghana’s creative industry as the coronavirus surges through the world.
With Ghana confirming two cases of the dreaded disease, some Ghanaians celebrities have taken to social media to either suspend an impending concert or advise their fan base to be safe.
A few of them have complained about the lack of pragmatic actions on the part of the government to prevent the disease from spreading.
“Some” stupid politicians have no limits with their gimmicks as usual. how did this global pandemic become a political issue? Shame and curses on whoever tries to enrich themselves at the expense of the poor masses who became statistics in the end.stop politicizing #Coronavirus
— SAMINI (@samini_dagaati) March 13, 2020
Ghanaian actress, Gloria Safo, in a post pleaded with the government officials to close down the country’s airports, schools and most public places.
Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, in the wake of the United States’ preventive measures to contain the spread of the virus, cancelled a planned tour of America.
In a press release, the management team of the artiste revealed that the US government banned all large gatherings in the country after coronavirus was labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“Our team has tried everything in our ability to make this show happen, however, the government has restricted every large gathering at this time as seen on every major news,” the statement read.
Provision is better than kiosk guys 😂😂😂 from Obidi @sarkodie #CoronaVirusUpdate pic.twitter.com/5dXNKTSzG5
— ▶️ sarknativesgh.com (@SarkNativesGH) March 12, 2020
Boyfriends/husbands drop the cheating. This is not the season. Pls. Your fam is at risk! Those who cant stay at one place. 🙄🙄🙄
— 𝓨𝓥𝓞𝓝𝓝𝓔 | 𝓝𝓔𝓛𝓢𝓞𝓝 (@yvonnenelsongh) March 12, 2020
Dancehall artiste, Samini, is worried about the politicisation of issues surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.
The frustrated musician took to his social media page to vent his frustration, calling out political actors not to make gimmicks out of the pandemic.
“Some” stupid politicians have no limits with their gimmicks as usual. How did this global pandemic become a political issue? Shame and curses on whoever tries to enrich themselves at the expense of the poor masses who became statistics in the end. stop politicizing #Coronavirus”
“Some” stupid politicians have no limits with their gimmicks as usual. how did this global pandemic become a political issue? Shame and curses on whoever tries to enrich themselves at the expense of the poor masses who became statistics in the end.stop politicizing #Coronavirus
— SAMINI (@samini_dagaati) March 13, 2020